MSPT Announces Kou Vang as New Team Pro
The Mid-States Poker Tour recently announced the addition of Kou Vang to its Pro Team alongside Team Pros Blake Bohn, Matt Kirby and Matt Alexander. Vang, a family man from St. Paul, Minnesota, Vang previously gave PokerNews an in-depth interview, which you can read by clicking here.
One of the most accomplished players in MSPT history, Vang holds the all-time MSPT record with 12 cashes, including seven cashes in Season 5 (good for another record). Additionally, he is second all time with five final tables, fourth all time with $145,399 in earnings , and currently leads the Season 5 MSPT Player of the Year race with 3,100 points. Finally, Vang, a Card Club Pro of Running Aces Harness Park & Card Room in Columbus, MN since 2013, won a MSPT title three years ago at Canterbury Park by defeating pro poker player Everett Carlton heads-up.
In addition to his online and MSPT success, Vang has earned well over $600K in live events which includes wins at the 2013 Midwest Poker Classic $2,500 High Roller, 2010 Fall Poker Classic Main Event and a WSOP Circuit ring from the $1,500 Council Bluffs Main Event.
“We are thrilled to be able to add Kou to the team,” stated MSPT Founder and President Bryan Mileski. “He is so well respected by his peers as a person and a player. We love his competitiveness, but also the way he handles the ups and downs of poker with class. Kou has been a very loyal MSPT player for a long time and has been a big part of helping drive the MSPT to the national brand it has become today.”
Vang is in action today and looking to add to his MSPT Season 5 POY total.