Welcome to Day 1a of Mid-State Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming
![Jason Sell won this event in March.](https://s.pnimg.net/ufRVDgxuk4qQxQ4EWMfTMEYQL5NE7NGIrlf5b1kk9-M/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/ODY3LzUzL3hlZTY4/ZmU4ZjQyLmpwZw.webp)
One week after Ken Pates claimed nearly $90,000 with a victory at Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces Harness Park, the tour is back with the year's second stop at Ho-Chunk Gaming in Wisconsin Dells, Wisc. Last time the MSPT came through town, Jason Sell defeated a field of 383 runners to claim a first-place prize of $97,539.
Cards are scheduled to be in the air at 4 p.m., and the tournament will be using the Allen Kessler-approved structure it adopted for the last main event here. Stacks will start at 20,000, with blinds beginning at 50/100 and going up every 40 minutes. A total of 14 levels will be played today, with each player being allotted one reentry through the first nine levels.