2022 MSPT Cleveland

$1,110 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 MSPT Cleveland

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$155,993
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$959,770
Entries
991
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
118
Players Left
1

Jeffery Fritz Bubbles The $1,100 MSPT Main Event

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

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

The flop of {9-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{6-Clubs} saw action check through to the {k-Spades} turn where Napierala led for 15,000. Fritz moved all-in for 80,000 effective and Napierala snap-called.

Jeffery Fritz: {k-}{7-}
Blake Napierala: {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}

The river {4-} 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
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Blake Napierala
203,000
84,000
84,000
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Jeffery Fritz
Busted

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Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Mendenhall Eliminates Dakate.

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

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 {q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{4-Diamonds} saw action check to Dakate who moved all-in for 110,000 which saw Mendenhall immediately move all-in and Lagodich folded.

James Mendenhall: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}
Donald Dakate: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

Mendenhall flopped a set and it held on the {8-Clubs}{10-Hearts} runout which gave the Day 1a chip leader a start of day boost to his stack.

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

Tags: Donald DakateFrank LagodichJames Manderhall

Lee Sims Doubles Through Kennedy

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Christopher Lee Sims
Christopher Lee Sims

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: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Mike Kennedy: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {j-Spades}{4-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{j-Clubs} bringing no help to the ace-queen and giving Lee Sims the full double.

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

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Berk Versus Kind

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

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

The flop of {5-Clubs}{k-Spades}{9-Spades} saw action check to Berk who bet 12,000 which Kind called.

The turn of {6-Clubs} 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
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Michael Berk
333,000
54,000
54,000
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Hayden Kind
240,000
-30,000
-30,000
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John Hoellein
Busted

Tags: John HoelleinMichael BerkHayden Kind

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

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.

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

PlaceNameChip CountsTableSeat
1John Dennehey558,00091
2Hal Rotholz517,00086
3Timothy Covert491,00033
4Brian Patterson459,00094
5Jamie Allen446,000167
6Jeff Hall436,000146
7Steve Lekic436,00042
8Carlton Peake434,000112
9Brad Rogoff424,000156
10Matt Taylor419,00076

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 RotholzJamie AllenJohn DenneheyKyna EnglandMichael BerkRenato SpahiuTimothy CovertTimothy Gundrum

Day 2 By Seat Draw

TableSeatPlayerChipsBig Blinds
11Casey Yontz76,00015.2
12Kenneth Lamoreaux77,00015.4
13Robert Bourkney220,00044
14Maros Lechmar162,00036.4
15Dominic Will397,00079.6
16Renato Spahiu300,00060
17Eric Ladny137,00027.4
18Michele Iacovone193,00038.6
19Ryan Van Safield220,00044
     
21Dante Powell108,00021.6
22Zachary Hurliman117,00023.4
23Kyle Goodin211,00042.2
24Jason Kapoor300,00060
25Brian D. Williams187,00037.4
26Michael Paraskevin175,00035
27Bobby Noel250,00050
28Dustin Mcelhaney215,00043
29Daune Fernandez181,00036.2
     
31Mike Kennedy168,00033.6
32Jeffrey Fritz204,00040.8
33Timothy Covert491,00098.2
34Djan Nikitovic112,00022.4
35Edward Mogilnicki74,00014.8
36Blake Napierala119,00023.8
37Jameson Voll356,00071.2
38Christopher Lee Sims95,00019
39Jason Zarlenga71,00014.2
     
41Nick Barile166,00033.2
42Steve Lekic436,00087.2
43Jeffrey Weil303,00060.6
44Clint Shrewsbury270,00054
45Mark Hughes Jr93,00018.6
46Todd Rizzo348,00069.6
47Shane Melert150,00030
48David Powell113,00022.6
49Ian Richardson283,00056.6
     
51Alec Magdan165,00033
52Hayden Glassman328,00065.6
53Dan Beers222,00044.4
54Geoff Ferenc217,00043.4
55Scott Davis194,00038.8
56Vamshidhar Kanjarla115,00023
57Derek Hammonds368,00071.6
58Jonathan Love216,00043.2
59Chris Moll232,00046.1
     
61Nicholas Hojneski86,00017.2
62Odeh Wahdan13200026.4
63Timothy Gundrum290,00058
64Marc Harrell208,00041.6
65William Moore339,00067.8
66Kyna England102,00020.4
67John Hoellien39,0007.8
68Giuseppe Gallazo287,00057.4
69Michael Siggs131,00026.2
     
71David Eldridge263,00052.6
72Brent Ballentine58,00011.6
73Kimberly Bandura109,00021.8
74Kyle Gross65,00013
75Frank Lagodich199,00039.8
76Matt Taylor419,00083.8
77Donald Dakate117,00023.4
78Daniel Wolf81,00016.2
79   
     
81Michael Pempin380,00076
82Scott Fitzhugh261,00052.2
83Kate Kopp182,00036.4
84Sayten Patel53,00010.6
85Gary Friedman208,00041.6
86Hal Rotholz517,000103.6
87Joseph Daddario181,00036.2
88William Dopico389,00077.8
89   
     
91John Dennehey558,000112.6
92Ferhat Hoke181,00036.2
93Craig Sten166,00033.2
94Brian Patterson459,00091.8
95Terry Piwinksi238,00047.6
96Dhimitri Lleshi255,00051
97Dominic Choma187,00037.6
98Vince Pacma151,00030.2
99   
     
101Hayden Kind270,00054
102Michael Berk279,00055.8
103James Anderson313,00062.6
104Trace Henderson107,00021.4
105Bradley Craig245,00049
106Tim Berkey55,00011
107John MacDonald99,00019.8
108Mars Arcinas185,00037
109   
     
111Kevin Kerchinski153,00031.2
112Carlton Peake434,00086.8
113Marius Toderici61,00012.2
114Jason Cugliari195,00039
115Brian Walleen160,00032
116Alex Ciphers57,00011.4
117Matthew Kamalle120,00024
118Matthew Park46,0009.2
119   
     
141Michael Reno369,00072.8
142James Mendelhall392,00078.4
143Jorge Arriola78,00015.6
144Kris Davis170,00034
145Vitaliy Neyman186,00037.2
146Jeff Hall436,00087.2
147Michael Barlow221,00044.2
148Eric Maccaro117,00023.4
149   
     
151Chad Welka221,00044.2
152Ryan Delgros93,00018.6
153Nathan Huffman80,00016
154Amir Kamari288,00057.6
155Lavelle Snead121,00024.2
156Brad Rogoff424,00084.8
157Don Brooks93,00018.6
158Art Demmerley162,00032.4
159   
     
161Igor Ioffe353,00070.6
162Mark Lewandowski193,00038.6
163Chase Hovnshell90,00018
164Shawn Gillian292,00058.4
165Chris Tryba223,00044.6
166David Mirth115,00023
167Jamie Allen446,00089.2
168Joseph Roy154,00030.8
169