Welcome to Day 2 of Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino

Welcome to the final day of Mid-States Poker Tour's stop here at Meskwaki Casino in Tama, IA. 410 players showed up to play in this event and of those, 45 will make the money. This means that today, 33 of the 78 remaining players will need to be eliminated before the money begins.

Yousri "Chicago" Ali will start Day 2 as chip leader with 309,500. Rex Clinkscales will start in second with 286,000, and Angelina Rich rounds out the top three with 274,000.

Some of the more notable names in contention include MSPT Pro Blake Bohn (189,500), Robbie WazWaz (162,000), "DQ" Dan Hendrickson (135,500), Aaron Johnson (104,000), Tom Hammers (85,000), MSPT Canterbury champion Peixin Liu (72,500), Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler (71,500), former MSPT Meskwaki champion Terry Ring (63,000), Dave Gonia (64,500), and Craig Casino (49,500).

Play will begin at 10:30 a.m. and progress until the final table is determined At that point we will see the tournament pause for a dinner break. After dinner, 60-minute levels begin for the final table, and play will continue until the champion is determined who will take home more than $101,000. Stay tuned as we bring you all of the live updates here on PokerNews.