$1,110 Main Event Day 1a | 2020 Mid-States Poker Tour JACK Cleveland

01-17-2020 00:04 UTC-4

Art Demmerley Bags Chip Lead as 19 Players Advance From Day 1a of the 2020 MSPT Cleveland Poker Open

TylerWarken

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Day 1a of the 2020 MSPT Cleveland Poker Open at JACK Cleveland Casino has come to an end. The action was paused with 6:00 left in level 14 due to the field reaching a size of 12%. Today saw a total of 159 entries and 19 of those players bagged chips for Day 2. This tournament is on pace to break last year's record as Day 1a in 2019 drew in 157 entries.

Art Demmerley bagged the largest stack of the day with 454,000. Ronald Payne (432,000), John Macdonald (421,000), Jeff Mirelli (246,000) and Robert Nolen (231,000) make up the rest of the top five.

Other notables that were able to bag today include Thomas Chambers (175,000) and Michael Trivisonno (131,000).

Some familiar faces that were in action today but will have to try again tomorrow include James Anderson, Nick Guagenti, Alex Barill and Christopher Moon.

Players who failed to qualify for Day 2 today will have another chance tomorrow at 12:00p.m. on Day 1b or Saturday at 12:00 p.m. on Day 1c. This will be the last chance players have to bag a stack for Day 2 on Sunday.

Tags: Alex Barill Art Demmerley Christopher Moon James Anderson Jeff Mirelli John MacDonald Michael Trivisonno Nick Guagenti Thomas Chambers

01-16-2020 23:14 UTC-4

Lytle Cashes In On The Freeroll

TylerWarken

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A player raised to 8,000 from early position. A player in middle position called and the blinds came along as well. All four players checked the flop of and they went to a turn.

The fell on the turn and Greg Lytle bet 30,000 from the big blind when the small blind checked it to him. The next two players to act folded and the small blind check-raised all in. Lytle called off his remaining 77,000 and they flipped their cards over.

Greg Lytle:
Opponent:

Both players held straights but Lytle was freerolling a flush draw. Lytle was able to find a diamond as the completed the board giving him the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Lytle	200,000	148,000

Tags: Greg Lytle

01-16-2020 22:56 UTC-4

Demmerley Fades The River

TylerWarken

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Four players limped in including Art Demmerley in the small blind. The players saw a flop that came and the action checked to the hijack who bet 12,000. The player on the button called and Demmerley check-raised to 30,000. The hijack folded and the button called.

The fell on the turn and Demmerley led out for 30,000. His opponent moved all in for around 140,000 and Demmerley quickly called.

Art Demmerley:
Opponent:

Demmerley was ahead but needed to fade many outs headed to a river card. The completed the board and Demmerley collected the over 300,000 chip pot and sent his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Art Demmerley	390,000

Tags: Art Demmerley

01-16-2020 22:40 UTC-4

Anderson Runs Two Pair Into Pifer's Flush

TylerWarken

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

James Anderson raised to 7,000 from the cutoff and Jim Pifer defended his big blind.

Both players checked the flop of and Pifer checked it to Anderson on the turn card. Anderson bet 11,000 and Pifer check-raised to 25,000. After giving it some thought Anderson re-raised all in for 80,000. Pifer quickly called.

James Anderson:
Jim Pifer:

Anderson was unable to hit one of his four outs as the river completed the board, sending the WSOP bracelet winner to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Pifer	185,000
James Anderson	Busted

Tags: James Anderson Jim Pifer

01-16-2020 21:02 UTC-4

Mirelli Sends Two To The Rail

TylerWarken

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A player in middle position moved all in for 21,000. Jeff Mirelli called from the hijack. The cutoff also called and Linda Jarven moved all in for her last 33,000 on the button. Mirelli and the cutoff both called.

The flop fell and Mirelli moved all in for around 110,000. The cutoff folded and the three players left with cards flipped them over.

Linda Jarven:
Jeff Mirelli:
Middle Position:

The board bricked out and to send Mirelli the pot and his two opponents to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Mirelli	250,000	180,000
Linda Jarven	Busted

Tags: Linda Jarven Jeff Mirelli

01-16-2020 19:06 UTC-4

Trivisonno's Out-Kicks Opponent

TylerWarken

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

On a board reading Michael Trivisonno, also known as "The Voice of Cleveland," was in the small blind and check-called a bet of 8,000 from the under the gun player.

The turn card was the and Trivisonno checked to his opponent who fired out 35,000. Trivisonno gave it some thought before he moved his 42,700 stack into the middle. His opponent called.

Michael Trivisonno:
Opponent:

Trivisonno was ahead but needed to fade some outs headed to a river. The river changed nothing and Trivisonno scooped the over 100,000 chip pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Trivisonno	110,000	110,000

Tags: Michael Trivisonno

01-16-2020 18:44 UTC-4

Ace-High Good For Lorring

TylerWarken

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Bill Lorring raised to 3,000 from under the gun and got called by three players called including Nate Wachtel in the hijack.

The flop came and Lorring moved all in for 27,600. Wachtel called and the other players folded.

Nate Wachtel:
Bill Lorring:

Lorring held the better of the flush draws but Wachtel still had a gut shot and pair outs. The turn changed nothing and the river completed the board, giving Lorring the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nate Wachtel	110,000	-25,000
Bill Lorring	78,000	78,000

Tags: Bill Lorring Nate Wachtel

01-16-2020 14:49 UTC-4

Scott Has Opponent Drawing Dead

TylerWarken

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante

A player in middle position bet 3,000 on the flop of . The player in the small blind checked-raised to 6,000. Thomas Scott called from the big blind and the middle position player folded.

They went heads up to a turn card which was the and the small blind moved his last 10,700 into the middle. Scott called and both players tabled their cards.

Thomas Scott:
Opponent:

Scott left his opponent with zero outs headed to the river card which was the meaningless .

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Scott	59,000	59,000

Tags: Thomas Scott

01-16-2020 13:58 UTC-4

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Chad Holloway

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

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01-16-2020 10:22 UTC-4

Day 1a of the $1,110 MSPT Cleveland Poker Open at JACK Cleveland Casino Begins at Noon

TylerWarken

The $1,110 MSPT Cleveland Poker Open at JACK Cleveland Casino kicks off today with Day 1a. This is the first of three Day 1 flights and is set to begin at 12:00p.m. local time.

Last year's tournament broke a record for being the largest $1,000+ buy in tournament in Cleveland’s history with 725 entries. Sean Munjal was last year's champion and he took home $140,654 along with the MSPT trophy.

Players will begin with a 25,000 starting stack, and Day 1a is scheduled to play through 15, 40-minute levels before wrapping up for the night. All players are allowed one re-entry per flight, and late registration is available up through the beginning of Level 13.

The blinds begin at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. A 10-minute break will be given to the players after every three levels, with a 40-minute dinner break after level nine. The blinds and antes will reach 3000/5000/5000 at Level 15, which will conclude play for the day.

Players who are unable to bag chips today will have a chance to try again tomorrow on Day 1b or Day 1c on Saturday. The survivors of the three starting flights will come back as a combined field for Day 2 Sunday, and the tournament will play down to a champion.

Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as the Main Event kicks off today!