Welcome to Day 1a of Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino
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It's been nearly two months since the last Mid-States Poker Tour Main Event was held at FireKeepers Casino in Michigan, and starting today at 4 p.m Central time, the tour will once again kick off at one of it's most popular stops, Meskwaki Casino in Tama, Iowa. In March of this year, Chad Willett bested a field of 371 players at Meskwaki to take home the top prize of $96,760, and the coveted MSPT trophy.
Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler's approved blind structure will be used as players start the day with 20,000 chips at 50/100 blinds, with new levels beginning every 40 minutes. Each player is allowed one reentry per starting flight up to the end of the break after Level 9 (400/800/100). Kessler himself has confirmed that he will be in attendance today for Day 1a. As will MSPT pros Nick Pupillo, and Matt Kirby .
Leading up to this main event, the qualifiers have already broken previous records which is most likely a strong indication that this is sure to be another huge turn out and a great pay day for the last person standing.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all of the action packed live updates as the MSPT kicks off the second half of this season.