For the second time in Season 8, the MSPT is headed to Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This time, the downtown venue will play host to a $350 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed MSPT Regional Event.
From July 7-15, a series of satellites will feed into the Regional Event, which will be held over four days from July 12-15.
The first of three flights will be held on Thursday, July 12 with Day 1A at 5 p.m. Day 1A will play 16 levels. Friday's and Saturday's Day 1B and 1C will start at 5 p.m. and 2 p.m. respectively and also play 16 levels. Players who advance to Day 2 from a previous flight are not eligible to play in a subsequent flight. The remaining players from each flight will combine on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. and play until a champion is crowned.
The MSPT has hosted four previous Regional Events at Potawatomi. The first was back in January 2016 when Oscar Arndt topped a field of 904 entries to win a $58,964 first-place prize. Six months later, it was Vinh Tran who conquered a then-record field of 1,169 entries to win $49,944.
In January 2018, Craig Trost bested 1,228 entrants – at the time the largest tournament by attendance ever held in Wisconsin – to take home a $63,252 prize. However, the MSPT Regional last July saw 1,658 runners take to the felt, which created the largest poker tournament ever held in Wisconsin. That tournament ended in a chop between Matthew Vignali ($70,240) and Alexander Hill ($60,000).
“The growth of the MSPT Regional Events at Potawatomi has been incredible,” said MSPT President Bryan Mileski. “Over the years, the venue has continued to impress, which is why it’s become one of the best casinos in the entire Midwest.”
The latest MSPT Potawatomi Regional, the fifth held at the venue, will be the 25th Regional Event since their inception at the beginning of 2015. The Regional Events are designed to offer players the opportunity to play MSPT’s lauded “Chainsaw-Approved” $1,100 Main Event structure at a more affordable price point.
Potawatomi Hotel & Casino features six award-winning restaurants, the intimate 500-seat Northern Lights Theater and more than 60,000 sq. feet of event space. A 381-room, 19-story hotel opened in August 2014.
It has come a long way since its opening in 1991 when the Forest County Potawatomi first opened as a 45,800-square foot bingo hall, making it the first tribal off-reservation gaming operation in the country.
Aside from gaming, Potawatomi offers seven great dining options to choose from including beautiful Italian cooking at Bella Italiana, down-home cooking at Canal Street Café, and authentic Asian cuisine and sushi bar at Ruyi.
Stay tuned to msptpoker.com for more information including the satellite schedule and hotel rate.