2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki

Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
54
Prize
$101,229
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$410,000
Entries
410
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

MSPT POY Battle Heats Up

Mark Hodge
Mark Hodge

Mark Hodge came to Iowa to play a little poker.

"I came to play a lot of poker," he said. "My plan is to play all 14 levels both days."

So far that plan is working, but that's not necessarily a good thing. Hodge played all 14 levels on Day 1a only to bust late in the last level of the night.

"I ran out of steam," he said. "Hopefully I can keep it going today."

Should he do so, run deep and cash, Hodge, who currently sits fifth in the MSPT Player of the Year race, would pick up some valuable points on leader Blake Bohn, who skipped this event due to other commitments.

Hodge currently holds 2,640 points to Bohn's 3,000.

There are also a few players in between in what appears to be a tight race that is likely to come right down to the wire.

Here's how the chase for MSPT looks for the top five points leaders:

PlacePlayerPoints
1Blake Bohn3,000
2Nicholas Pupillo2,950
3Peixin Liu2900
4Bill Rogers2900
5Mark Hodge2640

All players who cash in an MSPT Main Event earn POY points and at the end of the calendar year, the top-ranked player will win a $1,100 Main Event seat to the Mid-Season Championship at The Venetian in Las Vegas, $400 cash toward airfare, $250 towards every MSPT event next season and a $5,000 Custom Home Audio package from Holm Audio.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Hodge us
Mark Hodge
21,000 21,000

Tags: Blake BohnMark HodgeNick PupilloPeixin Liu