MSPT Ohio State Poker Championship Offers $500k GTD May 5-8

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The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) is making a stop in Cleveland, Ohio next month for tournament poker action that will see a new MSPT champion crowned.

The MSPT Ohio State Poker Championship will take place at Jack Cleveland Casino from May 2-8 and will feature four events and dozens of satellites into the marquee $1,110 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event running May 5-8.

Half-Million Guarantee in Main Event

The MSPT Main Event has a guaranteed prize pool of $500,000 and could surpass that, as the 2020 MSPT Cleveland Poker Open $1,100 Main Event generated $592,670 in prize money to smash the $300,000 guarantee. This year's event will feature three starting flights, the first of which will kick off on May 5 at 3 p.m. local time.

MSPT Ohio State Poker Championship
MSPT Ohio State Poker Championship

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Players will begin with a stack of 25,000 chips with blinds of 100/100/100. Each flight will play through the end of Level 15 or until approximately 12% of the field remains.

Day 2 will commence on May 8 at 11 a.m. and will play down to a winner, who will win the lion's share of the prize pool and the coveted MSPT trophy.

At the last MSPT stop at Jack Cleveland Casino, Michigan's Patrick Steele topped a field of 611 runners to take home the trophy and $124,461. Ronnie Dowdy finished runner-up for $76,455, while other players who made deep runs include Daniel Swartz (third - $55,711), Daniel Petchnik (fourth - $41,487) and Jeff Mirelli (fifth - $31,412).

Pat Steele
Pat Steele

2020 MSPT Cleveland Poker Open Main Event Final Results

 RANKPLAYERHOMETOWNPRIZE (IN USD)
 1Patrick SteeleChelsea, MI$124,461
 2Ronnie DowdyAtlanta, GA$76,455
 3Daniel SwartzCleveland, OH$55,711
 4Daniel PetchnikParma Heights, OH$41,487
 5Jeff MirelliAkron, OH$31,412
 6Imari LoveAnn Arbor, MI$23,707
 7Mark WahbaCleveland, OH$18,373
 8Ryan RebmanAmherst, OH$14,224
 9Lydia WaltonbaughPittsburgh, PA$11,261

Other Events

The MSPT Ohio State Poker Championship will kick off with a $400 Pot-Limit Omaha event on May 4 at noon. The one-day event offers re-entry and will see players start with a stack of 20,000.

After the Main will be a $135 buy-in Nightly No-Limit Hold'em event on May 7, a one-day re-entry event that will give players a 12,000 starting stack. The series will then wrap up with $360 No-Limit Hold'em - Last Chance on May 8, yet another one-day re-entry event, this one giving players a starting stack of 15,000.

Beginning May 2, players will have the opportunity to satellite into the Main Event for as little as $145 (one in ten advances) or $265 (one in five advances).

The full schedule for the upcoming MSPT Ohio State Championship is available in the table below. Before Ohio, the MSPT will make a stop at San Diego's Sycuan Casino from April 21-May 1 and afterward will head to Firekeepers Casino in Michigan with the Main Event running May 12-15.

MSPT Ohio State Championship Full Schedule

 DATEEVENTBUY-IN
 May 02, 2022No Limit Hold'em - Main Event SatelliteBuy-in: $145
 May 02, 2022No Limit Hold'em - Main Event SatelliteBuy-in: $145
 May 03, 2022No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Step SatelliteBuy-in: $70
 May 03, 2022No Limtt Hold'em - Main Event SatelliteBuy-in: $265
 May 04, 2022Pot Limit OmahaBuy-in: $400
 May 04, 2022No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Step SatelliteBuy-in: $70
 May 04, 2022No Limit Hold'em - Main Event SatelliteBuy-in: $265
 May 05, 2022No Limit Hold'em - Main Event SatelliteBuy-in: $265
 May 05, 2022No Limit Hodl'em - Main Event - Day 1ABuy-in: $1,110
 May 05, 2022No Limit Hold'em - Main Event SatelliteBuy-in: $265
 May 06, 2022No Limit Hold'em - Main Event SatelliteBuy-in: $265
 May 06, 2022No Limit Hold'em - Main Event - Day 1BBuy-in: $1,110
 May 06, 2022No Limit Hold'em - Main Event SatelliteBuy-in: $265
 May 07, 2022No Limit Hold'em - Turbo Ironman Main Event SatelliteBuy-in: $0
 May 07, 2022No Limit Hold'em - Main Event - Day 1CBuy-in: $1,110
 May 07, 2022No Limit Hold'emBuy-in: $135
 May 08, 2022No Limit Hold'em - Main Event - Day 2Buy-in: $0
 May 08, 2022No Limit Hold'em - Last ChanceBuy-in: $360

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