Welcome to Day 1a of Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park

After coming back from an event on the East Coast at Maryland Live! Casino, the Mid-States Poker Tour returns to its home state of Minnesota for an event at Canterbury Park. Canterbury is the very first venue that the MSPT ever used, and last year it drew one of the biggest fields of the year with 432 players. That event was won by Minnesotan Peixin Liu for $106,483.

Cards are set to fly at 4 p.m. local time here just outside of Minneapolis, and the plan for Day 1a is to play 14 levels. Each level will last 40 minutes, and player will begin with 20,000 in chips. Blinds begin at 50/100 and breaks are every three levels under the Allen Kessler-approved structure. Players are allowed one reentry per day should they be eliminated.

Stay tuned for live updates throughout the day here at Canterbury.