MSPT Schedule

Jon Pill
Posted on: October 21, 2021 01:10 PDT

The Mid States Poker Tour fills the gap between the price points of the big national poker tours and the low-stakes local series that casinos host regularly. The main events of the MSPT are all $1,100 to buy into.

The MSPT started out in 2009 under the name Minnesota State Poker Tour. At the time it was confined to the one state. In the company's own words, "before long expansion saw the tour rebranded as the Mid-States Poker Tour [...], a series of affordable deepstack no-limit hold'em tournaments designed for 'weekend warriors.'"

The MSPT is one of the U.S.'s most widespread mid-stakes poker tours, catering to players who are bankrolled for a serious gamble, but not so high as the mid-four-figure events and up.

The MSPT advertises itself strongly as being for the players. The series often invites big-name players to enter, giving the other entrants the chance to play with poker royalty. WSOP bracelet winners Carlos Mortensen, Greg Raymer, Jamie Gold, Jerry Yang, Joe Cada, and Ryan Riess have all stopped by. Chance Kornuth even won one of the $1,100 main events this year.

Event the tournament structure was put together for them not by a tournament director, but by Allen Kessler, a poker pro.

This structure allows players to enjoy deep-stacked play with starting chips set at 25,000 and blinds at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. The ante switches to a distributed ante on Day 2. Blind levels are 40 minutes, changing to 30 minutes when heads-up play begins.

Each $1,100 Main Event is accompanied by a range of smaller side events and satellites.

The series takes place in casinos across the U.S. with 30 or more events per year — when there's not a pandemic on.

As poker rooms began to reopen in the U.S. after COVID, MSPT's location in the middle of the market allowed it to be one of the leaders returning to poker. In particular, its enormously successful partnership with the Venetian in Las Vegas has produced several record-breaking events.

The 2021 schedule is dominated by these Venetian events. However, players in South Dakota and the series' home state of Minnesota will get additional events before the year is out.

There will be multiple series in October and December, though the MSPT will be hibernating through November as the WSOP Main Event closes in.

The final tables are frequently live-streamed, allowing amateurs a chance at enjoying the thrill of a TV final table.

