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

01-18-2020 00:08 UTC-4

Samir Ahmetovic Bags Chip Lead as 34 Players Advance From Day 1b of the 2020 MSPT Cleveland Poker Open

TylerWarken

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.

Tags: Abdul Amer Adam Friedman Alex Winter Bobby Noel Christopher Moon DJ Swartz James Anderson Joe Patrick John Michalak Karam Dhillon Kevin Iacofano Nick Guagenti Samir Ahmetovic

01-17-2020 22:02 UTC-4

Kleinhenz Flops and Turns It

TylerWarken

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

A player raised to 6,000 under the gun and Brian Kleinhenz three-bet to 18,000 from middle position. The action folded back around to the original raiser who called.

The flop came and Kleinhenz's opponent check-called a bet of 18,000. The landed on the turn and the action was again checked to Kleinhenz who bet 30,000 this time. His opponent gave it some thought before she moved all in for 80,000, Kleinhenz snap-called.

Brian Kleinhenz:
Opponent:

Kleinhenz was ahead but still needed to dodge six outs. The river was a brick and Kleinhenz now sits at the top of the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Kleinhenz	280,000	150,000

Tags: Brian Kleinhenz

01-17-2020 20:40 UTC-4

Fuge Finds an Eight

TylerWarken

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A player in middle position started the action with a raise to 3,500. Adam Friedman was next to act and moved all in for 20,500. Walt Fuge was in the hijack and splashed his last 16,000 in the middle as well. Action folded back around to the original raiser who called.

Adam Friedman:
Walt Fuge:
Opponent:

Fuge and Friedman were both at risk but the flop put Fuge in the lead. The turn and river changed nothing and Fuge got the triple up, while Friedman headed to the rebuy cage.

Player	Chips	Progress
Walt Fuge	52,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Walt Fuge

01-17-2020 20:26 UTC-4

Bekavac Caught Making a Move, But Gets There

TylerWarken

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A player in early position opened to 4,500 and a player in middle position called. Daniel Bekavac was in the small blind and put in a three-bet to 16,000. The big blind announced all in for 22,500. The next two players folded and Bekavac was priced in to make the call.

Daniel Bekavac:
Opponent:

Bekavac had only three outs but picked up another two when the flop came . The turn card changed nothing but the on the river sent Bekavac the pot and his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Bekavac	155,000

Tags: Daniel Bekavac

01-17-2020 18:53 UTC-4

Royer Sends Barlow To The Rail

TylerWarken

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

Matt Barlow and Kyle Royer were sitting beside each other in middle position when they got all the money in preflop. Barlow started the hand with around 45,000 and was at risk.

Matt Barlow:
Kyle Royer:

Royer had Barlow in bad shape but needed to dodge two outs after the flop came . Barlow was unable to find one of the two remaining queens as the board ran out and to send him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Royer	115,000	115,000
Matt Barlow	Busted

Tags: Kyle Royer Matt Barlow

01-17-2020 16:07 UTC-4

Dhillon Fires All Three Streets

TylerWarken

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

A player in middle position raised to 1,200 and three players called, including Karam Dhillon on the button. They went four ways to a flop which came . The action checked to Dhillon who fired out a bet of 1,500. The big blind folded and both players in middle position called.

Dhillon bet 4,500 when the action checked to him on the turn card. The preflop aggressor folded and the next player called.

The completed the board and Dhillon slid his stack of 17,500 into the middle. After nearly five minutes in the tank his opponent folded and Adam Friedman's protege took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karam Dhillon	36,500

Tags: Karam Dhillon

01-17-2020 14:04 UTC-4

Friedman Stacks Opponent With Aces vs Kings

TylerWarken

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

After what appeared to be a five-bet jam from Adam Friedman in middle position, the player under the gun called off his remaining stack of around 22,000.

Adam Friedman:
Opponent:

The flop was a safe one for Friedman and he still needed to fade just two outs after the fell on the turn. The completed the board and Friedman sent his opponent to the rebuy cage.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	50,000	50,000

Tags: Adam Friedman

01-17-2020 11:34 UTC-4

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

TylerWarken

Day 1b of the $1,110 MSPT Cleveland Poker Open at JACK Cleveland Casino gets underway today at 12:00p.m. local time. Yesterday's flight drew in 159 players and only 19 remained at the end of the night. Art Demmerley bagged the largest stack of the day with 454,000.

Players will begin with a 25,000 starting stack, and Day 1b was scheduled to play through 15, 40-minute levels but will wrap up when the tournament clock hits 6:00 in level 14. This is the point of the tournament where the action was stopped yesterday due to hitting 12% of the field. 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 2000/4000/4000 at Level 14, 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 1c. 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 Day 1b kicks off today!

Tags: Art Demmerley