John Dennehy Soars Into Overall Lead of The Ohio State Championship
Day 1c of the Mid-States Poker Tour $1,100 Main Event in JACK Casino, Cleveland has concluded a hard stop being met with 51 players bagging up for the day. Within minutes of going to six tables, the field was brought down to the hard stop and play ended around the same time as yesterday’s flight. This was the biggest flight yet at 430 entrants and brought the total number of players to 991 total for the tournament, nearly doubling the $500,000 guarantee.
The chip leader of the final 118 players in this flight is John Dennehy, who quickly amassed chips in the late levels of the night and ended the day with 558,000. Timothy Cobert nearly broke the 500,000 chip count as well, but ended the day at a solid 491,000 for second in the flight and third overall. Both of them will start with massive chip stacks and will seek a first MSPT title.
Top Ten Chip Counts Overall
| Place | Name | Chip Counts |
| 1 | John Dennehy | 558,000 |
| 2 | Hal Rotholz | 517,000 |
| 3 | Timothy Covert | 491,000 |
| 4 | Brian Patterson | 459,000 |
| 5 | Jamie Allen | 446,000 |
| 6 | Jeff Hall | 436,000 |
| 7 | Steve Lekic | 436,000 |
| 8 | Carlton Peake | 434,000 |
| 9 | Brad Rogoff | 424,000 |
| 10 | Matt Taylor | 419,000 |
Many notables have etched their names into the day 2 list from this flight, including MSPT Riverside Champion Timothy Gundrum (290,000), WSOP bracelet winner Chris Tryba (223,000), and MSPT player of the year Kyna England (102,000). Others that bagged included Hayden Glassman (328,000), Jason Kapoor (300,000) and Dhimitri Lleshi (255,000). All of which are looking to be a part of MSPT history.
Many names fell throughout the day including; MSPT champions Dan Bekavac, Daniel Sepiol, Adam Friedman, and Christopher Moon, Alan Wentz, Daniel “DJ” Buckley, and Allen “The Chainsaw” Kessler. Their run at this event has come to a close and will have to look elsewhere to find MSPT titles.
Play will start tomorrow, Sunday May 8th at 11 AM. Because play ended before the 15 level plan, the players will return with 27:52 left on the clock at the 3,000/5,000 level. Once the 3,000/6,000 level is reached, play will continue with 40-minute levels and a 10-minute break after every three levels. Play will continue until the end of the tournament where a winner will be crowned. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the updates with this tournament.