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JACK Cleveland Casino

February 10 - 16, 2026

  • DAYS:
  • 1A
 
  • Level: 4
  • Blinds: 300 / 500
  • Ante: 500
 
 
Join Us for the Club Poker Championship!
Created 2/12/2026 5:40:03 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

⭐️ MAJOR ⭐️

♣️ CLUB POKER CHAMPIONSHIP ♣️

📍: Potawatomi Hotel & Casino - Milwaukee, WI

🗓️: February 17-22, 2026

💰: $1,000,000 GTD Main Event (1.5X POY)

🤑: $3,500 MSPT Championship Seat ADDED to Main Event 1st Place

🃏: 11 Gold Card Events

🏨: https://msptpoker.com/.../book-today-for-the-1m-gtd~1530...

Event Schedule: https://msptpoker.com/showpdf.aspx?eventID=493

  • Level: 3
  • Blinds: 200 / 400
  • Ante: 400
 
 
Liu Cools Off Ritz to Stay Alive
Created 2/12/2026 5:21:15 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Photo: Michael Ritz

Defending Ohio Poker State Champion Renmei Liu was all-in preflop for 5,200 from the button, and Michael Ritz called from the hijack.

Renmei Liu:
Michael Ritz:

Liu found aces at the perfect time, and the runout gave him a full house to stay alive.

  • Level: 3
  • Blinds: 200 / 400
  • Ante: 400
 
 
Top Pair Good for Eidmann
Created 2/12/2026 5:03:44 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Photo: Thomas Eidmann

Four players took to a flop in a three-bet pot, and action was checked to the turn.

Brad Rogoff checked his option from under the gun, and Alfredo Miguel fired out a 1,300 bet from late position.

Only Thomas Eidmann and two-time MSPT Champ Bobby Noel called, and the completed the board on the river.

Miguel then check-folded to a 1,000 bet from Eidmann after Noel called, and Eidmann tabled to scoop the pot.

  • Level: 2
  • Blinds: 200 / 300
  • Ante: 300
 
 
Liu Scoops with River Bet
Created 2/12/2026 4:44:13 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Photo: Renmei Liu

Three players took to a flop for 3,100 a pop, and action checked to the turn.

Andi Sulovari checked his option from middle position to defending Ohio Poker State Champ Renmei Liu, who fired out a 3,100 from late position.

Only Travis Sanders called from the cutoff, and the two went heads-up to the river.

Liu then led out with a 7,000 bet, and it was enough to get Sanders to release his hand into the muck.

  • Level: 2
  • Blinds: 200 / 300
  • Ante: 300
 
 
Ely Collects an Early Double
Created 2/12/2026 4:26:47 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Photo: Ron Ely

There was heads-up action between Ron Ely from late position, and the big blind, with a completed board showing.

Ely’s opponent had a 7,000 bet placed in front of them, and then called his 17,700 all-in raise.

was then tabled by Ely, and it was good as his opponent tossed into the muck.

  • Level: 2
  • Blinds: 200 / 300
  • Ante: 300
 
 
More Faces in the Crowd
Created 2/12/2026 4:11:27 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Thomas Eidmann 30,000 30,000
Craig Hornish 30,000 30,000
Cun Ke 30,000 30,000
Joseph Makdessi 30,000 30,000
Andrew Manchen 30,000 30,000
Wayne Nowak 30,000 30,000
John Rasch 30,000 30,000
Michael Ritz (OH) 30,000 30,000
Brad Rogoff 30,000 30,000
Jameson Selvaggio 30,000 30,000
Benjamin Smola 30,000 30,000
Brian Springman 30,000 30,000
Andi Sulovari 30,000 30,000
Jamie Teel 30,000 30,000
Jeff Weil 30,000 30,000
  • Level: 2
  • Blinds: 200 / 300
  • Ante: 300
 
 
MSPT Tilted Compass Merch Available Now!
Created 2/12/2026 3:53:04 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Have you been seeing the hot new MSPT Tilted Compass merch out on the felt lately?

