Main Event
Day 1a Started
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
379
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
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MSPT Ho-Chunk Wisconsin Dells Main Event Begins Today
The penultimate event of the Mid-States Poker Tour Season 6 kicks off with Day 1a today at 4 p.m. local time. As usual, the MSPT has been running satellites leading up the main event and is expecting a higher turnout than last year’s Ho-Chunk Wisconsin Dells Main Event.
Mark Hodge, who leads the MSPT Player of the Year race, was seen in last night’s satellite and is expected to be part of the field. Hodge leads by more than 500 points after finishing in 6th place at MSPT Meskwaki earlier this month. Hodge has never won an MSPT event and will be looking to cap off season six with his first MSPT title and lock up the player of the year.
Several MSPT regulars have also been spotted and are expected to join the field. Howard Hankin, a crowd favorite from Chicago, will be looking for his third MSPT cash and his first outside of Milwaukee. Terry Ring is also here and will be looking for his second MSPT cash of the year.
The last time the MSPT was in Wisconsin Dells, they drew 463 entrants and Ben Wiora took home $114,512. This field is expected to be a little bit smaller than that, but still bigger than last year at this time. Last September, the MSPT Wisconsin Dells event drew 349 entrants and a first place prize of just over $90,000.
There will be two day one flights, today and tomorrow and the tournament will end on Day 2 Sunday evening. Stay tuned to pokernews.com for live updates throughout the weekend. Also, the MSPT crew will be broadcasting the final table on a 15-minute delay Sunday evening.
MSPT Player Of the Year Top 10, Two Events Remain
Here is a list of the top 10 players on the MSPT Player of the Year leaderboard. The players have the MSPT Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells Main Event, which begins within the hour, and the final MSPT event in Canterbury Park beginning Dec. 11.
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Hodge | 3540 |
| 2 | Blake Bohn | 3000 |
| 3 | Nicholas Pupillo | 2950 |
| 4 | Peixin Liu | 2900 |
| 5 | Bill Rogers | 2900 |
| 6 | Richard Alsup | 2750 |
| 7 | Daniel Goepel | 2500 |
| 8 | Angelina Rich | 2500 |
| 9 | Daniel Buckley | 2167 |
| 10 | Kane Lai | 1900 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Cards in the Air, Dolezalek Doubles First Hand
Cards are in the air here at the MSPT Ho-Chunk Wisconsin Dells and Matthew Dolezalek has already doubled up.
Moments after MSPT Founder Bryan Mileski kicked off the tournament, he also had a warning for players. Mileski let players know they should be careful when betting, because the 5,000 and the 500 chips look very similar. The 5,000 are almost a light pink and the 500s are purple.
Well that came into play on the first hand when Dolezalek accidentally bet 5,025 on a 
flop. His opponent reraised all in and Dolezalek called with for two pair. His opponent had 
and couldn't catch up. Dolezalek tallies the first knock out and takes the early chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Allen Kessler Takes His Seat
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler has taken his seat. Kessler is often seen at MSPT events. He is also responsible for fine-tuning the MSPT structure, which is referred to as the "Chainsaw-approved" structure.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
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Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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Player of the Year Leader Sits Down
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Mark Hodge, who is #1 on the MSPT Player of the Year leaderboard is in the field for Day 1a. He just took a very small uncontested pot early in the tournament.
Hodge was in the big blind and three players limped. Hodge checked his option and all players checked the board until the river. The board read 
and finally Hodge was the first player to take a stab at the pot. He bet 300 and each of the remaining players folded in turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,400 |
Father and Son Join the Field
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Father and Son Brett and Josh Reichard have taken there seats here on Day 1a. Brett will be looking to bridge the gap in the all-time MSPT earnings between the two. Currently, Josh has $86,724 compared to his dad's $28,328.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 |