Welcome to Day 2 of 2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Majestic Star Casino
After two 14-level heats, 48 players have advanced to Day 2 of 2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Majestic Star Casino. Leading the way is Casey Bogus, a Michigan native who tore up the Day 1b field to the tune of 316,000 to end the day. He's trailed by Day 1a leader Joel Casper (263,000), Julie Cornelius (233,500), Bob Chow (228,500), and Bryan Schultz (160,000).
Plenty of other contenders sit farther down the leader boards, such as Mike Deis (105,000), who sits second in the MSPT Player of the Year standings, Mike Holm (88,500), who cashed in second at last week's MSPT, local grinder Paul "Walnuts" Bianchi, $4 million online winner Brandon Meyers, and World Series of Poker bracelet winner Chad Holloway (61,500).
Day 2 play will kick off at Level 15 (1,500/3,000/500), and cards are set to fly at 10:30 local time. Don't go anywhere, as we bring you all of the live updates as MSPT Majestic Star winds down to an exciting finish.