Major Poker Tournament in Milwaukee to Offer $1,000,000 GTD; 11 Gold Card Events on Schedule

Season 17 of the Major Series of Poker: The Tour (MSPT) is gearing up for its second Major of the year. From Feb. 17-22, the MSPT will return to Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for an 11-Gold-Card festival.

The stop will kick off with the $400 buy-in, $200K GTD Mini Main Event, and then hold a full slate of side events, including $400 PLO, $400 Mixed PLO/NLH, $250 Monster Stack, $400 Seniors (50+), and a $300 Black Chip Bounty Ultimate Stack.

The Club Poker Championship will culminate with an $1,110 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD Main Event that’ll kick off with Day 1A action at Noon local time on Thursday, Feb. 19. Late registration will remain open until 9:10 p.m., and players will start with 30,000 in chips while playing 40-minute levels.

Days 1B and 1C will take place at the same time on Friday, Feb. 2,0 and Saturday, Feb. 2,1 respectively, and then the surviving players from all three flights will return at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22, to play down to a winner.

It marks the first of three times the MSPT will visit the venue in 2026. The tour will return April 28-May 3 for another $1 million GTD event, and then again from Sept. 22-27 for the Wisconsin Poker State Championship, which also boasts a seven-figure guarantee.

The MSPT visited Potawatomi twice in Season 16, the first stops since before the pandemic. October’s 2025 Wisconsin Poker State Championship drew 1,698 runners and saw Greg Shuda take it down for $232,955, and before that, in January, the tournament drew 1,697 entrants and saw Timothy Thorp win it for $244,362.

History of MSPT Potawatomi

What’s Else is Coming Up?

Right after the MSPT Club Poker Championship, the tour will hold an MSPT Festival at Grand Falls Casino in Larchwood, Iowa – which is situated just outside Sioux Falls, South Dakota – from March 11-15, followed by the MSPT Festival at Iowa’s Riverside Casino from March 17-22.

Finally, March will wrap up with the MSPT Missouri Poker State Championship at Ameristar Casino St. Charles in St. Louis.

More details on all those stops can be found at msptpoker.com.

Here’s a look at the remaining MSPT Season 17 schedule.

MSPT Gold Cards

For every side event with a $200 buy-in and above, the MSPT has introduced coveted Gold Cards.

MSPT Gold Cards are awarded to winners of MSPT Series events. These Cards are highly coveted by poker players and represent a significant accomplishment in the poker world, representing skill and success.

The custom, gorgeous, and premium MSPT Gold Cards are produced using Gold Foil by Faded Spade – the Gold Standard of Playing Cards in the poker industry – designed specifically for MSPT by one of the best artists in the country, Joel Jensen, and are displayed and awarded in a Graded Card Case.

The first Gold Card won will be the custom Ace of Spades, the second will be the 2 of Spades, the third will be the 3 of Spades, and so on. After win 13, the next suit will be presented. The race for the most MSPT Gold Cards is sure to be competitive, with the addition of the new Gold Card Leaderboard as well as the number of Gold Cards won displayed with each player’s MSPT profile.

MSPT Podcast

Did you know that Chad Holloway and Kyna England host the bi-weekly MSPT Podcast Presented By PokerNews.

The show covers all things MSPT, including recent results, player highlights, guest interviews, and a preview of upcoming stops.

If you’re not familiar with the show, a new episode comes out at 8 a.m. PT every other Wednesday on the PokerNews YouTube channel. An audio version is also available on all major podcasting platforms.

Here’s a look at the latest episode:

PR & Media Manager for PokerNews, host of both the PokerNews Podcast & MPST Podcast Presented By PokerNews, and 2013 WSOP Bracelet Winner.