NATION'S #1 POKER TOUR FEBRUARY 2020 FEBRUARY 2020 Mid-States Poker Tour PAGE 3 Letter From the Publisher MSPT WORKING TO EXPAND YOUTUBE Vol. 5/No. 2 AND VIDEO PRESENCE President and Publisher BY BRYAN MILESKI Bryan Mileski [email protected] ou may have noticed during our first Main Event of Season 11 at JACK Art Director Cleveland Casino the MSPT team was pumping out some fun, exciting vid- Carolyn Borgen Yeos focused on highlighting players, the action and the casino throughout [email protected] the weekend. I was really excited about how great these turned out! We have some fun ideas to expand on these videos going forward and to increase Advertising Information [email protected] our presence in this realm. There were at least 9-10 videos created the first week- end so check out our YouTube channel (YouTube.com/MSPTPoker), let us know via Story Ideas Twitter (@mptpoker) which videos you liked the most. 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MSPT RETURNS TO CANTERBURY PARK FEBRUARY 21-23 FOR A $300K GTD MAIN EVENT BY MSPT STAFF he first of five MSPT events at Canterbury Park in Sea- Recently, son 11 will happen February 21-23. The venue, which Canterbury Trequires players be 18 years or older, will host a series Park reno- of $65 and $250 satellites in the weeks leading up to it begin- vated their ning Thursday, February 6. The complete schedule is posted card room, on msptpoker.com. gaming pits, The $300,000 Guaranteed Main Event will offer two starting restaurant flights beginning with Day 1A at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21 options and playing 15 levels. Day 1B will take place at the same time on entrance to Saturday, Feb. 22 and also play 15 levels. The surviving play- the Track ers from each flight will then return at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, Level. In Feb. 23 to play down to a winner. addition Last February’s $1,100 Main Event at Canterbury Park saw Canterbury 479 entrants take to the felt in search of a $99,573 first place unveiled a $400-million prize. After two days of play, it was Bemidji's Matt Kirby that Matt Kirby recorded the victory, earning his record tying third MSPT redevelop- Main Event title, tying him with Carl Carodenuto and Blake ment plan that would facilitate the development of restau- Bohn for the most Main Event titles in tour history! rants, hotels, entertainment, offices, medical, retail and com- Most recently in December at Canterbury Park, the Season mercial recreational uses. Plans include an extended-stay 10 Finale cruised by its $500K guarantee by attracting 802 en- hotel, boutique hotel, hotel and water park, an office space, tries, and after a long Day 2, it was Anthony Dunne coming new restaurants, specialty options, family entertainment out on top to capture a $155,288 first-place prize. Dunne, who venues and more. The live part includes a luxury apartment doesn’t have any other documented tournament cashes on complex, upscale townhomes and a senior housing co-op. The vision for the redevelopment is a place to “live, stay, canterburypark.com Hendon Mob, defeated a tough final table that included three former MSPT champs, two of which were also former Players work, play.” of the Year. Still, Dunne outlasted them all to claim the title Canterbury Park Racetrack and Card Casino is Minnesota’s FEBRUARY and six-figure score. only thoroughbred and quarter horse racing facility. There is Other MSPT Canterbury champs from the past include also year-round wagering on simulcast horse racing and hosts FEATURED TOURNAMENT: Michael Esquivel (September 2019 for $98,113), Mark Jaro- a variety of other entertainment and special events at its $200 TAG TEAM NLH slawski (April 2019 for $95,700), Matt Kirby (February 2019 for facility. $300,000 GUARANTEED Thursday, February 13 • 6:30 PM $99,573), Blake Bohn (September 2018 for $94,568), Rob Waz- MID-STATES POKER TOUR waz (April 2018 for $109,375), Mark Collins (February 2018 for February 21 - 23 $102,076), Carl Carodenuto (April 2016 for $90,805 and Decem- MN STATE POKER ber 2015 for $116,103), Dan “DQ” Hendrickson (April 2015 for CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES $1,100 MAIN EVENT $260 SATELLITES FEB. 12 - 22 $106,182), Mike Wilmes (April 2014 for $108,984), Adam Younis OPTIONAL $10 STAFF $70 SUPER SATELLITES FEB. 6 - 20 March 5-29 (April 2013 for $95,328), and inaugural champ John Dragich APPRECIATION ADD-ON Top 20% win Main Event Entry (2009 for $34,765). 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Free poker strategy courses Advanced hand analysis Compare online poker sites The World's Leading Online Poker Guide Follow live updates from 2020 MSPT events www.pokernews.com on PokerNews @PokerNews FEBRUARY 2020 Mid-States Poker Tour PAGE 7 Event Preview GRAND FALLS CASINO TO HOST MSPT REGIONAL SERIES EVENT 35 MARCH 4-8 BY MSPT STAFF he MSPT is headed back to Grand Falls Casino in Larchwood, Iowa, located just outside Sioux Falls, TSouth Dakota! From March 4-8, Grand Falls Ca- sino will play host to Regional Series Event 35 that will culminate with a $360 buy-in, $50,000 GTD Main Event (March 5-8). Once again the MSPT and Grand Falls Casino are adding some flavor by kicking the series off with a $250 Tag Team tournament on Wednesday, March 4 followed by a MSPT $125 Seniors Championship (50+) on Thursday, March 5 at 10 a.m. and a $125 Turbo Deepstack where players will begin with 25,000 chips on Friday, March 6 at 10 a.m. A series of $80 sat- ellites that feed into the $360 Regional Event will begin run- ning February 19. The $360 Regional Main Event will feature three starting flights beginning with Day 1A & Day 1B at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 5 and Friday, March 6. Day 1C will take place Saturday, March 7 at 2:30 p.m.