Welcome to Day 1b of 2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces Harness Park
After 14 levels of Day 1a play yesterday, we're set to kick off another 14-level grind today for Day 1b of Mid-States Poker Tour Running Aces Harness Park. Late last night, Andrew Null bagged up the top stack with 309,500, so we'll see if anyone can top that lofty total.
Plenty of notables such as Matt Kirby, Lance Harris, Brandon Meyers, Jason Zarlenga, Jeremy Dresch, and Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler failed to make it through Day 1a and will surely be back with a renewed determination on their last chance to take a piece of the prize pool.
Cards are scheduled to fly at 4 p.m. local time here in Columbus, Minn., and the structure in use will be the Allen Kessler-approved variety adopted by the tour earlier this year. Players will start with 20,000 in chips, and blinds will be 50/100 at the beginning, with levels lasting 40 minutes and breaks given every three levels. Each player is allowed one reentry should he or she bust out during the course of play, so players will have to be careful with their last two bullets here today.