MSPT Heads to JACK Cleveland this Week for Ohio Poker State Championship

Season 17 of the Major Series of Poker: The Tour (MSPT) will continue this week, Feb. 10-16, at JACK Cleveland Casino with the Ohio Poker State Championship.

The stop features six Gold Card events, including Tag Team, Seniors, PLO, NLH Monster Stack, and a special $400 buy-in, $50K GTD President’s Day tournament.

However, the cornerstone tournament is the $1,110 MSPT Ohio Poker State Championship, which boasts a $750,000 guarantee. That tournament will kick off with Day 1A at 3:15 p.m. local time on Thursday, Feb. 12. Players will start with 30,000 in chips, play 40-minute levels, and late registration will remain open until just past midnight.

Day 1B will then take place at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13 (late reg open until 9:40 p.m.) with Day 1C at the same time on Saturday, Feb. 14. The surviving players from all three flights will then combine at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15 for Day 2 action and to play down to a winner.

What’s Else is Coming Up?

Right after Cleveland, the MSPT will head to Milwaukee’s Potawatomi Casino for the Club Poker Championship from Feb. 17-22. That tournament boasts a $1,000,000 guarantee and is expected to draw thousands of players from across the Midwest.

After that, it’s the 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.