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.
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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).
2020 MSPT Cleveland Poker Open Main Event Final Results
| RANK | PLAYER | HOMETOWN | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
| 1 | Patrick Steele | Chelsea, MI | $124,461 | |
| 2 | Ronnie Dowdy | Atlanta, GA | $76,455 | |
| 3 | Daniel Swartz | Cleveland, OH | $55,711 | |
| 4 | Daniel Petchnik | Parma Heights, OH | $41,487 | |
| 5 | Jeff Mirelli | Akron, OH | $31,412 | |
| 6 | Imari Love | Ann Arbor, MI | $23,707 | |
| 7 | Mark Wahba | Cleveland, OH | $18,373 | |
| 8 | Ryan Rebman | Amherst, OH | $14,224 | |
| 9 | Lydia Waltonbaugh | Pittsburgh, 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
| DATE | EVENT | BUY-IN | |
| May 02, 2022 | No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $145 | |
| May 02, 2022 | No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $145 | |
| May 03, 2022 | No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Step Satellite | Buy-in: $70 | |
| May 03, 2022 | No Limtt Hold'em - Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $265 | |
| May 04, 2022 | Pot Limit Omaha | Buy-in: $400 | |
| May 04, 2022 | No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Step Satellite | Buy-in: $70 | |
| May 04, 2022 | No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $265 | |
| May 05, 2022 | No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $265 | |
| May 05, 2022 | No Limit Hodl'em - Main Event - Day 1A | Buy-in: $1,110 | |
| May 05, 2022 | No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $265 | |
| May 06, 2022 | No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $265 | |
| May 06, 2022 | No Limit Hold'em - Main Event - Day 1B | Buy-in: $1,110 | |
| May 06, 2022 | No Limit Hold'em - Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $265 | |
| May 07, 2022 | No Limit Hold'em - Turbo Ironman Main Event Satellite | Buy-in: $0 | |
| May 07, 2022 | No Limit Hold'em - Main Event - Day 1C | Buy-in: $1,110 | |
| May 07, 2022 | No Limit Hold'em | Buy-in: $135 | |
| May 08, 2022 | No Limit Hold'em - Main Event - Day 2 | Buy-in: $0 | |
| May 08, 2022 | No Limit Hold'em - Last Chance | Buy-in: $360 |
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