The Minnesota State Poker Tour invades Running Aces in April, but dates and schedule have also been finalized for the June 9-13 MSPT event at Northern Lights Casino in Walker. There will be six qualifiers leading up to the two-day $1k Main Event.

Mark your calendars!

♣ Qualifiers

- Wednesday 6:30 PM, June 9

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Bryan and I will be at Running Aces today at NOON for the $200 weekly deep stack event, and Monday night at 4:00 for the freeroll tournament. In both cases we’ll be giving away a free $250 Minnesota State Poker Tour seat after registration ends.

So when you sign up for either tournament, you can… READ MORE

Its so simple, no production, yet I can’t stop watching! The last couple of evenings I’ve been glued to Bay101Live.com or www.ustream.tv/channel/bay-101-shooting-stars watching Phil Hellmuth make a run at the Bay 101 WPT event.

Hellmuth just now busted out 6th. He was chip leader for the majority of the tournament so I know this is… READ MORE

When creating the Minnesota State Poker Tour, one of the most difficult things to finalize was the payout structure.  It seems like it should be simple enough but we’ve found its one of those topics where few people have the same opinion.

With the motto “Suited for Players”, we try hard to do what’s best… READ MORE

Ok, so here’s the deal, we have been super-pumped about the turnout at Canterbury and Mille Lacs for the Minnesota State Poker Tour. The fields have been great including over 200 players for Friday’s two qualifiers in Mille Lacs.

We’ve totaled 130 and 124 for each of the first two main events which is… READ MORE

For those of you pining for another shot at a Minnesota State Poker Tour title, the upcoming Running Aces MSPT schedule has officially been released.

The qualifier schedule is very similar to the Grand Casino Mille Lacs schedule, but a Wednesday evening $250 qualifier has been added to give players one extra shot.

Qualifiers:
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What an awesome week. Bryan and I truly had no idea what kind of turnout to expect at the Minnesota State Poker Tour event at Grand Casino Mille Lacs last week, because A.) our magazine is still relatively new (8 months), B.) the MSPT is still BRAND new (2nd event), and C.) the economy sucks,… READ MORE

If a Fall Poker Classic final table followed by back-to-back Heartland Poker Tour victories wasn’t enough back in October and November, Jeremy Dresch went out and took down the Minnesota State Poker Tour Mille Lacs event for $36,084 on Sunday night.

Dresch’s run probably won’t get as much national attention as it deserves, but he… READ MORE

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We’ve reached the final table of the Minnesota State Poker Tour event here at Grand Casino Mille Lacs. Jeremy Dresch, who in November won back-t0-back Heartland Poker Tour events, is the overwhelming chip leader. Established tournament players Everett Carlton, Mark Dunbar and… READ MORE

Tim Votava just busted 18th for $1,564

17 remain, here are their stacks
Lynette Kroll 23K
Everett Carlton 108K
Steve Bissett 86K
Todd Larson 37K
Bill Sather 124K
Mark Dunbar 88K
Bev Paulson 145K
Ron Imgrund 131K
Jeremy Dresch 364K
Phil Mackey 29K
Andy… READ MORE