The bestbet brass has thrown a wild card into the tournament in the form of bounties. Designated players will be wearing patches and medallions, according to a recent announcement. Knocking one of these targets out will pay out rather handsomely, with payouts of $500 apiece, meaning a couple of knockouts and you're almost freerolling. Designated players so far include sponsored pros Jason Zarlenga and Matt Kirby when he makes his arrival.
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Mike Ross, pictured at MSPT Ho Chunk, is among the players making the trek to Florida.
After a month off and the end of the most successful season to date of the Mid-States Poker Tour, the 2015 season is about to fire up with the first main event of the year. The location is a new one for the tour, the popular bestbet card room in Jacksonville, Fla.
The well-lit card room in the population center of North Florida has hosted a number of big poker tournaments, Plenty of players have already made it known they're making the trek down to the new MSPT market, including newly-signed tour pro and two-time champion Jason Zarlenga, Jim Boone, and "East Coast" Mike Ross. Additionally, a strong local turnout is expected, as the venue has made a hard push to qualify players via satellites and giveaways.
The tournament will kick off at 4 p.m. local time with Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler's special structure in use once again. Fourteen levels will be played, starting with blinds of 50/100. Stacks are 20,000 to start off, and levels go up every 40 minutes. The exciting new MSPT season has more than 120 players already, and we'll see how much bigger this field can get.
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