Main Event Day 1b | 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park

Main Event

Day 1b Completed

12-13-2015 08:36 UTC

Another 50 of 251 Survive With Matt Vaughan On Top

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

The second and final starting flight for the 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park Main Event drew 251 entries in Minnesota Saturday.

All told there were 470 entries over two starting days in this final event on the MSPT Season 6 schedule, setting a new Minnesota state record. A $454,400 prize pool was created that will pay 45 spots. A min-cash is worth $2,272 and first place will come with a $116,103 payday.

Through 14 levels of play Saturday, another 50 survived, putting a total of 93 through to Sunday's Day 2 where they will play until a champion is crowned.

The leader in the race for Minnesota Player of the Year, Rob Wazwaz, played in front for most of the day and despite getting outdrawn in a massive pot midway through, built back and bagged big.

Recent MSPT Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells Main Event winner John Hayes also ran good deep into the night to put himself in position for another big score. Plus, MSPT Meskwaki winner Rich Alsup ran hot late to put together a contending stack and give him a shot at the MSPT POY title going into Day 2. He'll need to finish seventh or better to earn that crown.

Bob Cassioppi rose to prominence early cracking queens with a set of tens, then out-kicking a heads-up opponent when they both made trips. He played aces to perfection later to get over the six-figure mark and rode a late heater to bag a huge 281,000-chip stack.

Jeremy Dresch also had a huge second half. The MSPT title holder and six-time final table participant raised 100 percent of hands for the last two hours on the way to bagging a 297,000-chip stack.

But it was Level 1 leader Matt Vaughan that grabbed the overall lead heading into Day 2. He doubled up early with a big call and climbed the counts all day long on the way to bagging 317,000 when it was all said and done.

The 93 Day 1 survivors will get back at it beginning at 11 a.m. local time tomorrow and PokerNews will be here for all the action. Tune in then to find out who the final MSPT champion of the season will be.

Tags: Bob Cassioppi Jeremy Dresch Matt Vaughan Rich Alsup Rob Wazwaz

12-13-2015 08:35 UTC

End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

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Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Vaughan	317,000 142,000	142,000
Jeremy Dresch	297,000 207,000	207,000
Bob Cassioppi	281,000 51,000	51,000
Rich Alsup	209,000 39,000	39,000

John Hayes	202,000 62,000	62,000
Cameron Leibfried	180,500 180,500	180,500
Kurt Aubart	178,000 18,000	18,000
Josh Krogstad	170,500 170,500	170,500
Rob Wazwaz	168,500 -21,500	-21,500

Soni Lo	166,500 166,500	166,500
Frank Cerminara	165,500 165,500	165,500
Seth Meyer	146,000 16,000	16,000
Mark Dunbar	142,500 65,000	65,000
Kurt Scheckler	121,500 121,500	121,500
Robert Edelstein	121,000 121,000	121,000
Ken Cary	120,000 120,000	120,000
Kirby Rogers	118,500 118,500	118,500
Leonardo Castrillon-Moreno	110,000 110,000	110,000
Brent Strittmater	100,500 100,500	100,500
David Munich	99,500 99,500	99,500
David Muhich	99,500 99,500	99,500
Dale Schuman	95,000 95,000	95,000
Thomas Peebles	95,000 75,000	75,000
Thao Thiem	89,000 89,000	89,000
Matthew Mlsna	86,000 86,000	86,000