$1,110 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour JACK Cleveland
$1,110 Main Event
Day: 1b
Samir Ahmetovic Bags Chip Lead as 34 Players Advance From Day 1b of the 2020 MSPT Cleveland Poker Open
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1b of the 2020 MSPT Cleveland Poker Open at JACK Cleveland Casino has come to an end. Today saw a total of 223 entries and 34 of those players bagged chips for Day 2. The overall field size is now 382 and 53 players have already secured their spot for Day 2.
Samir Ahmetovic bagged the largest stack of the day with 429,000. DJ Swartz (325,000), Kevin Iacofano (314,000), John Michalak (284,000) and Joe Patrick Sr. (281,000) make up the rest of the top five.
Other notables that were able to bag today include Bobby Noel (272,000), Adam Friedman (259,000), Karam Dhillon (213,000), Daniel Bekavoc (153,000) and Alex Winter (102,000).
Some familiar faces that were in action today but will have to try again tomorrow include Abdul Amer, James Anderson, Nick Guagenti and Christopher Moon.
Players who failed to qualify for Day 2 today will have one last chance tomorrow at 12:00p.m. on Day 1c. This will be the last chance players have to bag a stack for Day 2 on Sunday.
Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
429,000 | 367,000 |
|
325,000 | 225,000 |
|
314,000 | 280,000 |
|
284,000 | 49,000 |
|
|
281,000 | 281,000 |
|
272,000 | 272,000 |
|
259,000 | 69,000 |
|
254,000 | 254,000 |
|
252,000 | -28,000 |
|
224,000 | 224,000 |
|
218,000 | 218,000 |
|
213,000 | 113,000 |
|
|
186,000 | 61,000 |
|
183,000 | 18,000 |
|
|
153,000 | 153,000 |
|
133,000 | 133,000 |
|
|
123,000 | 123,000 |
|
|
122,000 | 122,000 |
|
121,000 | 121,000 |
|
120,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
117,000 | 117,000 |
|
117,000 | 117,000 |
|
109,000 | 80,000 |
|
102,000 | 34,000 |
|
|
100,000 | 100,000 |
Three More Hands
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The remaining players will play three more hands before bagging for the night.
Love Eliminates One
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
A player moved all in from middle position for 50,000. Jonathan Love was next to act and went all in over the top. The rest of the table got out of the way and they flipped their cards over.
Jonathan Love: 
Opponent: 
Love still just needed to fade three outs after the 
flop, but his opponent picked up a diamond flush draw on the 
turn. The 
river was a brick and Love sent his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Second Bullet Going Better for Friedman
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Adam Friedman opened the action with a raise to 7,000 from middle position. The player on the button called and the big blind came along as well.
The flop came 
and Friedman put out a continuation bet of 8,000. Both players called.
All three players checked the 
turn as well as the river.
Adam Friedman: 
Friedman tabled a king-high flush which was good enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 | 162,000 |
Bell Gets It In Good
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Ron Bell was first to act and opened to 6,000 from under the gun. The hijack called and the big blind came along as well.
The flop came 
and the player in the big blind led out for his whole stack of around 40,000. Bell called and the other player folded.
Ron Bell: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out and 
to send Bell the pot and his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000 | 15,000 |
Registration Closed For Day 1b
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Late registration is now closed for Day 1b. Today's starting flight drew in a total of 223 entries which brings the overall total to 382. Play will come to an end today with 6:00 minutes left in level 14.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000