After a record-breaking stop at the beginning of its 14th Season, the Mid States Poker Tour (MSPT) has returned to the Hollywood Casino in St. Louis, Missouri to host its $1,110 buy-in, $300K GTD Main Event!
Earlier this year, the MSPT traveled to Hollywood Casino for the first time to host its inaugural Missouri State Poker Championship and the turnout was one for the record books after 865 entries were tallied.
With a high bar being set, the navigation to the finish line was long but, in the end, Minnesota native Umut Ozturk claimed the top spot to earn his first MSPT title and a six-figure score to go along with it.
Missouri State Poker Championship Final Table Results
| Place |
Player |
Hometown |
Prize |
POY |
|
1
|
Umut Ozturk |
Apple Valley, MN |
$101,336 |
1,400 |
|
2
|
Jared Ingles |
Prospect, LA |
$100,377 |
1,400 |
|
3
|
Ian Richardson |
Centerville, OH |
$96,911 |
1,400 |
|
4
|
James Hundt |
Kansas City, MO |
$95,223 |
1,400 |
|
5
|
Jordan Schneible |
Syracuse, NY |
$41,953 |
1,300 |
|
6
|
Matt Downs |
Charleston, IL |
$31,884 |
1,200 |
|
7
|
Patrick Ray |
St. Louis, MO |
$24,332 |
1,100 |
|
8
|
Askia Ingram |
St. Louis, MO |
$19,928 |
1,000 |
|
9
|
Trent Wilson |
Strafford, MO |
$15,103 |
900 |
Starting Flight Outlook
Today marks the first of three starting flights, and cards will be in the air at 3:00 p.m. local time. The new MSPT Main Event structure is in play, with players receiving a 30,000 starting stack and blinds beginning at 100/200/200.
Levels will increase every 40 minutes throughout each starting flight and fifteen levels are to be completed, unless 12% of the field is reached prior, at which point play will end.
After the completion of every three levels (two hours of play) players will receive a 10-minute break and late registration for the tournament is open until the beginning of Level 13 (approximately 11:40 p.m. local time).
The survivors of all three flights will combine for Day 2 Sunday, August 6th at 11:00 a.m. local time and will play until a winner is crowned.
Stay tuned for live updates throughout the entire tournament.
MSPT Hollywood Casino Remaining Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Tournament |
Chips |
Blind Levels |
| 3-Aug |
Noon |
$265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD Day 1A or 1B |
12,000 |
20 Minutes |
| 3-Aug |
3:00 PM |
$1,110 MSPT Main Event NLH Day 1A (2-Day Event) |
30,000 |
40 Minutes |
| 3-Aug |
7:00 PM |
$265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD |
12,000 |
20 Minutes |
| 4-Aug |
10:00 AM |
$265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD |
12,000 |
20 Minutes |
| 4-Aug |
3:00 PM |
$1,110 MSPT Main Event NLH Day 1B (2-Day Event) |
30,000 |
40 Minutes |
| 4-Aug |
7:00 PM |
$265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD |
12,000 |
20 Minutes |
| 5-Aug |
9:00 AM |
$265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD |
12,000 |
20 Minutes |
| 5-Aug |
3:00 PM |
$1,110 MSPT Main Event NLH Day 1C (2-Day Event) |
30,000 |
40 Minutes |
| 5-Aug |
8:00 PM |
$250 2K Maker NLH |
15,000 |
20 Minutes |
| 6-Aug |
11:00 AM |
$1,110 MSPT Main Event NLH Day 2 (2-Day Event) |
- |
40 Minutes |
| 6-Aug |
Noon |
$250 Last Chance NLH |
15,000 |
20 Minutes |