The Mid-States Poker Tour takes little downtime, for the holidays or any other reason. There is almost always an MSPT event or series happening around the United States.
It’s no surprise that the MSPT wrapped its 2022 season on December 30 and will start Season 14 on January 5. Players want their mid-stakes tournament action, and the MSPT will start bringing it again in 2023, beginning in Southern California and then heading to Colorado and Missouri.
Meanwhile, the tally for the 2022 season shows that MSPT awarded more than $22.3M across America. And MSPT Hall of Fame inductee Josh Reichard captured the MSPT Player of the Year title.
MSPT 2022 Totals
The Mid-States Poker Tour concluded its final tour stop of the season at the Venetian in Las Vegas on December 30. That made for 23 Main Event tournaments, not including the Hall of Fame event.
Open events surpassed all guarantees except one, which was the MSPT Venetian in September. All others exceeded their promised prize pools by quite a lot. From the 23 tournaments, there were some impressive totals for the year/season:
The specifics of the tournaments, including prize pools and winners, are as follows:
Jan 13-16
$1,110 buy-in
MSPT Sycuan Casino (San Diego)
Total entries:
460
Total prize pool:
$444,700.00
($300K GTD)
Players paid:
48
Minimum payout:
$2,312.00
Winner:
1st place:
Gianluca Pace (US - CA) $74,562
Jan 27-30
$1,110 buy-in
MSPT Bally's Black Hawk (Colorado)
Total entries:
683
Total prize pool:
$661,010
($300K GTD)
Players paid:
72
Minimum payout:
$2,181
Winner:
1st place:
Billyray Gallegos (US - CO) $104,890
Feb 10-12
$1,100 buy-in
MSPT Venetian Poker Bowl VI (Las Vegas)
Total entries:
1027
Total prize pool:
$991,055
($500K GTD)
Players paid:
108
Minimum payout:
$2,081
Winner:
1st place:
Ron West (US - CA) $168,488
Mar 17-20
$1,100 buy-in
MSPT Riverside (Iowa)
Total entries:
1094
Total prize pool:
$1,059,680
($500K GTD)
Players paid:
117
Minimum payout:
$2,013
Winner:
1st place:
Dan Bekavac (US - IL) $193,391
Apr 7-10
$1,110 buy-in
MSPT Running Aces (Minnesota)
Total entries:
920
Total prize pool:
$890,900
($300K GTD)
Players paid:
99
Minimum payout:
$2,138
Winner:
1st place:
Chan Pelton $169,271
Apr 28 - May 1
$1,110 buy-in
MSPT Sycuan Showdown (San Diego)
Total entries:
473
Total prize pool:
$457,310
($300K GTD)
Players paid:
54
Minimum payout:
$2,058
Winner:
1st place:
Sebastin Kolman $80,170
May 5-8
$1,110 buy-in
MSPT Cleveland (JACK Casino)
Total entries:
991
Total prize pool:
$959,770
($500K GTD)
Players paid:
108
Minimum payout:
$2,016
Winner:
1st place:
John Dennehey $155,933
May 12-15
$1,110 buy-in
MSPT Michigan (Firekeepers)
Total entries:
2330
Total prize pool:
$2,258,600
($1M GTD)
Players paid:
252
Minimum payout:
$2,484
Winner:
1st place:
Dan Bekavac $252,090
May 20-22
$1,110 buy-in
MSPT Deadwood (Silverado)
Total entries:
506
Total prize pool:
$589,320
($100K GTD)
Players paid:
54
Minimum payout:
$2,202
Winner:
1st place:
Gerald Cunniff $94,843
June 6-10
$1,600 buy-in
MSPT Venetian (Las Vegas)
Total entries:
1644
Total prize pool:
$2,342,700
($2M GTD)
Players paid:
171
Minimum payout:
$3,280
Winner:
1st place:
Shea Quintin (USA) $324,946
June 12-16
$1,100 buy-in
MSPT Venetian (Las Vegas)
Total entries:
2154
Total prize pool:
$2,078,610
($1.5M GTD)
Players paid:
225
Minimum payout:
$2,079
Winner:
1st place:
Federico Roberto (Argentina) $294,327
July 6-17
$1,100 buy-in
MSPT Black Hawk (Colorado)
Total entries:
585
Total prize pool:
$565,950
($400K GTD)
Players paid:
63
Minimum payout:
$2,150
Winner:
1st place:
