While it was his first cash on the tour, Kim is a familiar face at Canterbury Park.

“I’ve been playing the MSPT since the beginning, but this is actually my first MSPT cash.

“It’s been a long time coming,” said Kim, who qualified for the tournament via a $250 satellite. The $200,000 advertised guarantee was more than doubled, and after three days of play 47-year-old chief underwriter and recreational poker player Jonathan Kim emerged victorious to capture a $107,659 first-place prize. The Mid-States Poker Tour Season 7 finale at Canterbury Park drew 464 entrants (213 on Day 1a and 251 on 1b), which made it the second-largest MSPT ever held at the venue.