Welcome to Day 1b of Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino
After a record field filled the room on Day 1a of Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino, we're set to fire up Day 1b with an eye towards possibly hitting 400 entrants, which would top the guaranteed prize pool by a cool $100,000. Meskwaki has been one of the most consistent stops on the tour, with six events in the past two years before this one, and things seem to be rolling along nicely again.
Cards will be in the air at 4 p.m. local time here in Tama, Iowa, and players will grind their way through 14 levels today if they make Day 2. Blinds will begin at 50/100, and levels will last 40 minutes. Each player starts with 20,000, and they'll be aiming for some lofty totals set by players such as Matt Kirby (345,500) and Ryan Tepen (304,000).
Some notable names showed up yesterday but failed to bag stacks, and we hope to see them back today. Among that crowd: sponsored pro Blake Bohn, online crusher James "mig.com" Mackey, three-time MSPT 2014 final tablist Kou Vang, and $3.5 million man Blair Hinkle. We hope you stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all of the updates throughout the day.