For the first time this season, the MSPT made its way back home to the tundra, and over the past week, players have been inside Running Aces Casino & Racetrack for the Season 17 Minnesota Poker State Championship!
In Event #5: $400 Mini Main NLH, a whopping 1,099 entries were tallied after two starting flights, generating a $366,665 prize pool, which paid out the top 123 players.
Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Rodney Colson (11th Place - $5,075), Mike Wilklow (14th Place - $3,988), two-time MSPT Champ Mike Estes (26th Place - $1,149), DJ Buckley (38th Place - $1,233), Season 15 Minnesota Poker State Champ Sean Hinton (63rd Place - $1,015), and MSPT Hall of Famer Kou Vang (110th Place - $689).
When the dust settled, Minnesota native Basim Habib was the last man standing, taking home the $58,227 top prize, along with his first Gold Card!
Final Table Results
| Place |
Name |
Amount |
POY |
| 1 |
Basim Habib |
$58,227 |
567 |
| 2 |
Tim Christensen |
$48,535 |
567 |
| 3 |
Peixin Liu |
$30,561 |
533 |
| 4 |
Jesse Haddeland |
$23,202 |
500 |
| 5 |
Ryan Keapproth |
$17,039 |
467 |
| 6 |
Michael Picton |
$13,051 |
433 |
| 7 |
Cody Torke |
$10,151 |
400 |
| 8 |
Brian Berthiaume |
$7,976 |
367 |
| 9 |
Shawn Libersky |
$6,525 |
333 |