MSPT Sets Sights on Upcoming Stops in Iowa & Colorado

Chad Holloway
PR & Media Manager
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MSPT Meskwaki

For the first time in its eleventh season, the MSPT is headed to Meskwaki Casino in Tama, Iowa. A series of satellites, which are happening now, will feed into the 25th MSPT Main Event ever held at the venue. The $1,100 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed Main Event will run the weekend of March 20-22 and be live reported here on PokerNews.

Back in March of 2019, the first MSPT Meskwaki of Season 10 drew 409 entries and saw Steve Federspiel of Tiffin, Iowa walk away with an $86,949 first-place -prize. Then, in July, Iowa’s Josh Meyer bested a 401-entry field to win the 2019 MSPT Iowa State Poker Championship. This past November, MSPT Hall of Famer Aaron Johnson defeated a 409-runner field to earn his first MSPT title and take home $86,951!

Lodging: Meskwaki has set aside a block of rooms for MSPT players at sensational rates. BUT this block of rooms always goes fast so reserve your room TODAY! Make sure you ask for the MID-STATES POKER TOUR room block or they may tell you the hotel is sold out.

  • $89 Weekdays (Sun-Thurs) - $119 Friday & Saturday
  • Meskwaki Casino (800) 728-4263
  • Again, ask for MID-STATES POKER TOUR or BOOKING ID 4401

Click here to check out the full MSPT Meskwaki schedule.


MSPT Returns to Colorado in April

For the second time in Season 10, the MSPT will head to Black Hawk, Colorado – about an hour west of Denver – for the back end of the MSPT Signature Series April 13-19. The stop includes six trophy events culminating with a $1,110 buy-in Main Event boasting a $200K Guarantee, which PokerNews will be on-site to live report.

Back in January, the MSPT was at Golden Gates Casino where it attracted the largest field in Colorado history with the $360 buy-in Regional Event, which drew 1,087 entrants. Erasmus Morfe, who also finished 19th in the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event, eventually took down that event.

The last time the MSPT visited the property for a $1,110 Main Event was back in November when Steve Wilkie defeated a field of 399 entrants to earn the title and $85,149.

MSPT Golden Gates Schedule

DateTimeEventGTD
Monday, Apr. 13, 202010:00 AM-$60 NLHE Casino Event
Monday, Apr. 13, 202012:00 PM3$250 NLHE Seniors (50+) (Trophy Event)
Monday, Apr. 13, 20207:00 PM-$135 Nightly Deep Stack
Tuesday, Apr. 14, 202010:00 AM-$60 NLHE Casino Event
Tuesday, Apr. 14, 202012:00 PM-$265 Main Event Satellite - 1 in 5 advance
Tuesday, Apr. 14, 20205:00 PM4$250 MSPT Tag Team Championship (Trophy Event)
Wednesday, Apr. 15, 202010:00 AM-$60 NLHE Casino Event
Wednesday, Apr. 15, 202012:00 PM5$250 NLHE (Trophy Event)
Wednesday, Apr. 15, 20207:00 PM-$265 Main Event Satellite - 1 in 5 advance
Thursday, Apr. 16, 202010:00 AM-$60 NLHE Casino Event
Thursday, Apr. 16, 202012:00 PM6$1,110 Main Event Day 1A
Thursday, Apr. 16, 20207:00 PM-$265 Main Event Satellite - 1 in 5 advance
Friday, Apr. 17, 202010:00 AM-$265 Main Event Satellite - 1 in 5 advance
Friday, Apr. 17, 202012:00 PM6$1,110 Main Event Day 1B
Friday, Apr. 17, 20207:00 PM-$265 Main Event Satellite - 1 in 5 advance
Saturday, Apr. 18, 202010:00 AM-$265 Main Event Satellite - 1 in 5 advance
Saturday, Apr. 18, 202012:00 PM6$1,110 Main Event Day 1C
Saturday, Apr. 18, 20207:00 PM-$135 Nightly Deep Stack
Sunday, Apr. 19, 202011:00 AM6$1,110 Main Event Day 2 Restart
Sunday, Apr. 19, 20201:00 PM7$250 NLHE Sunday Feast (Trophy Event)
Sunday, Apr. 19, 20207:00 PM8$185 Turbo Showdown (Trophy Event)
Golden Gates chips (Image: Hayley Hochstetler)
Golden Gates chips (Image: Hayley Hochstetler)

A Look at the MSPT Season 11 Schedule

DatesVenueLocationTournamentGuarantee or Winner
January 15-19Golden Gates CasinoColorado$360 RegionalErasmus Morfe ($53,048)
January 16-19JACK Cleveland Poker OpenOhio$1,100 Main EventPat Steele ($124,461)
January 29-February 1The VenetianLas Vegas$1,100 Main EventBob Whalen ($140,152)
February 21-23Canterbury ParkMinnesota$1,100 Main EventDerek McMaster ($100,824)
March 4-8Grand Falls CasinoSouth Dakota$350 Regional Event$50K
March 20-22Meskwaki CasinoIowa$1,100 Main Event$300K
April 3-5Majestic StarEast Chicago$1,100 Main Event$200K
April 13-19Golden Gates CasinoColorado$1,100 Main event$200K
April 24-26Canterbury ParkMinnesota$1,100 Main Event$300K
May 1-3Silverado FranklinDeadwood, South Dakota$1,100 Main Event$100K
May 14-17FireKeepers CasinoMichigan$1,100 Main Event$1,000,000
June 2020The VenetianLas VegasTBDTBD
July 15-19Tropicana EvansvilleIndiana$350 Regional Event$100K
July 24-26Meskwaki CasinoIowa$1,100 Main Event$300K
August 5-9Canterbury ParkMinnesota$350 Regional Event$100K
August 14-16Majestic StarEast Chicago$1,100 Main Event$200K
August 28-30Grand Falls CasinoSouth Dakota$1,100 Main Event$150K
September 2020The VenetianLas VegasTBDTBD
September 10-13Canterbury ParkMinnesota$1,100 Main Event$300K
October 8-11MSPT Michigan State Poker ChampionshipMichigan$1,100 Main Event$1,000,000
October 23-25Silverado FranklinDeadwood, South Dakota$1,100 Main Event$100K
October 29-November 1Potawatomi CasinoWisconsin$1,100 Main Event$300K
November 6-8Meskwaki CasinoIowa$1,100 Main Event$300K
November 11-15Golden Gates CasinoColorado$360 Regional$150K
November 19-22Golden Gates CasinoColorado$1,100 Main Event$200K
December 10-13Canterbury Park Season 11 FinaleMinnesota$1,100 Main Event$500K

Images courtesy of MSPT.

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Chad Holloway
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PR & Media Manager for PokerNews, Podcast host & 2013 WSOP Bracelet Winner.

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