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Maros Lechman Bags Top Stack After 27 Players Survive Day 1C

Day 1c of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) JACK Cleveland $1,110 Main Event attracted another 239 runners, which, along with 1a's 165 and 1b’s 198, brought the field total up to 602 entries.

After a double elimination, the hard was reached with 34:30 remaining in the final level and just players 27 survived the final flight with Maros Lechman bagging the top stack of 630,000.

Following hot on Lechman’s tail was Mitch Milheimi who ended with 590,000 while Richard Roberts Jr (489,000), Satoshi Tanaka (464,000), and Atif Chaudry (424,000) were the last to break the 400k mark and rounded out the top five stacks.

They were joined by MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard (351,000), MSPT Season 14 Player of the Year Umut Ozturk (336,000), MSPT champ Chris Moon (241,000), BrianXXX Patterson (212,000), and Thomas Carlin (174,000).

Among previous MSPT Main Event champs who fell short one Day 1c included Mike O’Neill, Satish Thakur, and Jon Kim.

Day 2 will get underway at 11:15 a.m. local time and play to a winner with 69 players (19 from Day 1a, 23 from 1b, and 27 from 1c) returning to the felt.

The top 63 finishers will get paid at least $2,213, with the eventual winner walking away with a $122,345 first-place prize.

Congratulations to everyone who advance to Day 2, and we’ll see you at 11:15 a.m. for final day coverage of the MSPT $1,110 Main Event at JACK Cleveland Casino!

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End Day 1C Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Maros Lechman	630,000	330,000
Mitchell Milheim	590,000	656,000
Richard Roberts Jr	489,000	330,000
Satoshi Tanaka	464,000	308,000
Atif Chaudry	424,000	391,000
Mark Kaganovsky	387,000	475,000
Andrew Manchen	359,000	275,000
Josh Reichard	351,000	370,000
Jacob Phelps	340,000	100,000
Umut Ozturk	336,000	330,000
Andi Sulovari	335,000	224,000
Chris Moon	245,000	170,000
Grigor Hakobyan	241,000	360,000
Geoffrey Ferenc	213,000	100,000
BrianXXX Patterson 'James'	212,000	142,000
Tim Flattery	210,000	280,000
Matt Park	185,000	100,000
Michael Ritz (OH)	185,000	100,000
Thomas Carlin	174,000	250,000
Buck Bucceri	145,000	118,000
Matt Twarogowski	138,000	100,000
Daniel Weaver	132,000	100,000
Giovanni Ciaylaipllo	130,000	100,000
Casey Yontz	97,000	130,000
Eric Ladny	88,000	100,000
Kenneth Rutledge	43,000	100,000
Kyle Gross	42,000	32,000

Top Bagged Stacks Thus Far

So far, 42 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and the final group of hopefuls will look to add their names to that list today.

All who make it through until the end of play will return tomorrow, Sunday, May 12^th at 11:15 a.m. for Day 2, where the remaining players from all starting flights will combine and play until a winner is declared.

Prize Pool Information

MSPT 254 at JACK Cleveland Casino
$1,110 Main Event
Entrants: 602
Prize Pool: $582,440

Reichard Cracks Bucceri's Cowboys for Double

Action folded to the hijack who raised to 7,000 only to have Buck Bucceri three-bet to 30,000 from the cutoff, and MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard four-bet jam for 184,000 from the button.

Both the blinds quickly got out of the way and the initial raiser followed suit before Bucceri tossed out a call.

Josh Reichard:
Buck Bucceri:

Bucceri was ahead holding a made hand of kings until a flop rolled out putting Reichard out in front.

Both the turn and river were safe cards for MSPT champ, as he secured the late-night double.

