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Ray Bullock Leads the Final Batch of 46 Players After Day 1C and Takes Overall Chip Lead into Day 2

Day 1c of the MSPT Season 17 JACK Cleveland $1,110 Main Event attracted another 411 runners, which, along with 1a's 165 and 1b’s 243, brought the field total up to 819 entries.

The massive field generated a $792,930 prize pool, and the final 91 players will get paid a minimum of $2,056, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $154,220 first-place prize, along with the MSPT Season 17 JACK Cleveland Main Event title!

At the end of the final flight, just 46 players bagged and tagged, with Ray Bullock bagging a whopping 892,000, which is good enough for the overall chip lead heading into Day 2.

Following hot on Bullock's tail was Ricky Landais, who also went on a late-night heater to take a healthy 740,000 into Day 2, good enough for the second overall Day 2 stack.

Michael Berland sat atop the chip counts for most of the night and was able to bag 667,000 while Matthew Lightfoot (608,000) and Patrick Coughlin (580,000) rounded out the top five stacks.

MSPT Champ Satish Thakur sat down and was able to find some traction off the bat to bring 530,000 into Day 2, while Spencer Wright (525,000), Ariel Kotzen-Reich (503,000), 2018 JACK Cleveland Champ Abdul Amer (191,000), two-time MSPT Champ Bobby Noel (160,000), and the MSPT’s top casher DJ Buckley (90,000) all found a Day 2 berth.

Among those who fell short on Day 1c were Maurice Hawkins, MSPT Champ Sai Mudduluru, three-time bracelet winner Nick Guagenti, Chad Stone, and five-time bracelet winner Adam Friedman.

Day 2 will get underway at 11:15 a.m. local time, with 91 players (19 from Day 1a, 26 from 1b, and 46 from 1c) returning to the felt to play to a winner.

Congratulations to everyone who advanced 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!

MSPT Season 17 JACK Cleveland Remaining Schedule

End Day 1C Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Ray Bullock	892,000	630,000
Ricky Landais	740,000	495,000
Michael Berland	667,000	450,000
Matthew Lightfoot	608,000	563,000
Patrick Coughlin	580,000	490,000
Satish Thakur	530,000	510,000
Spencer Wright	525,000	545,000
Ariel Kotzen-Reich	503,000	100,000
Sean Lockwood	483,000	430,000
Tom Hanley	359,000	359,000
Brian Hall	325,000	420,000
Nihad Bahhur	319,000	319,000
Manh Nguyen	319,000	319,000
Michael Koler	318,000	318,000
Chris Webb	278,000	278,000
Jacob Marynowski	267,000	267,000
Rob Kovacevic	260,000	145,000
Yu-Chieh Cheng	258,000	258,000
Paul Lamp	248,000	248,000
Paul Kardules	245,000	245,000
Michael Pempin	240,000	240,000
Seth Katich	236,000	236,000
Thomas Collopy	232,000	232,000
Griffin Abel	220,000	220,000
Adolfo Isoldi	217,000	217,000
Jeremy Halaska	213,000	213,000
Abdul Amer	191,000	246,000
David Olshan	181,000	181,000
Athir Saco	180,000	240,000
Danny Scott	172,000	172,000
Steven Lascola	168,000	170,000
Bobby Noel	160,000	155,000
Joe Daddario	143,000	122,000
Harinder Paul	142,000	142,000
Craig Smith	133,000	133,000
Joe Ebanks	98,000	120,000
Ari Sobel	93,000	93,000
DJ Buckley	90,000	70,000
Jake Kalkstein	82,000	82,000
Tristan Robinson	73,000	73,000
Owen Goodrich	72,000	72,000
Charles Bolton	70,000	70,000
Cameron Bramwell	69,000	69,000
Daniel Wolf	60,000	68,000
Billy Kopp	57,000	57,000
Nick Lanzi	57,000	76,000

Mike Suggs Bubbles Day 1C

Mike Suggs raised all-in for 66,000 from the hijack, and Ray Bullock looked him up from the big blind.