Mid States Poker Tour (MSPT) full 2021 season schedule

Date Event # Event Start Time Prize Pool Levels Chips Prize
9/27/21 1 $400 NLH MonsterStack (1Day) 11:10 $25,000 30 30,000 Bronze Coin
2 $400 NLH Survivor (1Day) 18:10 $15,000 30 12,000
9/28/21 3 $800 NLH UltimateStack Day 1A (2Day) 11:10 $400,000 40 40,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
4 $600 Limit Omaha 8/B Day 1A (2Day) 15:10 $50,000 40 15,000 Bronze Coin & Trophy
9/29/21 3 $800 NLH UltimateStack Day 1B (2Day) 11:10 $400,000 40 40,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
4 $600 Limit Omaha 8/B Day 1B (2Day) 15:10 $50,000 40 15,000 Bronze Coin & Trophy
9/30/21 3 $800 NLH UltimateStack Day 1C (2Day) 11:10 $400,000 40 40,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
4 $600 Limit Omaha 8/B Day 2 Restart 15:00 Bronze Coin & Trophy
10/1/21 3 $800 NLH UltimateStack Day 2 Restart 11:00 Silver Coin & Trophy
5 $600 NLH MonsterStack (1Day) 13:10 $50,000 30 35,000 Bronze Coin
10/2/21 6 $600 NLH MonsterStack (1Day) 11:10 $50,000 30 35,000 Bronze Coin
7 $800 Pot Limit Omaha 8/B (1Day) 15:10 $40,000 30 25,000 Silver Coin
10/3/21 8 $600 NLH UltimateStack Day 1A (2Day) 11:10 $200,000 40 40,000 Bronze Coin & Trophy
9 $400 NLH Survivor (1Day) 18:10 $15,000 30 12,000
10/4/21 8 $600 NLH UltimateStack Day 1B (2Day) 11:10 $200,000 40 40,000 Bronze Coin & Trophy
10 $400 NLH Survivor (1Day) 18:10 $15,000 30 12,000
10/5/21 8 $600 NLH UltimateStack Day 1C (2Day) 11:10 $200,000 40 40,000 Bronze Coin & Trophy
10/6/21 8 $600 NLH UltimateStack Day 2 Restart 11:00 Bronze Coin & Trophy
11 $800 NLH MonsterStack (1Day) 13:10 $75,000 30 35,000 Silver Coin
10/7/21 12 $600 NLH MonsterStack (1Day) 11:10 $50,000 30 35,000 Bronze Coin
13 $800 BIG O Day 1A (2Day) 15:10 $75,000 40 25,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
10/8/21 14 $600 NLH MonsterStack (1Day) 11:10 $50,000 30 35,000 Bronze Coin
13 $800 BIG O Day 1B (2Day) 15:10 $75,000 40 25,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
10/9/21 15 $300 NLH Mega Satellite (1Day) 10:10 5 Seats 20 12,000
16 $1,100 NLH UltimateStack Day 1A (2Day 11:10 $400,000 40 40,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
13 $800 BIG O Day 2 Restart 15:00 Silver Coin & Trophy
10/10/21 16 $1,100 NLH UltimateStack Day 1B (2Day) 11:10 $400,000 40 40,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
10/11/21 16 $1,100 NLH UltimateStack Day 2 Restart 11:00 Silver Coin & Trophy
17 $1,100 NLH MonsterStack (1Day) 12:10 $150,000 30 35,000 Silver Coin
18 $300 NLH Mega Satellite (1Day) 19:10 5 Seats 20 12,000
10/12/21 19 $1,100 NLH MSPT Day 1A (3Day) 11:10 $1 Million 40 25,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
20 $600 Pot Limit Omaha (1Day) 15:10 $40,000 30 25,000 Bronze Coin
10/13/21 19 $1,100 NLH MSPT Day 1B (3Day 11:10 $1 Million 40 25,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
10/14/21 19 $1,100 NLH MSPT Day 1C (3Day) 11:10 $1 Million 40 25,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
10/15/21 19 $1,100 NLH MSPT Day 2 Restart 11:00 Silver Coin & Trophy
21 $1,100 NLH DoubleStack (1Day) 14:10 $150,000 30 30,000 Silver Coin
10/16/21 19 $1,100 NLH MSPT Day 3 Restart 11:00 Silver Coin & Trophy
22 $600 NLH MonsterStack (1Day) 11:10 $50,000 30 35,000 Bronze Coin
23 $1,100 Pot Limit Omaha (1Day) 15:10 $75,000 30 30,000 Silver Coin
10/17/21 24 $300 NLH Mega Satellite (1Day) 10:10 5 Seats 20 12,000
25 $800 NLH UltimateStack (2Day) 11:10 $75,000 40 40,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
26 $300 NLH Mega Satellite (1Day) 19:10 5 Seats 20 12,000
