Season 13 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) continues into the winter months and will stop at Running Aces Casino in Columbus, Minnesota from Dec. 1-11 for the Winter Poker Classic.
The MSPT Winter Poker Classic will feature 11 trophy events with over $770,000 in guarantees, including the $1,110 buy-in Main Event with a $300,000 guarantee Dec. 8-11.
The MSPT Winter Poker Classic will kick off on Dec 2 with a $360 Mystery Bounty event, a two-day tournament with a $100,000 guarantee.
After that, a $250 Sunday Feast tournament will play out on Dec. 4 as a two-day $185 Deepstack event with a $20,000 guarantee gets underway later in the evening.
Other events that will play out in the following days include a $250 Seniors event, a $250 Pot-Limit Omaha event, a $300 Tag Team Championship and a $2,500 MSPT Hall of Fame High Roller, which will run for two days beginning Dec. 7.
The $1,110 guaranteed Main Event will feature three starting flights, the first of which will get underway on Dec. 8. Players will begin with a starting stack of 25,000 chips with blinds of 100/100/100 and levels lasting 40 minutes in duration.
Day 2 of the event will play out on Dec. 11 and will play to a winner, who will take home the lion's share of the $300,000 guaranteed prize pool.
The full schedule for the MSPT Winter Poker open is available in the table below.
| DATE | EVENT STARTS | EVENT NAME | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 12/1 | 12:00 PM | $80 Mega Satellite - 1 in 6 advance to $100K GTD | |
| Thursday, 12/1 | 4:00 PM | $360 MSPT $100K GTD Mystery Bounty NLH Day 1A (2-Day Event) | |
| Thursday, 12/1 | 7:00 PM | $80 Mega Satellite - 1 in 6 advance to $100K GTD | |
| Friday, 12/2 | 10:00 AM | $80 Mega Satellite - 1 in 6 advance to $100K GTD | |
| Friday, 12/2 | 12:00 PM | $360 MSPT $100K GTD Mystery Bounty NLH Day 1B (2-Day Event) | |
| Friday, 12/2 | 7:00 PM | $80 Mega Satellite - 1 in 6 advance to $100K GTD | |
| Saturday, 12/3 | 9:00 AM | $80 Turbo Ironman Mega Satellite - 1 in 6 advance to $100K GTD | |
| Saturday, 12/3 | 12:00 PM | $360 MSPT $100K GTD Mystery Bounty NLH Day 1C (2-Day Event) | |
| Saturday, 12/3 | 8:00 PM | $135 Thousandaire NLH - 1 in 10 receive $1,000 | |
| Sunday, 12/4 | 11:00 AM | Day 2: $360 MSPT $100K GTD Mystery Bounty NLH (2-Day Event) | |
| Sunday, 12/4 | 12:00 PM | $250 Sunday Feast NLH | |
| Sunday, 12/4 | 4:00 PM | $300 Satellite - 1 in 10 advance to MSPT $2500 HoF High Roller | |
| Sunday, 12/4 | 7:00 PM | $185 - $20K GTD Deepstack NLH Day 1A (2-Day Event) | |
| Monday, 12/5 | 11:00 AM | $250 Seniors (50+) NLH | |
| Monday, 12/5 | 4:00 PM | $250 Turbo Super Stack NLH | |
| Monday, 12/5 | 7:00 PM | $185 - $20K GTD Deepstack NLH Day 1B (2-Day Event) | |
| Tuesday, 12/6 | 10:00 AM | $135 Sunrise NLH | |
| Tuesday, 12/6 | 12:00 PM | $250 Pot-Limit Omaha | |
| Tuesday, 12/6 | 4:00 PM | $300 MSPT Tag Team Championship NLH ($150/player) | |
| Tuesday, 12/6 | 7:30 PM | $185 - $20K GTD Deepstack NLH Day 1C (2-Day Event) | |
| Wednesday, 12/7 | 12:00 PM | $250 Hump Day NLH | |
| Wednesday, 12/7 | 2:00 PM | $2,500 MSPT Hall of Fame High Roller (2-Day Event) | |
| Wednesday, 12/7 | 4:00 PM | $135 Thousandaire NLH - 1 in 10 receive $1,000 | |
| Wednesday, 12/7 | 6:00 PM | Day 2: $185 - $20K GTD Deepstack NLH (2-Day Event) | |
| Wednesday, 12/7 | 7:00 PM | $265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD Day 1A or 1B | |
| Thursday, 12/8 | 10:00 AM | $265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD Day 1A or 1B | |
| Thursday, 12/8 | 12:00 PM | Day 2: $2,500 MSPT Hall of Fame High Roller (2-Day Event) | |
| Thursday, 12/8 | 3:00 PM | $1,110 MSPT $300K GTD Main Event NLH Day 1A (2-Day Event) | |
| Thursday, 12/8 | 7:00 PM | $265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD | |
| Friday, 12/9 | 10:00 AM | $265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD | |
| Friday, 12/9 | 12:00 PM | $1,110 MSPT $300K GTD Main Event NLH Day 1B (2-Day Event) | |
| Friday, 12/9 | 7:00 PM | $265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD | |
| Saturday, 12/10 | 9:00 AM | $265 Turbo Ironman Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD | |
| Saturday, 12/10 | 12:00 PM | $1,110 MSPT $300K GTD Main Event NLH Day 1C (2-Day Event) | |
| Saturday, 12/10 | 7:00 PM | $135 Nightly NLH | |
| Sunday, 12/11 | 11:00 AM | Day 2: $1,110 MSPT $300K GTD Main Event NLH (2-Day Event) | |
| Sunday, 12/11 | 12:00 PM | $250 Last Chance NLH | |
| Sunday, 12/11 | 3:00 PM | $135 Last Dance NLH |
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when Jared Kingery bet 35,000 and Gerald Cunniff called. 
for the straight, but Kingery turned over 
for the better one and he took the pot to continue building his big stack.