From February 19-22, the Main Collection of Poker: The Tour (MSPT) hosted the $1,110 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD MSPT Membership Championship at Potawatomi On line casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The event attracted 1,785 runners over a trio of beginning flights – making a $1,729,950 prize pool – and on Sunday, the surviving 197 gamers returned to motion to battle to a winner.
After an extended day of play, it was Illinois native Jorden Helstern popping out on prime to assert his first MSPT title and the $239,788 prime prize. He additionally acquired a $3,500 seat into the MSPT Championship Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open (RRPO) to be held on the Seminole Laborious Rock in Hollywood, Florida, from Nov. 18 – Dec. 2.
“Feels wonderful,” Helstern informed MSPT reporter Anthony Thompson after his victory, “I mainly simply 8x my largest profession rating, so I feel I’ll go purchase some new footwear.”
The one rating almost matched his $284,272 earlier profession earnings on The Hendon Mob, and in response to Thompson, made Helstern the sixth particular person to earn an MSPT MAJOR title.
2026 MSPT Membership Championship Last Desk Outcomes
1Jorden HelsternChicago, IL$239,788*2,550
2Greg SesslerFox Level, WI210,000*2,550
3Jean “Prince” GaspardEvanston, IL$131,0832,400
4Sung KimHouston, TX$98,5262,250
5Ken DaciolasChicago, IL$76,0792,100
6Michael WilklowMinneapolis, MN$56,5461,950
7John McVoyAsbury, IA$44,5511,800
8Craig TrostMadison, WI$34,2701,650
9Andrew LeichtleMilwaukee, WI$27,4161,500
*Denotes heads-up deal.
Others to money the event had been Richard Bai (eleventh – $22,276), DJ Buckley (14th – $18,849), Dave Grandin (nineteenth – $12,851), Kevin Maahs (twenty fifth – $8,396), Missy Bartelme (thirty third – $6,854), and Josh Reichard (forty third – $5,826).
Facet Occasion Winners
The MSPT cease at Potawatomi consisted of 11 Gold Card occasions, which mixed catered to five,321 entrants!
Right here’s a take a look at all those that captured Gold Playing cards on the cease:
Occasion #1: $400 Mini Principal Event1,122Dan Meyers$54,377
Occasion #2: $400 PLO Monster Stack132Kyle Goebel$10,306
Occasion #3: $250 Monster Stack NLH268Martin Masar$8,069
Occasion #4: $400 Blended PLO/NLH124Hassan Tahsildar$7,663
Occasion #5: $1,100 Principal Event1,785Jorden Helstern$239,788
Occasion #6: $250 Monster Stack NLH313Robert Keeling$9,389
Occasion #7: $250 Monster Stack NLH317Luis Caraballo Rivera$14,583
Occasion #8: $250 Monster Stack NLH296Nino Papava$8,744
Occasion #9: $400 Seniors 50+347Phil Mader$23,850
Occasion #10: $300 Black Chip Bounty NLH395Aaron Lettieri$11,219
Occasion #11: $250 Final Likelihood NLH222Ryan Wall$11,101
What’s Else is Coming Up?
The tour now heads for the MSPT Pageant at Grand Falls On line casino in Larchwood, Iowa, which is located simply exterior 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 will be discovered at msptpoker.com.
Right here’s a take a look at the remaining MSPT Season 17 schedule:
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 Laborious RockFloridaMajor Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open (RRPO)$2,000,000
Dec. 1-13Running Aces CasinoMinnesotaWinter Poker Traditional$700,000
Click on right here for extra on the MSPT CLub Championship!
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 current outcomes, participant highlights, visitor interviews, and a preview of upcoming stops.
If you happen to’re not acquainted with 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 also be out there on all main podcasting platforms.
Right here’s a take a look at the most recent episode:
*Pictures courtesy of MSPT & Tyler Abrams.
Chad Holloway
PR & Media Supervisor
