JACK Cleveland Casino

Another full day of action occurred during Day 1b of the MSPT Season 16 JACK Cleveland $1,110 Main Event, as almost 15 full levels were needed once again to hit 11% of the field with 23:42 remaining at 3,000/6,000/6,000.

The second of three flights drew 318 total entries, putting it on par with the venue record for most entries recorded in a Day 1b flight set last February, and brought the two-day total thus far to 529, with one flight remaining.

Of those 318 entries, just 35 players remained when pens went to slips, and James Anderson found himself atop the counts with 682,00, good enough for the second overall stack through the two starting flights.

Following behind Anderson was Graig Zaremba, who put 572,000 on his slip to end the night, while Matt Hamilton (534,000), Gabriel Jarrous (530,000), and Jennifer Lin (522,000) all bagged north of 500k, rounding out the top five stacks.

Much like Day 1a, the final level of the night saw an onslaught of casualties, with players such as Hitesh Patel and MSPT champ Lee Rzentkowski among those to be eliminated before play concluded for the night with chips flying all across the remaining tables in the final level of play that led to a lot of players riding roller coasters with their stack sizes before becoming official for the evening.

Others who were able to find a bag at the end of the niht included MSPT champ George Janssen (487,000), Jack Corrigan (440,000), fellow MSPT champ’s Michael Estes (248,000) & Mike ONeill (140,000), two-time MSPT champ Bobby Noel (102,000), and WSOP bracelet winner Katie Kopp (13,000) are just a few more of the players to add their names to the Day 2 roster, along with the 24 to have already advanced from Day 1a.

Among those not as lucky at the felt included Grigor Hakobyan, Michael Reck, 2018 JACK Cleveland champ Abdul Amer, Marvin Donaldson, Nazim Temiz, and Steven Lascola, with at least a few, if not all, of them likely to be seen back in action for the final flight.

The final starting flight for the Main Event is scheduled for tomorrow, beginning at 12:15 p.m. EST.

Everyone who makes Day 2 will return on Sunday at 11:15 a.m. to play for the Season 16 MSPT $1,110 Main Event Title at JACK Cleveland Casino.

Congratulations to everyone who advanced to Day 2.

We will be back tomorrow for coverage of Day 1c right here on MSPTPoker.com from Cleveland, Ohio!

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Sammy Wahden (pictured above) raised all in for 89,000 from late position, and Daniel Weaver looked him up from the hijack.

Sammy Wahden:
Daniel Weaver:

Weaver found aces at the perfect time as the runout eliminated Wahden on the bubble, ending play for the evening.

Daniel Weaver - 316,000
Sammy Wahden - 0

There was all in action preflop between Matt Hamilton from middle position and Nicole Bartko from the big blind, with Bartko holding 15,000 effective.

Nicole Bartko:
Matt Hamilton:

Bartko was behind holding suited cards, but the flop left her drawing dead off-the-bat, and the running turn and river ended her night.

Matt Hamilton - 620,000
Nicole Bartko - 0

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There was heads-up action after a flop between Daniel Taylor (pictured above) from the small blind and John ‘Johnny Run-Good’ Gallaher from the big blind.

Both players checked, and the was turned.

This time, Taylor check-called Gallaher’s 14,000 all-in bet, and the two hands were tabled.

John ‘Johnny Run-Good’ Gallaher:
Daniel Taylor:

Gallaher connected with the turn to take the lead, but the dealer followed with the on the river to complete Taylor’s flush draw, ending his night.

Daniel Taylor - 45,000
John ‘Johnny Run-Good’ Gallaher - 0

Players have returned from their final break of the evening, meaning registration is now closed for Day 1b of the MSPT Season 16 JACK Cleveland $1,110 Main Event.

A total of 318 entries were recorded in this flight, putting it on par with the venue record for most entries recorded in a Day 1b flight set last February.

Along with the 211 entries from Day 1a, the total entries for the tournament now stand at 529, with one flight still to come tomorrow.

The plan is to play until the hard stop of 11% of the field (35 players) is reached.

Yesterday’s Day 1a saw 24 players advance, and the tournament clock now reads 62 players remaining, with 35 hopefuls looking to join them as we head into the final levels of play this evening.

Cody Bartlett opened under the gun for 6,000 and found two callers before Richard Viebranz squeezed his 25,000 stack into the middle from the big blind.

With action back on Bartlett, he fired out a 65,000 four-bet, giving Viebranz isolation.

Richard Viebranz:
Cody Bartlett:

Viebranz rolled over the better hand, with the flop giving both players a Broadway draw.

Fortunately for Viebranz, the that fell on the turn completed his draw, while the river secured his double-up.

Cody Bartlett - 180,000
Richard Viebranz - 74,000