JACK Cleveland Casino

If anyone predicted that the Day 1a turnout at JACK Cleveland Casino was going to compete with the record-breaking field in February, they were right.

The first of three starting flights closed with 224 entries, putting it on par with the record-setting 226 total entries of Day 1a set earlier this year.

After a hard stop was reached with 24:20 remaining in Level 15, just 25 players were able to find a Day 2 berth with Gene Glenn (676,000) edging out Adam Schaffer (646,000) for the top spot.

Glenn rode a rollercoaster at the end of the night as he came back from the final break with just over 70,000 and was able to build that up to a 350,000 stack until he turned a set of tens in the final hand of the night to take the chip lead.

Unlike Glenn, Schaffer climbed to the top of the counts at the beginning of the day and able to stay there for the majority of it.

Just like Schaffer, Mark Zullo was able to hold one of the top spots throughout the day and will take 628,000 into Day 2.

Rounding out the top five stacks are Mark Lewandowski (536,000), and Chade Hounshell (503,000) who were the only other players to bag north of 500k.

The action hit a new gear in the final two levels of the evening, which saw the remaining players in the field ultimately drop from 43 down to 25.

Among those to try and fall on 1a include MSPT Hall of Famer's Blake Bohn, Rich Alsup, Rob WazWaz & Pat Steele, two-time MSPT champ' Ken Baime, and WSOP bracelet winner Katie Kopp.

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

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After two players were eliminated at the same time on different tables, the hard stop has been reached with 25 players remaining.

Full chip counts and recap will follow.

Tristan Robinson raised all in for 62,000 from the cutoff and was called by the big blind.

Tristan Robinson:
Opponent:

Robinson was ahead holding the better made hand and the runout secured him his late-night double.

Tristan Robinson - 135,000

A player from middle position open-jammed and action folded to Austin Hanna who looked him up from the big blind.

Opponent:
Austin Hanna:

Hanna was behind after seeing his opponent table a made hand of aces, but the dealer dropped a flop giving him a set of eights.

The turn was of no consequence to Hanna’s hand nor was the river as he eliminated his opponent.

Austin Hanna - 235,000

Eric Kois raised to 15,000 from late position and was called by Adam Schaffer from the button.

The flop saw Kois continue for 17,000 only to call a 42,000 raise from Schaffer.

Once the hit the turn Kois check-called another 42,000 bet from Schaffer and the paired the board on the river.

Action went check-check and both players tabled their hands.

“I have a king”, said Kois as Schaffer tabled to win the pot while Kois tossed into the muck.

Adam Schaffer - 635,000
Eric Kois - 230,000

Eric Kois raised to 15,000 from middle position and only Mark Lewandowski called from the small blind.

The flop was checked by both players bringing the turn.

Lewandowski check-called a 10,000 bet from Kois only to check-fold to a 20,000 bet after the completed the board on the river.

Mark Lewandowski - 432,000
Eric Kois - 315,000

Adam Schaffer opened under the gun for 21,000 and the hijack three-bet jammed for 45,000.

Action was on Alan Wentz who called from the cutoff only to have Schaffer go over the top putting him at risk.

Wentz decided to gamble and moved his 145,000 stack in the middle.

Hijack:
Alan Wentz: c
Adam Schaffer:

Wentz was ahead holding a made hand of nines, that was until the dealer dropped a flop.

The turn was the money card for Schaffer as it put him in the lead with top two-pair and the river secured him the double elimination.

Adam Schaffer- 620,000
Alan Wenz - 0

A series of preflop raises led to Eric Kois getting his 134,000 stack in the middle from late position and was called by Alan Wentz from middle position.

Eric Kois:
Alan Wentz:

“One time”, said Kois as the dealer dropped a flop giving him top two-pair to take the lead.

No sweat was needed for Kois as the dealer turned the giving him a full house and secured his double-up after the completed the board on the river.

Eric Kois - 278,000
Alan Wentz - 157,000

MSPT Hall of Famer Pat Steele opened under the gin for 9,000 only to call Terence Reid’s 32,000 three-bet jam from the small blind.

Terence Reid:
Pat Steele:

Reid was ahead holding a dominating ace and the runout paired his king to secure his double-up.

Pat Steele - 143,000
Terence Reid - 72,000