Wanting to get some for yourself?

Come check out all the new gear for sale here.

  • Level: 1
  • Blinds: 100 / 200
  • Ante: 200
 
 
Early Arrivals
Created 2/12/2026 3:34:09 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Brett Stevens 30,000 30,000
Milton Thomas 30,000 30,000
Rodney Annis 30,000 30,000
Ron Bell 30,000 30,000
Chad Brown (OH) 30,000 30,000
Ron Ely 30,000 30,000
Michael French 30,000 30,000
David Huffman 30,000 30,000
John Soucie 30,000 30,000
Ronald Spears 30,000 30,000
  • Level: 1
  • Blinds: 100 / 200
  • Ante: 200
 
 
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Created 2/12/2026 3:15:12 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Day 1a of the MSPT Season 17 JACK Cleveland $1,110 Ohio Poker State Championship is officially underway with 75 players registered off the bat.

Registration remains open until the start of level 13 (approximately 12:15 a.m. local time), and unlimited re-entry is available per flight should players wish to use it.

  • Level: 1
  • Blinds: 100 / 200
  • Ante: 200
 
 
Welcome to Day 1A of the MSPT Season 17 Ohio Poker State Championship at JACK Cleveland!
Created 2/12/2026 11:59:27 AM CST by Anthony Thompson

Season 17 of the MSPT continues this weekend, as we have traveled east from Sin City to JACK Cleveland Casino, to host the 2026 Ohio Poker State Championship!

Last season, the MSPT made two stops at JACK Cleveland Casino, which saw Ontario native Renmei Liu, outlast 824 runners last February to take down the 2025 Ohio Poker State Championship for $158,414, while James Anderson ran through 892 entries last September to win the $165,303 top prize.

MSPT 2025 JACK Cleveland Final Table Results
Place Player Prize POY Place Player Prize POY
1 James Anderson $165,303 1,800 1 Renmei Liu $156,414 1,800
2 Haroldo Perez $101,704 1,600 2 Mike Valore $96,234 1,600
3 Umut Ozturk $74,922 1,500 3 Anthony Scarborough $70,892 1,500
4 Adam Durbin $55,937 1,400 4 Sean Troha $52,928 1,400
5 Dan Wolf $42,377 1,300 5 Daniel Finley $40,097 1,300
6 Cassidy Clark $32,206 1,200 6 Tim Fleenor $30,474 1,200
7 Matt Hamilton $24,578 1,100 7 Brian Springman $23,256 1,100
8 Rodney Colson $19,493 1,000 8 Joseph Distasio $18,444 1,000
9 Shiva Dudani $15,255 900 9 Nick Barile $14,435 900
Starting Day Outlook

The first exciting flight of the MSPT Season 17 JACK Cleveland Ohio Poker State Championship Main Event will be getting started today at 3:15 p.m. local time.

The standard MSPT structure is in play, with 30,000 starting stacks and blinds beginning at 100/200/200.

Levels increase every 40 minutes throughout each starting flight, and players receive a 15-minute break after completing every three levels (two hours of play).

Late registration is open until the beginning of Level 13 at approximately 12:15 a.m. local time

All Day 1 flights will play until 11% of the field (rounded up) remains, meaning all players who advance to Day 2 will be in the money.

This is a best-stack forward event: If a player qualifies for Day 2 more than once, they may only play the higher chip stack; any lower stack(s) will be removed from play at the start of Day 2 and receive the lowest Day 2 payout.

Player of the Year points will only be awarded for the higher stack. Players will only receive credit for a single MSPT Main Event cash finish.

Those who are unable to find bags at the end of today will have opportunities to re-enter for Day 1b tomorrow, February 13th, and for 1c on Saturday, February 14th, both starting at 12:15 p.m.

