Welcome to Day 1a of Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Casino
After a three-week hiatus, the Mid-States Poker Tour is back with the tour's third stop of the year at Meskwaki Casino in Tama, Ia. In Mid-October, Ryan Dykhouse conquered a field of 517 to win the last event MSPT Firekeepers in Michigan for $124,500. MSPT Meskwaki will likely feature a considerably smaller but still significant field, as the $300,000 guarantee was easily surpassed at both previous stops here this year, which each featured first-place prizes in the neighborhood of $100,000. Those were won by Matthew Anderson of Nebraska and Jonathan Olson of Iowa.
Olson has become a somewhat familiar figure on the tour since his win, so we will likely see him and a host of other MSPT regulars shortly after the tournament kicks off at 4 p.m. local time. The Allen Kessler-approved structure will once again be in use, featuring a 20,000 starting stack and blinds beginning at 50/100. Levels go up every 40 minutes from there, and players will be allowed to reenter once on each of two starting days.
As always, PokerNews will be on hand to document the progression of play, so stay tuned as the live updates begin flowing.