Assuming the event attracts more than 300 players, which it should considering when they visited Canterbury Park earlier this season the tournament set a state-record field of 447 entrants - Mike Wilmes won that event for $108,984 – then the eventual winner will earn 1,400 POY points. Then, depending on the size of the field, it only goes up the deeper their run. Likewise, Team Pro Blake Bohn sits in fourth with 2,900 points.Īll players need to do to earn valuable POY points is finish in the money, a feat that will earn them an automatic 50 points. Right now, Mike Deis leads the race with 3,350 points, but not far behind at 3,150 points is MSPT Team Pro Kou Vang, while Jason Zarlenga, who has won two events so far this season, sits in third with 3,100 points. The stop, which is actually happening now with a series of qualifiers, will also bring to a close a heated 2014 MSPT Player of the Year race.
Season 5 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) is set to conclude next weekend at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota with a $1,100 buy-in $200,000 guarantee Main Event that runs from Friday, Dec.
