JACK Cleveland Casino

Day 1a of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) JACK Cleveland $1,110 Main Event is officially in the books with 226 total entries tallied by night's end.

After a hard stop was reached with 24:46 remaining in Level 14, just 26 players were able to find a Day 2 birth with Dave Huffman's late-night heater soaring him to the top of the counts with 591,000.

Jared Ingles came into today's starting flight fresh off two six-figure scores and built up a 514,000 stack which was good enough for second place.

Eric Cohen (506,000), David Gutfreund (344,000), and Fred Lytle (329,000) rounded out the top five stacks.

Among those to try and fall on 1a include MSPT Hall of Famer's Pat Steele & Josh Reichard, two-time MSPT champ's Ken Baime & Greg Himmelbrand, and WSOP bracelet winner Katie Kopp.

Those players, as well as any newcomers, have two more starting flights to jump back in action.

Day 1B will kick off at 12:15 p.m. local time on Friday, while the third and final flight, Day 1C, will take place at the same time on Saturday.

The surviving players from each flight will then return at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday to play down to a winner.

Join us tomorrow as we continue to bring you all the action and eliminations straight from the tournament floor of the JACK Cleveland Casino.

Action has stopped for the night as the hard stop of 26 players has been reached with 24:46 remaining in Level 14.

Eric Cohen raised from the small blind and then called Michael Ritz’s all in bet from the big blind.

Michael Ritz:
Eric Cohen:

Ritz was ahead and the flop didn’t change a thing.

The turn however, gave Cohen a set and the river eliminated Ritz from Day 1a.

Eric Cohen - 400,000
Michael Ritz - 0

Chuck Rozalski was all in preflop for 75,000 from the button and was called by Paul Gibbons from the big blind.

Chuck Rozalski:
Paul Gibbons:

Rozalski woke-up with ladies at the wrong time as the runout ended his Day 1a run.

Paul Gibbons - 180,000
Chuck Rozalski - 0

Ke Cun raised to 6,000 from early position only to call an 84,000 three-bet jam from the cutoff.

Opponent:
Ke Cun:

Cun was out in front holding the better made hand enjoyed the flop that gave him a set.

The turn left Cun’s opponent drawing dead and the river ended their tournament.

Ke Cun - 178,000

Austin Simmerman raised under the gun and Keith Schwartz called from the cutoff.

The flop saw Simmerman get his last 43,000 stack in the middle and Schwartz called holding the same amount.

Austin Simmerman:
Keith Schwartz:

Both players held open-ended straight draws with the turn leaving Simmerman needing a seven on the river to stay alive.

Unfortunately for Simmerman, the completed the board and ended his Day 1a run.

Keith Schwartz - 95,000
Austin Simmerman - 0

Austin Simmerman raised from middle position and then called the 20,000 three-bet jam Keith Schwartz made from the small blind.

Keith Schwartz:
Austin Simmerman:

Schwartz was at risk and behind until the flop hit the felt giving him top two-pair.

The didn’t change a thing, nor did the river that secured Schwartz’s double.

Keith Schwartz - 40,000
Austin Simmerman - 55,000

Registration for the first starting flight is now closed.

The tournament clock reads 226 entrants tallied with 45 players remaining.

The plan is to play through Level 15 (2 more hours) unless 12% of the field (27 players) is reached first.

Chad Martin raised from the cutoff and then called off his 30,000 stack after Chuck Rozalski three-bet jammed for more from the button.

Chad Martin:
Chuck Rozalski:

It was a classic with Martin losing the lead after the flop paired Rozalski’s ace.

The turn left Martin needing a jack to stay alive, but the completed the board on the river and eliminated him from the tournament.

Chuck Rozalski - 95,000