10/18/21 25 $800 NLH UltimateStack Day 2 Restart 11:00 Silver Coin & Trophy
27 $1,600 NLH MSPT Day 1A (3Day) 11:10 $1 Million 40 30,000 Gold Coin & Trophy
28 $300 NLH Mega Satellite (1Day) 19:10 5 Seats 20 12,000
10/19/21 27 $1,600 NLH MSPT Day 1B (3Day) 11:10 $1 Million 40 30,000 Gold Coin & Trophy
10/20/21 27 $1,600 NLH MSPT Day 1C (3Day) 11:10 $1 Million 40 30,000 Gold Coin & Trophy
10/21/21 27 $1,600 NLH MSPT Day 2 Restart 11:00 Gold Coin & Trophy
29 $1,100 NLH DoubleStack (1Day) 14:10 $150,000 30 30,000 Silver Coin
10/22/21 27 $1,600 NLH MSPT Day 3 Restart 11:00 Gold Coin & Trophy
30 $600 NLH MonsterStack Day 1A (2Day) 11:10 $250,000 30\40 35,000 Bronze Coin & Trophy
31 $400 NLH Survivor (1Day) 18:10 $15,000 30 12,000
10/23/21 30 $600 NLH MonsterStack Day 1B (2Day) 11:10 $250,000 30\40 35,000 Bronze Coin & Trophy
10/24/21 30 $600 NLH MonsterStack Day 1C (2Day) 11:10 $250,000 30\40 35,000 Bronze Coin & Trophy
32 $800 Pot Limit Omaha 8/B Day 1A (2Day) 15:10 $75,000 40 25,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
10/25/21 33 $1,100 NLH MonsterStack (1Day) 11:10 $150,000 30 35,000 Silver Coin
30 $600 NLH MonsterStack Day 2 Restart 12:00 Bronze Coin & Trophy
32 $800 Pot Limit Omaha 8/B Day 1B (2Day) 15:10 $75,000 40 25,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
10/26/21 34 $300 NLH Mega Satellite (1Day) 10:10 5 SEATS 20 12,000
35 $1,100 NLH UltimateStack Day 1A (2Day) 11:10 $400,000 40 40,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
32 $800 Pot Limit Omaha 8/B Day 2 Restart 15:00 Silver Coin & Trophy
10/27/21 35 $1,100 NLH UltimateStack Day 1B (2Day) 11:10 $400,000 40 40,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
10/28/21 35 $1,100 NLH UltimateStack Day 2 Restart 11:00 Silver Coin & Trophy
36 $1,100 NLH MonsterStack (1Day) 13:10 $150,000 30 35,000 Silver Coin
10/29/21 37 $800 NLH Seniors (50+) Day 1A (2Day) 10:10 $300,000 40 30,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
38 $600 Pot Limit Omaha / Pot Limit Omaha 8/B (1Day) 15:10 $40,000 30 25,000 Bronze Coin
10/30/21 37 $800 NLH Seniors (50+) Day 1B (2Day) 10:10 $300,000 40 30,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
39 $300 NLH Mega Satellite (1Day) 18:10 5 Seats 20 12,000
10/31/21 37 $800 NLH Seniors Day 2 Restart 10:00 Silver Coin & Trophy
40 $1,100 NLH MonsterStack (1Day) 11:10 $150,000 30 35,000 Silver Coin
41 $300 NLH Mega Satellite (1Day) 18:10 5 Seats 20 12,000
11/1/21 42 $800 NLH Super Seniors (60+) (2Day) 10:10 $50,000 40 30,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
43 $1,100 NLH Mini DeepStack Championship Day 1A (3Day 11:10 $1 Million 40 40,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
11/2/21 42 $800 NLH Super Seniors Day 2 Restart 10:00 Silver Coin & Trophy
43 $1,100 NLH Mini DeepStack Championship Day 1B (3Day) 11:10 $1 Million 40 40,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
11/3/21 43 $1,100 NLH Mini DeepStack Championship Day 1C (3Day) 11:10 $1 Million 40 40,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
11/4/21 43 $1,100 NLH Mini DeepStack Championship Day 2 Restart 11:00 Silver Coin & Trophy
44 $600 NLH MonsterStack (1Day) 13:10 $100,000 30 35,000 Bronze Coin
11/5/21 43 $1,100 NLH Mini DeepStack Championship Day 3 Restart 11:00 Silver Coin & Trophy
45 $600 NLH MonsterStack (1Day) 11:10 $100,000 30 35,000 Bronze Coin
46 $800 Pot Limit Omaha Day 1A (2Day) 15:10 $75,000 40 25,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
11/6/21 47 $600 NLH MonsterStack (1Day) 11:10 $100,000 30 35,000 Bronze Coin
46 $800 Pot Limit Omaha Day 1B (2Day) 15:10 $75,000 40 25,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
