$1,110 Main Event | 2022 MSPT Cleveland

05-08-2022 15:35 UTC-5

Triple "X" With Big Slick

Liam Gannon

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Marc Harrell moved all-in for 175,000 and from one seat over, Kyna England called. Action folded around to Brian "XXX" Patterson who moved all-in for over 800,000 and all other action folded including England.

Marc Harrell:
Brian "XXX" Patterson:

The board ran out and Patterson eliminated Harrell from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Patterson	1,300,000 841,000	841,000
Kyna England	550,000 249,000	249,000
Marc Harrell	Busted

Tags: Brian Patterson Kyna England Marc Harrell

05-08-2022 14:06 UTC-5

Peake Coolers Hammonds

Liam Gannon

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

With cards on their backs, Derek Hammonds and Carlton Peake had all of their chips in to create a pot of 1,300,000 preflop. The chips went all-in preflop and the hands were tabled.

Derek Hammonds:
Carlton Peake:

In what was in all likelihood to be a chopped pot, the board came out giving Peake the unbeatable nut flush. The board ran out leaving Hammonds with just ace-high and giving Peake the tournament chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlton Peake	1,540,000 880,000	880,000
Derek Hammonds	Busted

Tags: Carlton Peake Derek Hammonds

05-08-2022 13:50 UTC-5

Ioffe Falls To Rotholz

Liam Gannon

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Igor Ioffe moved all-in from early position for 116,000 and from one seat over Hal Rotholz called, folding all action behind him.

Igor Ioffe:
Hal Rotholz:

Six-seven found no help on the and Ioffe was eliminated by Rotholz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hal Rotholz	495,000 -285,000	-285,000
Igor Ioffe	Busted

Tags: Hal Rotholz Igor Ioffe

05-08-2022 12:42 UTC-5

Taylor Doubles Through Love

Liam Gannon

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

From first position, Jonathan Love raised to 25,000 and action folded around to Matt Taylor in the small blind who moved all-in for 324,000 chips. Action folded to Love who called and both hands were tabled.

Matt Taylor:
Jonathan Love:

The flop of kept the pocket tens in the lead, but the turn had Love drawing dead before the river and Taylor received a full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Taylor	673,000 254,000	254,000
Jonathan Love	109,000 -107,000	-107,000

Tags: Jonathan Love Matt Taylor

05-08-2022 12:29 UTC-5

Powell Coolers Arcinas

Liam Gannon

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Dante Powell raised to 30,000 on the button and from the big blind, Mars Arcinas moved all-in for 176,000 which Powell snap-called.

Mars Arcinas:
Dante Powell:

The flop came out giving Powell a full house and leaving Arcinas to draw to only a running royal flush. The turn eliminated all hope of that and river was a mere formality as Powell scooped a massive pot to become one of the chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dante Powell	720,000 612,000	612,000
Mars Arcinas	Busted

Tags: Dante Powell Mars Arcinas

05-08-2022 11:12 UTC-5

Spahiu Sets Up

Liam Gannon

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Renato Spahiu raised to 15,000 under-the gun and was looked up by Robert Bourkney on the button with all other action folding.

The flop brought and saw Spahiu bet 15,000 and Bourkney call quickly.

The turn of saw Spahiu size up to 35,000 which Bourkney once again called.

rolled off on the river and Spahiu bet a slightly larger sizing with 40,000 and Bourkney went into the tank. "I can't beat a flush," he said as he pondered. Eventually he called and Spahiu turned over for a flopped set which was good and Spahiu moved to over 500,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renato Spahiu	586,000 286,000	286,000
Robert Bourkney	113,000 -107,000	-107,000

Tags: Renato Spahiu Robert Bourkney

05-08-2022 10:45 UTC-5

Jeffery Fritz Bubbles The $1,100 MSPT Main Event

Liam Gannon

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jeffery Fritz raised to 12,000 in the cutoff and Blake Napierala defended his big blind.