Josh Reichard - 380,000
Buck Bucceri - 118,000

Late Night Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Mark Kaganovsky	475,000	305,000
Mitchell Milheim	443,000	370,000
Atif Chaudry	391,000	390,000
Josh Reichard	370,000	185,000
Grigor Hakobyan	360,000	371,000
Satoshi Tanaka	308,000	235,000
Tim Flattery	280,000	292,000
Andrew Manchen	275,000	220,000
Thomas Carlin	250,000	215,000
Umut Ozturk	240,000	150,000
Andi Sulovari	224,000	100,000
Chris Moon	170,000	222,000
BrianXXX Patterson 'James'	142,000	270,000
David Hanna	140,000	200,000
Casey Yontz	130,000	155,000
Buck Bucceri	118,000	230,000
Thomas Scott	90,000	100,000
Kyle Gross	32,000	69,000
Mark Ader	0	89,500
Joe Daddario	0	70,000
David Evans	0	84,000
Chris Meyers (NY)	0	50,000
Odeh Wahden	0	190,000
Chauncey Walls	0	119,000

MSPT Bringing Two Major Events to Las Vegas' Venetian

The MSPT (Mid-States Poker Tour) is heading back to The Venetian Las Vegas for not one, but two events, both with massive, guaranteed prize pools up for grabs.

Starting May 20th, The Venetian Las Vegas will hold its Deepstack Championship Poker Series, and the $14 million guaranteed series will host two Mid-States Poker Tour events opening weekend.

The MSPT live reporting team will be on-site to provide frequent updates from start to finish during both events, starting with the $1,100 Main Event, which runs May 25th - 28th.

That $500,000 guaranteed event will be followed by the $1,600 MSPT Main Event at Venetian June 3rd - 5th, and this one promises at least $750,000 in prize money to be awarded.

Each MSPT Main Event features two Day 1 starting flights beginning at 11:10 a.m.

Players can register for both sessions if they don't bag a stack on Day 1a, with each tournament playing down to a winner on Day 2.

Tournament structures are as follows: 25,000 starting chips and 40-minute blind levels in the $1,100 tournament and 30,000 starting chips with 40-minute blind levels in the $1,600 tournament.

MSPT Venetian winners this season include Sean Berman ($42,305 + Bounties), and Terry Fleischer ($98,101).

Who will be next to add their names to the list of aforementioned Poker Bowl champions?

The MSPT live reporting crew will be on hand to provide live updates as the answer to that question is determined.

Cowboys Hold Strong for Ozturk to Double Through Stone

MSPT Hall of Famer Umut Ozturk was all in for 75,000 from under the gun and was called by Chad Stone from the big blind.

Umut Ozturk:
Chad Stone:

Ozturk’s cowboys were out in front and the sweaty runout secured Ozturk his double-up.

After the hand, Stone was left short and ran it up before eliminated a few orbits later.

Umut Ozturk - 150,000
Chad Stone - Eliminated

Meyers Doubles Through Milheim with Cowboys

Mitch Milheim raised from the hijack and then called MSPT champ Chris Meyer’s 24,000 three-bet jam from the small blind.

Chris Meyers:
Mitch Milheim:

Meyers was head holding a made hand of kings and the runout kept his Main Event rolling.

Mitch Milheim - 370,000
Chris Meyers - 50,000

Updated Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Atif Chaudry	390,000	387,000
Grigor Hakobyan	371,000	160,000
Mitchell Milheim	370,000	270,000
Mark Kaganovsky	305,000	355,000
Tim Flattery	292,000	199,000
Satoshi Tanaka	235,000	60,000
Buck Bucceri	230,000	159,000
Chris Moon	222,000	190,000
Andrew Manchen	220,000	150,000
Thomas Carlin	215,000	245,000
David Hanna	200,000	180,000
Odeh Wahden	190,000	200,000
Casey Yontz	155,000	191,000
Umut Ozturk	150,000	96,000
Kyle Gross	69,000	66,000
Chris Meyers (NY)	50,000	30,000
Chad Stone	38,000	89,000
Linas Kasputis	0	95,000
Ryan Ashman	0	190,000