Updates for MSPT, LSOP, WSOPC

MSPT Majestic Star Hits the Money

The Mid-States Poker Tour was in Gary, Indiana, this weekend to kick off its event at the Majestic Star Casino. The third in the 2014 series offered players a $1,100 buy-in NLHE Main Event with a $200K prize pool guarantee, reentries, and two starting days.

Day 1A attracted 126 entries for the tournament but finished with only 34 still holding chips. Pavlin Karakikov had the chip lead with 187,800 chips, but Kou Vang was close behind with 187,400 chips.

The number of entries for Day 1B wasn’t revealed, but there were 52 players still seated at the end of the night. Ritchie Idrovo had 205,900 chips for the overall lead, and Jason Martens was in second on the leaderboard with 197,600 chips.

At the beginning of Day 2 on March 9, the totals were announced. There were 301 total entries, but the sum of the entire prize pool was listed nowhere. Even so, the top 36 players were to be paid with more than $77K set aside for the winner.

Day 2 started with 86 players, burst through the money bubble midway through the day, and continued on to the final table.

LSOP Millions Panama Draws Solid Crowd

The Latin Series of Poker headed to Panama City for a massive tournament with a solid $1 million guarantee. The $850 buy-in NLHE event offered players the opportunities to win seats at tournaments throughout Latin America, and Day 1s were held in various countries like Panama, Costa Rica, Aruba, Colombia, Chile, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.

Day 1A of the Panama event saw 27 players finish the day, all guaranteed a part of the prize pool. Jose Barbero was the chip leader with 336,000 in his stack, while Rafael Pardo was in second with 333,500 and Phillip Nagy in third with 200K chips.

WSOPC Begins at Bicycle Casino

The World Series of Poker Circuit traveled across the desert from Las Vegas to Los Angeles for its most current stop on the tour. The Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California, hosted the series that started on March 6.

Event 1 was a $365 NLHE with a $50K guaranteed prize pool, and there were 245 players in action. The resulting prize pool was $73,500, and Huy Quach captured the gold ring and $18K in prize money for victory.