$1,110 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
$1,110 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
429,000
367,000
|
367,000 |
|
|
325,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
314,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
|
284,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
|
281,000
281,000
|
281,000 |
|
|
272,000
272,000
|
272,000 |
|
|
259,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
254,000
254,000
|
254,000 |
|
|
252,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
224,000
224,000
|
224,000 |
|
|
218,000
218,000
|
218,000 |
|
|
213,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
|
186,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
|
183,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
153,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
|
|
133,000
133,000
|
133,000 |
|
|
123,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
|
122,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
|
121,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
|
|
120,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
117,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
|
117,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
109,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
102,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
The remaining players will play three more hands before bagging for the night.
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: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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Love still just needed to fade three outs after the ![]()
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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
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 ![]()
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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: ![]()
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Friedman tabled a king-high flush which was good enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
|
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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 ![]()
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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: ![]()
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Opponent: ![]()
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The board ran out
and
to send Bell the pot and his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
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