News from the live tournament circuit including a massive Mid-Season Championship for the Mid-States Poker Tour, the belated climax of 888Live Barcelona, and news of the next poker sesh for tournament folk at the Borgata.

Mazen Abdallah has taken down an enormously popular Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) $1,100 Mid-Season Championship at the Venetian in Las Vegas after agreeing upon a four-handed deal.

The event pulled in 4,345 entrants over four starting flights, and Abdallah banked $445,000 after splitting the money with Sean Davidson ($306,325), Michael Shelton ($302,020) and Sheddy Siddiqui ($291,742) in the $3m GTD affair.

What’s Abdallah going to do with his newfound wealth?