$1,110 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour JACK Cleveland
$1,110 Main Event
Day: 1a
Day 1a of the $1,110 MSPT Cleveland Poker Open at JACK Cleveland Casino Begins at Noon
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!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Cards are now in the air for Day 1a.
Rogoff Fires The River
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
The player on the button raised to 400, Brad Rogoff called from the small blind and the big blind came along as well.
The preflop aggressor fired out a continuation bet of 2,000 when the action checked to him on the 
flop. Rogoff called and the big blind folded.
Both players checked the 
turn and Rogoff led out for 3,500 on the 
river card. His opponent quickly folded and Rogoff took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
28,000 |
Fury Gets Paid
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
On a board reading 
Gary Fury led out for 2,500 from the big blind. The player on the button called and they went heads up to a river card.
The 
completed the board and Fury fired out 4,000. His opponent called and Fury tabled his hand.
Gary Fury: 
Fury showed top two pair which was good enough to collect the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
Dudley Bets All Three Streets
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Aclee Dudley bet 2,000 into a pot of 2,500 on a flop of 
, the player next to act called from the hijack and they went heads up to a turn card.
The 
fell on the turn and Dudley fired out 3,500. His opponent called, and then also called a bet of 5,000 on the 
river.
Aclee Dudley: 
Dudley tabled a flush and added the pot to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Tucke Flops It
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
With 3,000 in the pot a player in middle position bet 1,500 on a 
flop. A player in the hijack called and Ray Tucke raised to 4,000 on the button. The player in middle position folded and the hijack called.
Both players checked the 
turn card and the hijack led out for 2,500 on the 
river. Tucke called and quickly tabled his hand.
Ray Tucke: 
Tucke flopped a straight and it was good enough to award him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,000 |
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Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
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