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Ray Bendijo wins MSPT Jackpot Junction on epic final hand

PMac — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:02:05 +0000

Ray Bendijo, a 52-year-old contractor from Ramsey, MN, has come close to winning big tournaments on a few occasions. He finished second-place in a Heartland Poker Tour event at Grand Casino Mille Lacs in 2008, then took sixth in an HPT event at the same location… READ MORE

MSPT Jackpot Junction Day 2 Updates: Bendijo wins!

PMac — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:44:18 +0000

Ray Bendijo wins MSPT Jackpot Junction on epic final hand

Wow. The final hand of the MSPT Jackpot Junction Main Event was simply epic.

Bendijo raised to 60K on the button and Burandt called. The flop came 6s, 9h, 9s, and Burandt checked to Ray, who… READ MORE

MSPT Jackpot Junction Main Event day one: Top chip counts

MNPokerMag Staff — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:49:35 +0000

The Minnesota State Poker Tour Main Event began on Saturday night at Jackpot Junction, and day one came to a close with 30 players remaining out of an 80-player field.

Top chip counts heading into Sunday:

Keith Doering – 131K
Michael Lewis – 106K
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All you need to know about MSPT Jackpot, July 14-18

PMac — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:25:27 +0000

The Minnesota State Poker Tour stops at Jackpot Junction Casino in Morton, MN, July 14-18. If you plan on playing, or if you are on the fence, here are the full details — with links to more information as well.

How to qualify: Players can either… READ MORE

MSPT Satellite/Qualifier Players:

Bryan Mileski — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:05:55 +0000

If you have a group of 2-4 players and plan on coming to Jackpot Junction for the Minnesota State Poker Tour to play in satellites and qualifiers Wednesday through Saturday…til you can’t keep your eyes open…get a hold of me…I may be able to hook you up with… READ MORE

MSPT Adjusts Payout Structure

Bryan Mileski — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:16:49 +0000

Since the motto of the Minnesota State Poker Tour is “Suited for Players”, we definitely try to listen to what the players have to say.

After the Mille Lacs event in February, we received a ton of feedback from players requesting we pay more places similar… READ MORE

PHOTOS: MSPT Day 2 and Final Table

MNPokerMag Staff — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:55:49 +0000

Just finished uploading a bunch of photos from day two of the MSPT Main Event at Northern Lights Casino, where Brian Johnson took home just under $24,000.

To view photos of day one, click here.

The next MSPT event is at Jackpot Junction in Morton, MN, July 14-18.

Brian Johnson wins MSPT Northern Lights

MNPokerMag Staff — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:16:25 +0000

After an epic heads-up battle against Jeremy Ensrud, Brian Johnson prevailed, thanks to a few timely turn and river cards, to win the Minnesota State Poker Tour event at Northern Lights Casino, and 23,854.

The most crucial hand of heads-up play came with blinds at 20/40K,… READ MORE

PHOTOS: MSPT Northern Lights Main Event

MNPokerMag Staff — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:33:09 +0000

Photos from the MSPT Northern Lights Main Event in Walker, MN

MSPT Northern Lights: Mitchell Bank leads after day 1

MNPokerMag Staff — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:55:20 +0000

After eight levels of play here at MSPT Northern Lights, 38 players remain from a starting field of 87, and Mitchell Bank is the current chip leader.

First prize is just a shade under $24,000. Play resumes at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, and blinds will be… READ MORE