The 2015 MSPT Potawatomi Casino Main Event Starts Now!

The 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour continues today with a return to Milwaukee's opulent Potawatomi Casino — the very same venue where the tour set a Wisconsin state record for field size, attracting 487 entries this past September.

Back then it was Michigan's Jason Zarlenga who booked a $120,164 win in the second-largest event in MSPT history.

This time around even bigger numbers are expected as the MSPT has plans to obliterate its $200,000 guarantee.

The first of two starting flights is set to go off at 4 p.m. local time today, with a second at 4 p.m. Saturday and plans to play down a champion Sunday, April 12.

Today, the $1,100 buy-in for the Main Event will get players a 20,000-chip starting stack which they can use to weave their way through 14 40-minute levels on Day 1a.

Players who advance from Day 1a are not eligible to play in Day 1b. The remaining players from each flight will combine on Sunday and play down to a winner. The Main Event final table, featuring 60-minute levels, will be broadcast live (15-minute delay) with hole cards on msptpoker.com and PokerNews.

The PokerNews Live Reporting team will be on hand to capture all the action throughout and players can use the MyStack app to update chip counts straight into the live blog.

To download the My Stack app free on either Apple or Android, click here.