$1,100 Main Event Day 1c | 2019 MSPT Canterbury Park

12-08-2019 02:49 UTC-5

WSOP Bracelet Winner John Reading Takes Overall Chip Lead Into Day 2

Chad Holloway

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Day 1c of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Season 10 finale attracted 367 runners, which along with 1s’ 172 and 1b’s 263 brought the total field up to 802 entries. The top 81 players will get paid a minimum of $2,174, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $155,288 first-place prize.

At the end of the third and final flight, 51 players bagged and tagged with World Series of Poker bracelet winner John Reading and his stack of 417,000 leading the way. That is ahead of both Day 1b chip leader Phil Mader (397,000) and Day 1a chip leader Bill Kachel (406,500).

Others to bag big stacks where Cody Espeseth (312,000), Paul Kelly (298,000), Mark Jaroslawski (250,000), and Alexander Peters (248,000), who round out the top five.

They were joined by players that include Chris Nuthak (212,000), Kanat Ozturk (202,000), MSPT Hall of Famer Kou Vang (165,000), and MSPT Season 10 Player of the Year Mike Shin (156,500).

Among those to see their MSPT Season 10 end with a whimper by busting on Day 1c were three-time MSPT champs Blake Bohn and Matt Kirby, Dan “DQ” Hendrickson, two-time Minnesota Magazine Player of the Year Saad Ghanem, HPT Season XV champ Nick Pupillo, and local players Dennis Stevermer, Matt Sundberg, and Todd Melander.

The surviving players from all three flights – of which there are 105 (20 from Day 1a, 34 from 1b, and 51 from 1c) – will return at 11 a.m. local time on Sunday to play down to a winner. PokerNews will capture all the action until a winner is crowned, while the final table will also be live-streamed worldwide on a 15-minute delay.

Tags: John Reading

12-08-2019 01:40 UTC-5

Sell Eliminated by Johnson

Anthony Thompson

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Truman Johnson opened from early position and Jason Sell jammed on the button. Action folded back to Johnson who called.

Jason Sell:
Truman Johnson:

Sell woke up with a made hand but was crushed by Johnson and didn't receive any help from the flop.

The turn fell the and Sell needed a nine to stay alive.

Unfortunately for Sell, the river paired the board with the eliminating him from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Truman Johnson	90,000	90,000
Jason Sell	Busted

Tags: Jason Sell Truman Johnson

12-08-2019 01:16 UTC-5

Heilman Eliminated by Nuthak

Anthony Thompson

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Chris Nuthak opened for 6,500 from the cutoff and Justin Heilman jammed for 59,500 from the big blind, Nuthak called.

Chris Nuthak:
Justin Heilman:

The flop fell pairing both players but the turn sealed the deal for Heilman and he was eliminated after the river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Nuthak	160,000	71,000
Justin Heilman	Busted

Tags: Justin Heilman Chris Nuthak

12-08-2019 00:59 UTC-5

Kola Gets Some Chips Back; Eliminates Stevermer In the Process

Anthony Thompson

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Dennis Stevermer open-jammed from the cutoff and Rajasekhar Kola called from the big blind putting Stevermer at risk.

Rajasekhar Kola:
Dennis Stevermer:

Stevermer was live until the flop hit the felt giving Kola broadway and with no diamonds on the board, Stevermer was drawing dead.

The dealer dropped the meaningless turn and on the river sending Stevermer home.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rajasekhar Kola	63,000	47,000
Dennis Stevermer	Busted

Tags: Dennis Stevermer Rajasekhar Kola

12-07-2019 23:35 UTC-5

Reading Rivers King to Eliminate Tkachuk

Anthony Thompson

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

John Reading opened for 4,000 on the button and Vlad Tkachuk defended his big blind to see a flop.

Tkachuk check-raised Reading's 5,200 continuation bet to 13,000 and Reading re-raised all in putting Tkachuk at risk. Tkachuk went into the tank for roughly five minutes but then put his chips in for the call.

John Reading:
Vlad Tkachuk:

Tkachuk made the right read and was ahead with his pair of tens but still had to dodge some cards as Reading held two overcards.

