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

The preliminaries are over and it's time for the cream to rise to the top and take home the big money as Day 2 of Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki is set to begin. Cards are set to be in the air at 10 a.m. local time here in Tama, Iowa, and the contestants will begin filtering into the arena at any moment.

David Gonia leads the way with 392,000, putting him in great position to capture his second MSPT title. He has plenty of formidable opposition, though they all trail by a minimum of 98,000. Fellow Minnesotan Brandon Meyers (294,000), Chance Lautner (289,000), Ben Keeline (261,000), Matt McGrory (247,000) Brian Zupancich (229,000), and Lance Harris (208,500) are among the big stacks with the best chance to catch Gonia early.

Play will begin at Level 15 (1,500/3,000/500), and levels will last 40 minutes up until the final table begins, at which point things switch to 60-minute levels. Stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you coverage of the exciting final day of this tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Gonia	392,000
Brandon Meyers	294,000
Chance Lautner	289,000
Ben Keeline	261,500
Matt McGrory	247,000
Brian Zupancich	229,000
Lance Harris	208,500
Frank Huschle	199,000
Joseph Barnard	196,500
Grant Hinkle	183,000

Harold Poignant	166,000
Justin Thurlow	158,000
Stan Webb	156,500
Paul Ewen	156,000
Ken Auker	131,500
Tom Hammers	121,000
Larry Hayes	121,000
Matthew Alexander	121,000
Kenneth Rosheisen	120,500
John Oetker	117,000
Dave Duncan	116,000
Gennady Shimelfarb	114,000
Chance Langeness	111,000
John whitacre	103,500
Phil Mader	103,000
Matt Sztamburski	103,000
John Coolman	102,000
Kenneth Coy	93,500
Jim Lawrence	91,500
Tyler Loney	90,500
Jim Boone	89,500
Scott Mahin	85,500
Steve Belland	84,500
Keith Neuzil	83,500
Joe Matheson	82,500
Troy Rewoldt	82,000
Kenneth Miell	78,000
Colin Anderson	76,500
Jon Maras	76,000
Mark Reid	75,500
Joe Illingworth	74,500 74,500	74,500
Nick Pupillo	74,500 74,500	74,500

David Kimbrell	73,500
Tim Gower	72,000
Daniel Wilcoxson	69,000
Kurt Wildin	68,500
Hamid Feiz	67,500
Garrett Riley	65,500
Jonathan Olson	65,000
Kou Vang	65,000
Adam Zych	65,000
Mark Fischer	61,000
Ed Kennedy	58,500
Adam Dahlin	56,500
Brandon Jones	55,000
Derek Dempster	54,500
Mike Holm	53,000
Daniel Schmidt	52,000
Martin Faldet	50,000
Jason Brin	45,000

Tyler Newman	42,500
Chad Bals	40,500
Doug Tomlinson	40,000
Molly Mossey	36,500
Ryan Hohenstein	36,000
Jason Seitz	35,000 35,000	35,000
Leonard Daniel	32,000
Todd Scott	30,000
David Steger	29,000
Jim Fowler	25,500
Jon Kim	23,000