'I think they did an amazing job with the entire tournament.' 'As far as tournaments go, I want to play in some more MSPT events,' Wiora told PokerNews shortly after his win. Whether or not they do remains to be seen, but the stop is sure to draw some of Wisconsin's best including Wisconsin PPA Director Steve Verrett, online legend Mark 'P0ker H0' Kroon, and Ben Wiora, who won the MSPT Wisconsin State Poker Championship at Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells back in February. Kessler, who helped design the MSPT structure - making it 'Chainsaw Approved' - also encouraged fellow pros such as Aaron and Ralph Massey, Rex Clinkscales, and Kristin Ting to make the trip.
'I'll be here for the Main Event,' Allen Kessler said of the upcoming tournament. Michigan's Jason Zarlenga won that tournament, which marked the second-largest event in MSPT history, for a nice $120,164 payday. The stop is primed to crush the guarantee, which it did the first time the tour visited the property in Season 5 in fact, that tournament set a state record with 487 entries, which created a $487,000 prize pool. This weekend, the Mid-States Poker Tour will return to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for an $1,100 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed Main Event at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino.
