Season 17 of the Main Sequence of Poker: The Tour (MSPT) is gearing up for its second Main of the 12 months. From Feb. 17-22, the MSPT will return to Potawatomi On line casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for an 11-Gold-Card competition.
The cease will kick off with the $400 buy-in, $200K GTD Mini Principal Occasion, after which maintain a full slate of facet occasions, together with $400 PLO, $400 Blended PLO/NLH, $250 Monster Stack, $400 Seniors (50+), and a $300 Black Chip Bounty Final Stack.
The Membership Poker Championship will culminate with an $1,110 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD Principal Occasion that’ll kick off with Day 1A motion at Midday native time on Thursday, Feb. 19. Late registration will stay open till 9:10 p.m., and gamers will begin with 30,000 in chips whereas taking part in 40-minute ranges.
Days 1B and 1C will happen on the similar time on Friday, Feb. 2,0 and Saturday, Feb. 2,1 respectively, after which the surviving gamers from all three flights will return at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22, to play right down to a winner.
It marks the primary of 3 times the MSPT will go to the venue in 2026. The tour will return April 28-Could 3 for an additional $1 million GTD occasion, after which once more from Sept. 22-27 for the Wisconsin Poker State Championship, which additionally boasts a seven-figure assure.
The MSPT visited Potawatomi twice in Season 16, the primary stops since earlier than the pandemic. October’s 2025 Wisconsin Poker State Championship drew 1,698 runners and noticed Greg Shuda take it down for $232,955, and earlier than that, in January, the event drew 1,697 entrants and noticed Timothy Thorp win it for $244,362.
Historical past of MSPT Potawatomi
October 2-5, 20252025 Wisconsin Poker State Championship1,698Greg Shuda$232,955
January 30-February 2, 2025100 GRAND STACK1,697Timothy Thorp$244,362
November 14-17, 20192019 Wisconsin Poker State Championship660Gerald Heath$130,935
April 4-7, 2019Milwaukee Poker Open625Dan Bekavac$126,998
November 15-18, 20182018 Wisconsin Poker State Championship748Brett Halan$144,812
March 31-April 8, 2018MSPT Potawatomi635Greg Himmelbrand$125,958
November 11-19, 20172017 Wisconsin Poker State Championship701Richard Bai$139,086
April 1-9, 2017MSPT Potawatomi495Ari Engel$114,876
November 12-20, 2016MSPT Potawatomi596Alex Aqel$138,385
April 2-10, 2016MSPT Potawatomi556Travis Lauson$129,077
August 29-September, 2015MSPT Potwatomi462Dan Goepel$114,117
April 4-12, 2015MSPT Potawatomi635Jason Mirza$147,529
August 30-September 7, 2014MSPT Potawatomi487Jason Zarlenga$120,164
What’s Else is Coming Up?
Proper after the MSPT Membership Poker Championship, the tour will maintain an MSPT Pageant at Grand Falls On line casino in Larchwood, Iowa – which is located simply outdoors Sioux Falls, South Dakota – from March 11-15, adopted by the MSPT Pageant at Iowa’s Riverside On line casino from March 17-22.
Lastly, March will wrap up with the MSPT Missouri Poker State Championship at Ameristar On line casino St. Charles in St. Louis.
Extra particulars on all these stops might be discovered at msptpoker.com.
Right here’s a take a look at the remaining MSPT Season 17 schedule.
Feb. 10-16JACK ClevelandOhioOhio Poker State ChampionshipTBD
Feb. 17-22Potawatomi CasinoWisconsinMajor Membership Poker Championship$1,000,000
March 11-15Grand Falls CasinoIowaMSPT Pageant$200,000
March 17-22Riverside CasinoIowaMSPT Pageant$500,000
March 24-29Ameristar St. CharlesMissouriMissouri Poker State ChampionshipTBD
April 7-19Running Aces CasinoMinnesotaMinnesota Poker State ChampionshipTDB
April 21-26Ameristar East ChicagoIndianaMSPT Pageant$300,000
April 28-Could 3Potawatomi CasinoWisconsinMSPT Pageant$1,000,000
Could 12-17FireKeepers CasinoMichiganMichigan Poker State Championship$1,000,000
Could 13-25Sycuan CasinoCaliforniaShowdown SeriesTBD
June 2026The VenetianNevadaDiamond Poker ChampionshipTDB
June 2026The VenetianNevadaTBDTDB
July 21-26Riverside CasinoIowaIowa Poker State Championship$500,000
July 22-Aug. 2Bally’s Black Hawk CasinoColoradoColorado Poker State Championship$600,000
September 2026The VenetianNevadaNevada Poker State ChampionshipTDB
Sept. 22-27Potawatomi CasinoWisconsinWisconsin Poker State Championship$1,000,000
Oct. 13-18FireKeepers CasinoMichiganMajor Spade Poker Championship$1,500,000
Nov. 3-8Riverside CasinoIowaMSPT Pageant$500,000
Nov. 18-Dec. 2Seminole Arduous RockFloridaMajor Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open (RRPO)$2,000,000
Dec. 1-13Running Aces CasinoMinnesotaWinter Poker Traditional$700,000
MSPT Gold Playing cards
For each facet occasion with a $200 buy-in and above, the MSPT has launched coveted Gold Playing cards.
MSPT Gold Playing cards are awarded to winners of MSPT Sequence occasions. These Playing cards are extremely coveted by poker gamers and characterize a big accomplishment within the poker world, representing talent and success.
The customized, attractive, and premium MSPT Gold Playing cards are produced utilizing Gold Foil by Pale Spade – the Gold Commonplace of Enjoying Playing cards within the poker trade – designed particularly for MSPT by the most effective artists within the nation, Joel Jensen, and are displayed and awarded in a Graded Card Case.
The primary Gold Card received would be the customized Ace of Spades, the second would be the 2 of Spades, the third would be the 3 of Spades, and so forth. After win 13, the subsequent swimsuit might be offered. The race for essentially the most MSPT Gold Playing cards is certain to be aggressive, with the addition of the brand new Gold Card Leaderboard in addition to the variety of Gold Playing cards received displayed with every participant’s MSPT profile.
Click on right here to see all MSPT leaderboards.
MSPT Podcast
Do you know that Chad Holloway and Kyna England host the bi-weekly MSPT Podcast Offered By PokerNews.
The present covers all issues MSPT, together with latest outcomes, participant highlights, visitor interviews, and a preview of upcoming stops.
If you happen to’re not conversant in the present, a brand new episode comes out at 8 a.m. PT each different Wednesday on the PokerNews YouTube channel. An audio model can be out there on all main podcasting platforms.
Right here’s a take a look at the most recent episode:
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