Day 1a of 2020 MSPT Canterbury Park $1,100 Main Event Kicks off at 3 P.M.
The Mid-States Poker Tour is back at the place where it all began and overnight single-digit temperatures have paved the way for a weekend of sunshine and above-freezing temperatures, leaving the conditions perfect to come out to Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN.
Two weeks' worth of satellites will culminate as Day 1a of the 2020 MSPT Canterbury Park $1,100 Main Event is set to begin at 3 p.m. local time. Like similar editions in the past, this tournament features a guaranteed prize pool of $300,000 and is sure to exceed that figure with the eventual champion looking to add his or her name to the ranks of prior MSPT Canterbury Park champions and Minnesota poker mainstays such as Blake Bohn, Matt Kirby, and Rob Wazwaz.
Recent MSPT Canterbury Park Champions
| Event | Player | City | Total Players | First-Place Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December, 2019 | Anthony Dunne | Minneapolis, MN | 802 | $155,288 |
| September, 2019 | Michael Esquivel | Clarendon Hills, IL | 472 | $98,113 |
| April, 2019 | Mark Jaroslawski | Stillwater, MN | 450 | $95,700 |
| February, 2019 | Matt Kirby | Bemidji, MN | 479 | $99,573 |
| December, 2018 | Andy Rubinberg | Chicago, IL | 977 | $179,776 |
| September, 2018 | Blake Bohn | Eden Prairie, MN | 456 | $94,766 |
| April, 2018 | Rob Wazwaz | Minneapolis, MN | 526 | $109,375 |
| February, 2018 | Mark Collins | Moro, IL | 491 | $102,076 |
All players will receive starting stacks of 25,000 with blinds beginning at 100/100 and a big-blind ante in play as soon as cards fly. Levels will last 40 minutes throughout the day with 15 levels set to be played to their completion unless 12% of the field is reached before that time. Ten-minute breaks will occur at the completion of every three levels.
Late registration is open through the final break of the evening until the beginning of Level 13 (2,000/3,000/3,000) at approximately 11:30 p.m. local time. Per MSPT standard, one re-entry will be allowed per flight, and all who do not advance on Day 1a will have another shot at Saturday’s Day 1b flight before the field combines on Sunday to play down to a winner.
PokerNews will be delivering updates as the action comes, so be sure to stick around and see who navigates their way through the Day 1a field.
. Action checked over to the cutoff, who committed the remainder of his chips. Pierce asked for a count and the dealer totaled the cutoff's stack to be 10,100. Pierce put out chips to call and Belland looked back at his cards and then sent them to the muck.
and river 
completed the runout, resulting in the pot being sent to Pierce as his opponent was sent packing.
. Action checked to the player on the button and he bet 1,300. Only Haugerud called.
and both players checked. The river came 
and Haugerud bet 2,000. His opponent called.
for trip aces and took down the pot as his opponent sent his cards to the dealer face down.
and action was heads up between Phil Mader, who was in early position, and his opponent in the cutoff. 
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. Petronack checked to Le, who put out a continuation-bet of 5,000. Petronack called, bringing the turn 
on the flop with an open-ended straight draw to Larson's pair of nines. 
and the small blind led out for 4,000. The big blind folded and Thurlow quickly raised to 11,000. His opponent called.
onto the felt and then followed it up with 
to show ten high. 
completed the runout and left his hand second best.