The Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls Casino in Larchwood, Iowa – which is just outside Sioux Falls, South Dakota – attracted 100 runners on Day 1b, which along with Day 1a's 87 entries brought the total field up to 187. That surpassed the advertised $150,000 guarantee by creating a $187,000 total prize pool that will be distributed to the top 18 players.

A min-cash is worth $2,805, but of course everyone has their eyes fixed on the $52,360 first-place prize. The man from 1b best positioned to make a run at it is Terry Williams, who bagged up 135,500. That is quite a bit behind Day 1a chip leader Wesley Ismay, who will begin Day 2 as the overall chip leader with 224,500.

Williams, who hails from Yankton, South Dakota, is looking for his first MSPT cash and to top his career-best score of $15,000, which he earned when he finished 685^th in the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Others who advanced from the Day 1b flight are big stacks Dale Berger (133,000), Ryan Meyer (130,000), and Ross Reichert (120,500); 2014 MSPT Grand Falls runner-up Jeff Bryan (92,500); Wisconsin's Brett Reichard (59,500); MSPT Meskwaki runner-up Ryan Phan (46,500); and four-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Mark Fink (37,000).

Among those to fall over the course of play on Saturday were MSPT Pros Blake Bohn and Matt Alexander; MSPT Season 6 Running Aces champ Erv Bjerga; PokerNews reporter Mo Nuwwarah; MSPT Season 4 Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells champ Josh Reichard; and two-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Jeff Fielder. Most, if not all, of those players are expected to try their luck at our next stop, Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells in two weeks.

Day 2 of the MSPT Grand Falls Casino will kick off at 11 a.m. local time on Sunday and the field will play down to a winner. We'll be back then to bring you all the action and eliminations straight from the tournament floor. Be sure to join us then.