The turn was a safe card for Tkachuk but the dealer dropped the on the river ending his night.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Reading	69,000	49,000
Vlad Tkachuk	Busted

Tags: John Reading Vlad Tkachuk

12-07-2019 22:06 UTC-5

MSPT Season 11 to Kick Off with 2020 Cleveland Poker Open Jan. 16-19

Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

As 2019 nears an end, it’s time to look ahead to the MSPT’s 11th Season, which will kick off with a $1,110 buy-in, $300K GTD Main Event at JACK Cleveland Casino in Cleveland, Ohio. PokerNews will be there to live report the Main Event.

The 2020 MSPT Cleveland Poker Open – a 21 or older event – will take place January 16-19 and will be preceded by a series of $70, $145 and $265 satellites where every single satellite boasts a 10-seat guarantee! The stop will mark the MSPT’s 164th Main Event and the fourth ever at JACK Cleveland Casino.

Click here for a look at the full schedule.

In 2018, the inaugural MSPT Cleveland Poker Open attracted 581 entrants and saw Abdul “Dulie” Amer, a good friend of poker pros Adam Friedman and Nick Guagenti, capture the title and $118,350 first-place prize.

The MSPT Season 10 Cleveland Poker Open last January drew 725 entries creating a $703,250 total prize pool, which made it by far the largest major poker tournament ($1K+ buy-in) in Cleveland’s history, breaking our own record from the previous year. In the end, it was Sean Munjal of Ann Arbor, Michigan, who navigated the field to take down a $140,654 first-place prize.

The property, which is open 24/7, is a 300,000-square-foot complex – 96,000 square feet are dedicated to gaming including slot machines, table games, and poker – the property is located inside the historic Higbee Building on Public Square, which is adjacent to the city’s entertainment district.

The casino, which is within minutes of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cavaliers), Progressive Stadium (Indians), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and FirstEnergy Stadium (Browns), offers 1,600 slots with denominations from 1 cent all the way up to $500 per spin, as well as nearly 100 table games including Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, and several poker variants. In addition, poker players can grind it out in the 30-table poker room, which hosts games (hold’em, Omaha, 7-Card Stud, and Razz are all offered) around the clock.

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12-07-2019 22:02 UTC-5

Season 10 MSPT Player of the Year Sends One Home

Anthony Thompson

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

There was heads-up action after a flop between Mike Shin on the button and the big blind player.

Action was checked to Shin who fired out 2,500 into a 6,000 pot. Shin's opponent raised all in for 15,300 and was called.

Mike Shin:
Opponent:

Both players flopped top-pair but Shin held the better kicker with his ace.

The turn paired the board with the and Shin needed to dodge any nine to eliminate his opponent.

Shin did just that as the river fell the and the Season 10 MSPT Player of the Year sent his opponent out the door.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Shin	91,200	40,000

Tags: Mike Shin

12-07-2019 21:39 UTC-5

Cooler Flop Allows Arora to Double Through Simmons

Chad Holloway

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

We missed the action unfold but we do know that there was around 5,000 in the middle and action exploded on a flop between Bruce Simmons in middle position and former MSPT champ Luke Arora in the cutoff. The latter wound up all in for 32,600 and the hands were on their backs.

Bruce Simmons:
Luke Arora:

Both players had flopped two pair but Arora had the best of it. Neither the turn nor river changed a thing and Arora doubled through Simmons.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Arora	70,000	70,000
Bruce Simmons	25,000	-29,000

Tags: Bruce Simmons Luke Arora

12-07-2019 20:08 UTC-5

Meyer Wins Flip to Double Through Joachim

Anthony Thompson

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Joshua Meyer open-jammed for 7,200 from the cutoff and John Joachim called from the big blind.

John Joachim:
Joshua Meyer:

It was a classic with Meyer in the lead with his made hand of tens and nothing changed after the flop.

The turn paired the board and the dealer secured Meyer's double up after the river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Meyer	15,000
John Joachim	9,300

Tags: John Joachim Joshua Meyer

12-07-2019 19:40 UTC-5

Heilman Straightens Out Girouard

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Justin Heilman opened for 1,100 under the gun and action folded to James Girouard, who three-bet all in for 8,200 total from the big blind. Heilman asked for a count and took about 30 seconds before making the call.

Justin Heilman:
James Girouard: