Mid-States Poker Tour Potawatomi kicked off Friday with the tour's second stop of the year in Milwaukee, and David To bulldozed through Day 1a, the first of two starting flights, to bag 515,000. That's by far enough to top the 42 surviving players out of the 246 who took part in the 14-level day.
Jerry Gumila (303,500), Jack Torcolese (249,500), and former MSPT runner-up Thomas Peebles (223,000) also bagged healthy stacks.
Top 10 Day 1a Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David To | 515,000 |
| 2 | Jerry Gumila | 303,500 |
| 3 | Jack Torcolese | 249,500 |
| 4 | Thomas Peebles | 223,000 |
| 5 | Allen Haupert | 193,500 |
| 6 | Paul Elfelt | 187,500 |
| 7 | Matt Medvecz | 167,500 |
| 8 | Andrew Stott | 156,000 |
| 9 | Byron Ziebell | 154,000 |
| 10 | Leonard Lewandowski | 146,000 |
To already had a solid stack in Level 13 (1,000/2,000/300) when a player moved all in for 34,400 in middle position and To shoved over that in the cutoff with a stack that covered the table.