11/7/21 48 $300 NLH Mega Satellite (1Day) 10:10 5 Seats 20 12,000
49 $1,600 NLH DeepStack Championship Day 1A (3Day) 11:10 $1 Million 40 40,000 Gold Coin & Trophy
46 $800 Pot Limit Omaha Day 2 Restart 15:00 Silver Coin & Trophy
50 $300 NLH Mega Satellite (1Day) 19:10 5 Seats 20 12,000
11/8/21 51 $300 NLH Mega Satellite (1Day) 10:10 5 Seats 20 12,000
49 $1,600 NLH DeepStack Championship Day 1B (3Day) 11:10 $1 Million 40 40,000 Gold Coin & Trophy
11/9/21 49 $1,600 NLH DeepStack Championship Day 1C (3Day) 11:10 $1 Million 40 40,000 Gold Coin & Trophy
11/10/21 49 $1,600 NLH DeepStack Championship Day 2 Restart 11:00 Gold Coin & Trophy
52 $600 Pot Limit Omaha Bounty (1Day) 13:10 $30,000 30 25,000 Bronze Coin
53 $300 NLH Mega Satellite (1Day) 18:10 5 Seats 20 12,000
11/11/21 54 $300 NLH Mega Satellite (1Day) 10:10 5 Seats 20 12,000
55 $2,500 NLH Card Player Poker Tour Day 1A (3Day 11:10 $1 Million 40/60 40,000 Gold Coin & Trophy
56 $400 NLH Survivor (1Day) 18:10 $15,000 30 12,000
11/12/21 57 $300 NLH Turbo Mega Satellite (1Day) 10:10 2 Seats 15 12,000
55 $2,500 NLH Card Player Poker Tour Day 1B (3Day) 11:10 $1 Million 40/60 40,000 Gold Coin & Trophy
11/13/21 55 $2,500 NLH Card Player Poker Tour Day 2 Restart 11:00 60 Gold Coin & Trophy
58 $1,100 NLH MonsterStack (1Day) 13:10 $150,000 30 35,000 Silver Coin
11/14/21 55 $2,500 NLH Card Player Poker Tour Day 3 Restart 11:00 60 Gold Coin & Trophy
59 $1,100 NLH MonsterStack (1Day) 11:10 $150,000 30 35,000 Silver Coin
60 $400 NLH Survivor (1Day) 18:10 $15,000 30 12,000
11/15/21 61 $800 NLH UltimateStack Day 1A (2Day) 11:10 $150,000 40 40,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
62 $600 Limit Omaha 8/B (1Day) 15:10 $30,000 30 12,000 Bronze Coin
11/16/21 61 $800 NLH UltimateStack Day 1B (2Day) 11:10 $150,000 40 40,000 Silver Coin & Trophy
11/17/21 61 $800 NLH UltimateStack Day 2 Restart 11:00 Silver Coin & Trophy
63 $600 NLH MonsterStack (1Day) 12:10 $50,000 30 35,000 Bronze Coin
64 $400 NLH Survivor (1Day) 18:10 $15,000 30 12,000
11/18/21 65 $600 NLH EpicStack Day 1A (2Day) 11:10 $250,000 40 50,000 Bronze Coin & Trophy
66 $800 Pot Limit Omaha (1Day) 15:10 $40,000 30 25,000 Silver Coin
11/19/21 65 $600 NLH EpicStack Day 1B (2Day) 11:10 $250,000 40 50,000 Bronze Coin & Trophy
11/20/21 65 $600 NLH EpicStack Day 1C (2Day) 11:10 $250,000 40 50,000 Bronze Coin & Trophy
11/21/21 65 $600 NLH EpicStack Day 2 Restart 11:00 Bronze Coin & Trophy
67 $400 NLH MonsterStack (1Day) 14:10 $20,000 30 30,000 Bronze Coin & Trophy
11/22/21 68 $400 NLH MonsterStack Day 1A (2Day) 11:10 $100,000 30/40 30,000 Bronze Coin & Trophy
69 $300 NLH Bounty (1Day) 18:10 $12,000 30 12,000 Bronze Coin
11/23/21 68 $400 NLH MonsterStack Day 1B (2Day) 11:10 $100,000 30/40 30,000 Bronze Coin & Trophy
70 $300 NLH Bounty (1Day) 18:10 $12,000 30 12,000 Bronze Coin
11/24/21 68 $400 NLH MonsterStack Day 2 Restart 12:00 Bronze Coin & Trophy
71 $400 NLH MonsterStack (1Day) 12:10 $25,000 30 30,000 Bronze Coin
72 $300 NLH Bounty (1Day) 18:10 $12,000 30 12,000 Bronze Coin
11/25/21 73 $300 NLH Turbo (1Day) 18:10 $10,000 20 20,000 Bronze Coin
74 $300 NLH Bounty (1Day) 18:10 $12,000 30 12,000 Bronze Coin
11/26/21 75 $400 NLH UltimateStack Day 1A (2Day) 11:10 100,000 40 40,000 Bronze Coin & Trophy
11/27/21 75 $400 NLH UltimateStack Day 1B (2Day) 11:10 $100,000 40 40,000 Bronze Coin & Trophy
11/28/21 75 $400 NLH UltimateStack Day 2 Restart 11:00 Bronze Coin & Trophy
76 $400 NLH MonsterStack (1Day) 13:10 $20,000 30 30,000 Bronze Coin

TK table from: https://msptpoker.com/

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