Don’t look now, but Michigan is one of the country’s hottest spots for poker, a fact evidenced by massive tournament fields.

Last May, a venue record of 2,473 entrants packed the poker room and, in the end, it was MSPT Hall of Famer Kou Vang who took home a career-best $314,145 for the win.

That event was followed up by the MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship in October which set a new bar with 2,883 entrants tallied and saw Travis Young walk away with a $297,977 first-place prize.

Lastly and most recent, Keven Oswald outlasted 2,717 runners earlier this season in May and secured himself a $234,422 payday to become the defending champ.

Case in point, recent stops of the MSPT, which will visit FireKeepers Casino in Battle Creek for the second time in Season 15 October 10th - 13th.

A series of $70 and $265 qualifiers will take place in the weeks leading up to the $1,110 buy-in, $1,000,000 guarantee Main Event, which is once again expected to draw a massive field.

The Main Event, which requires players be 21 years of age to participate, will feature three starting flights beginning with Day 1a at Noon on Thursday, October 10th.

The next two starting flights, Days 1b and 1c will then be held at the same time on Friday, October 11th, and Saturday, October 12th respectively. The remaining players from each flight will combine on Sunday, October 13th at 10:00 a.m. and play until a champion is crowned.

Also, on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. will be a $125 Flip 'N' Go with 1 in 10 players receiving a $1,100 satellite entry into the $1,100 Milestone satellite, being held on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. which will award a direct entry into the $10,400 WPT World Championship held in December!

Some others who've notched wins at FireKeepers are Matthew Davis (October 2022 for $344,446), Dan Bekavac (May 2022 for $198,175), Bobby Noel (October 2019 for $262,145), and Chris Moon (May 2019 for $258,407).

For more information, visit firekeeperscasino.com.

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