Mike Suggs:
Ray Bullock:

Suggs rolled over a dominating hand, and the flop didn’t change a thing.

However, the fell on the turn, giving Bullock the lead, but it also gave Suggs the better flush draw.

Unfortunately for Suggs, the didn’t improve his hand, ending his night on the bubble.

Ray Bullock - 892,000
Mike Suggs - Eliminated

Hand-For-Hand

After the elimination of Dave Berman, just 47 players remain, meaning the hand-for-hand process has begun as only 46 of them will be making Day 2.

Late Night Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Satish Thakur	510,000	165,000
Ricky Landais	495,000	305,000
Patrick Coughlin	490,000	330,000
Brian Hall	420,000	310,000
Abdul Amer	246,000	120,000
Steven Lascola	170,000	70,000
Rob Kovacevic	145,000	200,000
Joe Ebanks	120,000	345,000
Nick Lanzi	76,000	130,000
DJ Buckley	70,000	130,000
David Hanna	0	165,000
Mike Iacovone	0	47,500
Nick Guagenti	0	110,000
David Berman	0	170,000
Brian Opyrchal	0	135,000
Michael Reck	0	125,000

The Countdown to 100 Main Event Cashes

After notching his first-ever Main Event cash in 2014, DJ Buckley has become one of the most consistent players on the tour, earning himself a record 91 Main Event cashes.

With 12 events remaining in the season, Buckley will look to keep notching the cashes under his belt to become the first player ever to earn 100 Main Event cashes and take his seat in the coveted MSPT Hall of Fame.

All-Time Main Event Cashes

Kovacevic Out Flops Lascola for Survival

Photo: Rob Kovacevic

Steven Lascola raised from early position and then called Rob Kovacevic’s 81,000 three-bet jam from the small blind.

Rob Kovacevic:
Steven Lascola:

Kovacevic rolled over a dominated hand, but saw a king in the window on the flop to take a commanding lead.

The dealer then turned the , keeping Kovacevic in the lead, and then followed with the on the river, securing his double-up.

Rob Kovacevic - 191,000
Steven Lascola - 70,000

Chip Collectors & Givers

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Ray Bullock	630,000	485,000
Joe Ebanks	345,000	300,000
Patrick Coughlin	330,000	258,000
Ricky Landais	305,000	140,000
Athir Saco	240,000	45,000
Rob Kovacevic	200,000	105,000
Satish Thakur	165,000	140,000
DJ Buckley	130,000	30,000
Sai Mudduluru	90,000	270,000
Steven Lascola	70,000	120,000
Bobby Noel	50,000	76,000
Kanat Ozturk	0	70,000
Michael Plesa	0	30,000
Brett Reichard	0	30,000
Jeff Thornsbury	0	31,000
Chase Skonieczny	0	30,000
Chris Moon	0	30,000
David Evans	0	30,000
Atif Chaudry	0	172,300

Rodney Annis Strolls Away the Top Senior!

Over the past week, players have been inside the JACK Cleveland Casino in Cleveland, OH, duking it out for their MSPT Season 17 Gold Card Festival Series!

In Event #2: $300 Seniors (50+) NLH, 291 elderly players took to the trenches and generated a $71,295 prize pool, which was divided among the top 36 seniors.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Jason Kildy (10^th Place - $1,180), Aaron Smalley (13^th Place - $1,135), Farhad Guyuron (19^th Place - $660), Richard Viebranz (27^th Place - $535), and two-time MSPT Champ Lee Rzentkowski (33^rd Place - $485).

In the end, it was none other than Rodney Annis who strolled away as the top senior, earning the top prize!

Final Table Results

Yontz Dropped by Kucera

Photo: Nate Kucera

There was all-in action preflop between Nate Kucera from under the gun and Casey Yontz from middle position, with Yontz holding 10,000 effective.

Casey Yontz:
Nate Kucera:

It was a cooler for Yontz as Kucera rolled over the superior-made hand, and the runout ended his Main Event.

Nate Kucera - 220,000
Casey Yontz - Eliminated