All surviving players from the starting flights will reconvene on Sunday, February 15th, at 11:15 a.m. and will play to a winner.

A new addition to this season is that each Main Event winner will be awarded a $3,500 seat into the ROCK ‘N’ ROLL POKER OPEN MSPT Championship at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, FL, while the top 64 World Ranked MSPT Players as of December 2, 2026 will compete in a HEADS UP FREEROLL tournament at the 2026 MSPT Winter Poker Classic at Running Aces Poker Tournaments for $20,000!

MSPT Season 17 JACK Cleveland Ohio Poker State Championship Remaining Schedule
Date Time Tournament Chips Blind Levels Gold Card Event
12-Feb 10:15 AM $265 Milestone Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $500K GTD Day 1A or 1B 20,000 20 Minutes
12-Feb 3:15 PM $1,110 Ohio Poker State Championship Day 1A (2-Day Trophy Event) 30,000 40 Minutes 4A
13-Feb 10:15 AM $265 Milestone Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $500K GTD 20,000 20 Minutes
13-Feb 12:15 PM $1,110 Ohio Poker State Championship Day 1B (2-Day Trophy Event) 30,000 40 Minutes 4B
14-Feb 9:15 AM $265 Milestone Turbo Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $500K GTD 20,000 15 Minutes
14-Feb 12:15 PM $1,110 Ohio Poker State Championship Day 1C (2-Day Trophy Event) 30,000 40 Minutes 4C
15-Feb 11:15 AM $1,110 Ohio Poker State Championship Day 2 Restart (2-Day Trophy Event) - 40 Minutes 4
15-Feb 2:15 PM $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 Handed 30,000 30 Minutes 5
16-Feb 12:15 PM $400 President's Day Monster Stack NLH 30,000 30 Minutes 6

Stay tuned for all updates on this event only on MSPTPoker.com.

 
 
Legend:  #  - Main Event   #  - Player of the Year  H  - Hall of Fame  G  - Gold Card   M  - MAJOR Wins
 
Player Name
Chips
Progress
 
City
State
Country
30,000  
  
 
 
Jonathan Lewis
11x Main Event Champion
30,000  
  
MA 
30,000  
  
OH 
Bobby Noel
22x Main Event Champion
30,000  
  
PA 
30,000  
  
OH 
Renmei Liu
11x Main Event Champion
30,000  
  
 
Canada 
30,000  
  
OH 
30,000  
  
OH 
30,000  
  
Akron 
OH 
30,000  
  
OH 
30,000  
  
OH 
30,000  
  
OH 
30,000  
  
OH 
30,000  
  
OH 
30,000  
  
 
 
30,000  
  
OH 
30,000  
  
OH 
30,000  
  
OH 
30,000  
  
Elyria 
OH 
30,000  
  
Solon 
OH 
30,000  
  
OH 
30,000  
  
PA 
30,000  
  
 
 
30,000  
  
Mentor 
OH 
Michael French
11x Gold Card Winner
30,000  
  
OH 
30,000  
  
Canton 
OH 
30,000  
  
Toledo 
OH 
30,000  
  
Toledo 
OH 
30,000  
  
 
 
30,000  
  
OH 
30,000  
  
Boston 
MA 
30,000  
  
 
 
Rank
Player Name
City
State
Country
Amount
Points
LEVEL & TOURNAMENT INFO
Level
4
Blinds
300 / 500
Ante
500
Entries
135
Players Remaining
108
Average Chip Stack
37,500
Total Chips
4,050,000
LEVEL INFO
Level
4
Blinds
300 / 500
Ante
500
TOURNAMENT INFO
Entries
135
Players Remaining
108
Average Chip Stack
37,500
Total Chips
4,050,000
TOP 10 CHIP COUNT
RANK
PLAYER
CHIPS
30,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
10 
30,000
SEASON TOP 10 POY POINTS
RANK
PLAYER
POINTS
3,800
2,850
2,400
2,400
2,250
2,183
10 
1,950