$1,110 Main Event | 2022 MSPT Cleveland

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
Jeffery Fritz	Busted

Tags: Blake Napierala Jeffery Fritz

05-08-2022 10:39 UTC-5

Hand For Hand Begins

Liam Gannon

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Kennedy	Busted
Alex Ciphers	Busted
Trace Henderson	Busted

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

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
Donald Dakate	Busted

Tags: Donald Dakate Frank Lagodich James Manderhall

05-08-2022 10:20 UTC-5

Lee Sims Doubles Through Kennedy

Liam Gannon

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

Christopher Lee Sims had moved all-in for 92,000 in early position and was called by Mike Kennedy in late position, folding out everyone else.

Christopher Lee Sims:
Mike Kennedy:

The board ran out bringing no help to the ace-queen and giving Lee Sims the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Lee Sims	197,000	102,000
Mike Kennedy	68,000	-100,000

Tags: Christopher Lee Sims Mike Kennedy

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
Hayden Kind	240,000	-30,000
John Hoellein	Busted

Tags: John Hoellein Michael Berk Hayden Kind

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

05-08-2022 10:01 UTC-5

Shuffle Up And Deal!

Liam Gannon

The final 118 players have taken their seats and the clock has started with 27:07 left in level 15 with blinds at 3,000/5,000.

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

05-08-2022 08:39 UTC-5

Day 2 By Seat Draw

Liam Gannon

Table	Seat	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
1	1	Casey Yontz	76,000	15.2
1	2	Kenneth Lamoreaux	77,000	15.4
1	3	Robert Bourkney	220,000	44
1	4	Maros Lechmar	162,000	36.4
1	5	Dominic Will	397,000	79.6
1	6	Renato Spahiu	300,000	60
1	7	Eric Ladny	137,000	27.4
1	8	Michele Iacovone	193,000	38.6
1	9	Ryan Van Safield	220,000	44

2	1	Dante Powell	108,000	21.6
2	2	Zachary Hurliman	117,000	23.4
2	3	Kyle Goodin	211,000	42.2
2	4	Jason Kapoor	300,000	60
2	5	Brian D. Williams	187,000	37.4
2	6	Michael Paraskevin	175,000	35
2	7	Bobby Noel	250,000	50
2	8	Dustin Mcelhaney	215,000	43
2	9	Daune Fernandez	181,000	36.2

3	1	Mike Kennedy	168,000	33.6
3	2	Jeffrey Fritz	204,000	40.8
3	3	Timothy Covert	491,000	98.2
3	4	Djan Nikitovic	112,000	22.4
3	5	Edward Mogilnicki	74,000	14.8
3	6	Blake Napierala	119,000	23.8
3	7	Jameson Voll	356,000	71.2
3	8	Christopher Lee Sims	95,000	19
3	9	Jason Zarlenga	71,000	14.2

4	1	Nick Barile	166,000	33.2
4	2	Steve Lekic	436,000	87.2
4	3	Jeffrey Weil	303,000	60.6
4	4	Clint Shrewsbury	270,000	54
4	5	Mark Hughes Jr	93,000	18.6
4	6	Todd Rizzo	348,000	69.6
4	7	Shane Melert	150,000	30
4	8	David Powell	113,000	22.6
4	9	Ian Richardson	283,000	56.6

5	1	Alec Magdan	165,000	33
5	2	Hayden Glassman	328,000	65.6
5	3	Dan Beers	222,000	44.4
5	4	Geoff Ferenc	217,000	43.4
5	5	Scott Davis	194,000	38.8
5	6	Vamshidhar Kanjarla	115,000	23
5	7	Derek Hammonds	368,000	71.6
5	8	Jonathan Love	216,000	43.2
5	9	Chris Moll	232,000	46.1

6	1	Nicholas Hojneski	86,000	17.2
6	2	Odeh Wahdan	132000	26.4
6	3	Timothy Gundrum	290,000	58
6	4	Marc Harrell	208,000	41.6
6	5	William Moore	339,000	67.8
6	6	Kyna England	102,000	20.4
6	7	John Hoellien	39,000	7.8
6	8	Giuseppe Gallazo	287,000	57.4
6	9	Michael Siggs	131,000	26.2

7	1	David Eldridge	263,000	52.6
7	2	Brent Ballentine	58,000	11.6
7	3	Kimberly Bandura	109,000	21.8
7	4	Kyle Gross	65,000	13
7	5	Frank Lagodich	199,000	39.8
7	6	Matt Taylor	419,000	83.8
7	7	Donald Dakate	117,000	23.4
7	8	Daniel Wolf	81,000	16.2
7	9

8	1	Michael Pempin	380,000	76
8	2	Scott Fitzhugh	261,000	52.2
8	3	Kate Kopp	182,000	36.4
8	4	Sayten Patel	53,000	10.6
8	5	Gary Friedman	208,000	41.6
8	6	Hal Rotholz	517,000	103.6
8	7	Joseph Daddario	181,000	36.2
8	8	William Dopico	389,000	77.8
8	9

9	1	John Dennehey	558,000	112.6
9	2	Ferhat Hoke	181,000	36.2
9	3	Craig Sten	166,000	33.2
9	4	Brian Patterson	459,000	91.8
9	5	Terry Piwinksi	238,000	47.6
9	6	Dhimitri Lleshi	255,000	51
9	7	Dominic Choma	187,000	37.6
9	8	Vince Pacma	151,000	30.2
9	9

10	1	Hayden Kind	270,000	54
10	2	Michael Berk	279,000	55.8
10	3	James Anderson	313,000	62.6
10	4	Trace Henderson	107,000	21.4
10	5	Bradley Craig	245,000	49
10	6	Tim Berkey	55,000	11
10	7	John MacDonald	99,000	19.8
10	8	Mars Arcinas	185,000	37
10	9

11	1	Kevin Kerchinski	153,000	31.2
11	2	Carlton Peake	434,000	86.8
11	3	Marius Toderici	61,000	12.2
11	4	Jason Cugliari	195,000	39
11	5	Brian Walleen	160,000	32
11	6	Alex Ciphers	57,000	11.4
11	7	Matthew Kamalle	120,000	24
11	8	Matthew Park	46,000	9.2
11	9

14	1	Michael Reno	369,000	72.8
14	2	James Mendelhall	392,000	78.4
14	3	Jorge Arriola	78,000	15.6
14	4	Kris Davis	170,000	34
14	5	Vitaliy Neyman	186,000	37.2
14	6	Jeff Hall	436,000	87.2
14	7	Michael Barlow	221,000	44.2
14	8	Eric Maccaro	117,000	23.4
14	9

15	1	Chad Welka	221,000	44.2
15	2	Ryan Delgros	93,000	18.6
15	3	Nathan Huffman	80,000	16
15	4	Amir Kamari	288,000	57.6
15	5	Lavelle Snead	121,000	24.2
15	6	Brad Rogoff	424,000	84.8
15	7	Don Brooks	93,000	18.6
15	8	Art Demmerley	162,000	32.4
15	9

16	1	Igor Ioffe	353,000	70.6
16	2	Mark Lewandowski	193,000	38.6
16	3	Chase Hovnshell	90,000	18
16	4	Shawn Gillian	292,000	58.4
16	5	Chris Tryba	223,000	44.6
16	6	David Mirth	115,000	23
16	7	Jamie Allen	446,000	89.2
16	8	Joseph Roy	154,000	30.8
16	9