Two More Hands
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Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
With ten minutes left on the clock, the players will now play two final hands before bagging and tagging for the night.
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$410,000
Entries
410
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
End of Day 1a Counts (full)
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
309,500
-25,500
|
-25,500 |
|
286,000
121,800
|
121,800 |
|
266,500
176,500
|
176,500 |
|
230,500 | |
|
168,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
|
162,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
||
|
|
157,500
157,500
|
157,500 |
|
141,500
37,500
|
37,500 |
|
|
140,500
140,500
|
140,500 |
|
136,500
136,500
|
136,500 |
|
135,500
-12,500
|
-12,500 |
|
119,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
|
||
|
104,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
103,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
94,500
94,500
|
94,500 |
|
91,500
91,500
|
91,500 |
|
83,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
|
81,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
|
73,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
69,500
-20,500
|
-20,500 |
|
|
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
61,500
61,500
|
61,500 |
|
56,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
50,500
-34,500
|
-34,500 |
Yousri "Chicago" Ali Bags Day 1a Lead at MSPT Meskwaki
Level 14
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Day 1a of the Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki attracted 179 entrants, nearly breaking the previous record. After 14 levels of play, 33 players remained, and it was Yousri "Chicago" Ali who bagged the chip lead with 309,500. If Ali reaches the money on Day 2, this will be his first-ever MSPT cash.
Ali not only played exceptionally well, he also ran hot nearly all day — a killer combination in poker. He became the chip leader early on when he was the first player to amass more than 200,000, and he maintained that lead throughout the second half of play. A testament to how Ali's day was going, he got Tom Hanson to lay down the 
to essentially a min-raise preflop. After his opponent folded, Ali showed the 
. Hanson justified his big preflop laydown by saying, "The guy is just running too hot. No one can win!"
John Joachim also went on a streak at the end of the night. After eliminating a player with the 
, he continued the upward climb and ended up bagging the third largest stack with 266,500.
Other players bagging at night's end included Rex Clinkscales (286,000), Robbie WazWaz (162,000), "DQ" Dan Hendrickson (135,500), Aaron Johnson (104,000), lone female Patricia Bott (41,000), and Dan Hamm (39,000).
Some of those that were not so lucky and will need to enter again tomorrow on Day 1b if they hope to get a chunk of the prize pool included former MSPT Meskwaki champ Jonathan Olson, Terry Ring, Kou Vang, Josh Reichard, Phil Mader, and MSPT team pros Matt Kirby, Nick Pupillo, and Matt Alexander.
Day 1b kicks off at 4 p.m. on Saturday, and PokerNews will be back on hand for more live updates. Stay tuned.
Main Event
Day 1a Completed