The flop of saw action check through to the turn where Napierala led for 15,000. Fritz moved all-in for 80,000 effective and Napierala snap-called.

Jeffery Fritz:
Blake Napierala:

The river did not fill up Fritz and he became the last player to be eliminated prior to the money. The remaining 108 players have all been guaranteed a minimum payout of $2,016

Player	Chips	Progress
Blake Napierala	203,000 84,000	84,000
Jeffery Fritz	Busted

Tags: Blake Napierala Jeffery Fritz

05-08-2022 10:28 UTC-5

Mendenhall Eliminates Dakate.

Liam Gannon

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Frank Lagodich raised to 10,000 in middle position and was three-bet to 30,000 on the button by Donald Dakate. James Mendenhall in the big blind called and Lagodich followed suit to see a flop.

The flop of saw action check to Dakate who moved all-in for 110,000 which saw Mendenhall immediately move all-in and Lagodich folded.

James Mendenhall:
Donald Dakate:

Mendenhall flopped a set and it held on the runout which gave the Day 1a chip leader a start of day boost to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Mendenhall	540,000
Frank Lagodich	143,000 -56,000	-56,000
Donald Dakate	Busted

Tags: Donald Dakate Frank Lagodich James Manderhall

05-08-2022 10:11 UTC-5

Berk Versus Kind

Liam Gannon

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Hayden Kind raised to 15,000 from the hijack and was called only by Michael Berk in the cutoff.

The flop of saw action check to Berk who bet 12,000 which Kind called.

The turn of saw action check to Berk once more, who sized up to 65,000 and Kind shook his head and folded.

At another table John Hoellein was eliminated, bringing the field down to 117.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Berk	333,000 54,000	54,000
Hayden Kind	240,000 -30,000	-30,000
John Hoellein	Busted

Tags: John Hoellein Michael Berk Hayden Kind

05-08-2022 08:45 UTC-5

The Final Day Of The $1,100 Main Event No-Limit Hold’em Mid-States Poker Tour At JACK Casino In Cleveland Ohio Begins at 11 AM.

Liam Gannon

Day 2 of the $1,100 Main Event No-Limit Hold’em at JACK Casino In Cleveland Ohio begins today, Sunday May 8th at 11 AM. The culmination of the three starting days sees the initial field of 991 brought down to 118, with 108 of the field receiving a minimum payout of $2,016. The total prize pool nearly doubled the guarantee with it all being tallied up to $961,270 with all eyes on the whopping $177,557 being given to first place.

John Dennehey bagged the chip lead due to a late night surge and will come into today with 558,000 in chips, followed by Hal Rotholz with 517,000 and Timothy Covert with 491,000. They will be among those looking to etch their name into MSPT history. Other MSPT regulars looking to snag their first win include Jamie Allen (446,000), Renato Spahiu (300,000) and Michael Berk (279,000), with others looking to take down their second title like Timothy Gundrum (290,000) and Kyna England (102,000).

Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Name	Chip Counts	Table	Seat
1	John Dennehey	558,000	9	1
2	Hal Rotholz	517,000	8	6
3	Timothy Covert	491,000	3	3
4	Brian Patterson	459,000	9	4
5	Jamie Allen	446,000	16	7
6	Jeff Hall	436,000	14	6
7	Steve Lekic	436,000	4	2
8	Carlton Peake	434,000	11	2
9	Brad Rogoff	424,000	15	6
10	Matt Taylor	419,000	7	6

There will be 27:07 left of play in level 15 with blinds at 3,000/5,000 after which the levels will resume as normal with 40-minute levels from 3,000/6,000 onward and 10-minute breaks between every three levels. Stay with PokerNews to see all of the updates from the final day of one of the biggest poker tournaments ever in the state of Ohio.

Tags: Hal Rotholz Jamie Allen John Dennehey Kyna England Michael Berk Renato Spahiu Timothy Covert Timothy Gundrum