Eric Maier (USA) $106,858
July 21-24
$1,100 buy-in
MSPT Riverside (Iowa)
Total entries:
979
Total prize pool:
$948,130
($300K GTD)
Players paid:
99
Minimum payout:
$2,276
Winner:
1st place:
Craig Trost (USA) $180,145
August 19-21
$1,110 buy-in
MSPT Grand Falls (South Dakota)
Total entries:
503
Total prize pool:
$486,410
($200K GTD)
Players paid:
54
Minimum payout:
$2,189
Winner:
1st place:
Beau Wilshire (USA) $104,579
September 3-5
$1,110 buy-in
MSPT Venetian (Las Vegas)
Total entries:
470
Total prize pool:
$500,000
($500K GTD)
Players paid:
53
Minimum payout:
$2,513
Winner:
1st place:
Jeff Platt (USA) $100,804
September 22-25
$1,110 buy-in
MSPT Sycuan (San Diego)
Total entries:
436
Total prize pool:
$421,420
($300K GTD)
Players paid:
45
Minimum payout:
$2,318
Winner:
1st place:
Kenneth Baime (USA) $82,512
October 13-16
$1,100 buy-in
MSPT Firekeepers (Michigan)
Total entries:
2409
Total prize pool:
$2,335,230
($1M GTD)
Players paid:
252
Minimum payout:
$2,569
Winner:
1st place:
Matthew Davis (USA) $344,446
October 21-23
$1,110 buy-in
MSPT Silverado (Deadwood)
Total entries:
422
Total prize pool:
$407,840
($100K GTD)
Players paid:
45
Minimum payout:
$2,243
Winner:
1st place:
Chris Burke (USA) $89,725
October 27-30
$1,100 buy-in
MSPT Riverside (Iowa)
Total entries:
749
Total prize pool:
$725,030
($300K GTD)
Players paid:
81
Minimum payout:
$2,030
Winner:
1st place:
Lee Rzentkowski (USA) $145,006
November 1-3
$1,100 buy-in
MSPT Venetian (Las Vegas)
Total entries:
464
Total prize pool:
$447,760
($250K GTD)
Players paid:
52
Minimum payout:
$2,450
Winner:
1st place:
Nghia Nguyen (USA) $90,215
November 3-6
$1,600 buy-in
MSPT Venetian (Las Vegas)
Total entries:
808
Total prize pool:
$1,151,400
($750K GTD)
Players paid:
91
Minimum payout:
$2,879
Winner:
1st place:
Connor Stuewe (USA) $156,520
December 8-11
$1,110 buy-in
MSPT Running Aces (Minnesota)
Total entries:
1015
Total prize pool:
$983,050
($500K GTD)
Players paid:
108
Minimum payout:
$2,064
Winner:
1st place:
Blake Bohn (USA) $181,864
December 28-30
$1,100 buy-in
MSPT Venetian (Las Vegas)
Total entries:
643
Total prize pool:
$620,495
($300K GTD)
Players paid:
71
Minimum payout:
$2,048
Winner:
1st place:
Jacob Perry (USA) $113,170
Reichard Makes HOF and POY
Several months ago, the MSPT inducted two new players into the MSPT Hall of Fame. To qualify, a player must show at least 25 Main Event cashes or 10 final tables on the MSPT, including one win, as well as an MSPT Player of the Year title.
Josh Reichard was one of those players, as he qualified with 26 cashes, including six final tables, and a total of $304,345 in MSPT earnings.
By the end of 2022, he had accumulated 30 Main Event cashes, including eight final tables, and accrued $371,636 in lifetime MSPT earnings. That put the Wisconsin player on top of the leaderboard for the season, and he took the 2022 Player of the Year title.
https://twitter.com/msptpoker/status/1609692591284420608?s=20&t=jr4d7qvEW9rGEwcW8jF58w
Season 14 to Start January 5
Just five days into the new year, the Mid-States Poker Tour will kick off Season 14.
There are 14 stops on the schedule through June, though the June events at Venetian have little information available. Many of the others in the lineup do have guarantees set. The January stops in California and Colorado also have full schedules available.
https://twitter.com/msptpoker/status/1608939792263426049?s=20&t=jr4d7qvEW9rGEwcW8jF58w
https://twitter.com/msptpoker/status/1607852241620434946?s=20&t=jr4d7qvEW9rGEwcW8jF58w
For now, this is the list of MSPT stops as it stands:
