MSPT Heads to San Diego for Golden State Poker Championship Jan. 8-19
Season 17 of the Major Series of Poker: The Tour (MSPT) continues this weekend with the start of the Golden State Poker Championship, which will run from Jan. 8-19 at Sycuan Casino Resort in San Diego, California.
The festival features 19 Gold Card events, including the $400 buy-in, $100K GTD Mini Main Event this weekend, and the $1,110 buy-in, $300K GTD MSPT Golden State Poker Championship Main Event the following weekend.
The latter tournament will offer a trio of starting flights beginning with Day 1A at 2 p.m. PT on Thursday, January 15. Players will start with 30,000 in chips and play 40-minute levels. Days 1B and 1C will take place at the same time on Friday, January 16, and Saturday, January 1,7 respectively, and then the surviving players from all three flights will reconvene at 11 a.m. on Sunday, January 18 to play down to a winner.
Other tournaments on the schedule include a $400 Tag Team, $250 Progressive Bounty, $250 Seniors (50+), $300 PLO, and a $300 Mystery Bounty. Here’s a look at the full schedule:
Looking Ahead
After San Diego, Season 17 of the MSPT will head over to Bally’s Black Hawk Casino in Colorado for the Showdown Series from Jan. 14-25, followed by the first major of the season – the $1,000,000 GTD Diamond Poker Championship at Arizona’s Talking Stick Resort from Jan. 24-Feb. 1.
Right after, the MSPT will return to the Venetian Las Vegas Feb. 4-7 for the $1,600 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD Poker Bowl X.
Here’s a look at the current MSPT Season 17 schedule. More details can be found at msptpoker.com.
| Dates | Venue | State | Event | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 8-19 | Sycuan Casino | California | Golden State Poker Championship | $400,000 |
| Jan. 14-25 | Bally’s Black Hawk Casino | Colorado | Showdown Series | $400,000 |
| Jan. 24-Feb. 1 | Talking Stick Resort | Arizona | Major Diamond Poker Championship | $1,000,000 |
| Feb. 4-7 | The Venetian | Nevada | $1,600 Poker Bowl X | $1,000,000 |
| Feb. 10-16 | JACK Cleveland | Ohio | Ohio Poker State Championship | TBD |
| Feb. 17-22 | Potawatomi Casino | Wisconsin | Major Club Poker Championship | $1,000,000 |
| March 11-15 | Grand Falls Casino | Iowa | MSPT Festival | $200,000 |
| March 17-22 | Riverside Casino | Iowa | MSPT Festival | $500,000 |
| March 24-29 | Ameristar St. Charles | Missouri | Missouri Poker State Championship | TBD |
| April 7-19 | Running Aces Casino | Minnesota | Minnesota Poker State Championship | TDB |
| April 21-26 | Ameristar East Chicago | Indiana | MSPT Festival | $300,000 |
| April 28-May 3 | Potawatomi Casino | Wisconsin | MSPT Festival | $1,000,000 |
| May 12-17 | FireKeepers Casino | Michigan | Michigan Poker State Championship | $1,000,000 |
| May 13-25 | Sycuan Casino | California | Showdown Series | TBD |
| June 2026 | The Venetian | Nevada | Diamond Poker Championship | TDB |
| June 2026 | The Venetian | Nevada | TBD | TDB |
| July 21-26 | Riverside Casino | Iowa | Iowa Poker State Championship | $500,000 |
| July 22-Aug. 2 | Bally’s Black Hawk Casino | Colorado | Colorado Poker State Championship | $600,000 |
| September 2026 | The Venetian | Nevada | Nevada Poker State Championship | TDB |
| Sept. 22-27 | Potawatomi Casino | Wisconsin | Wisconsin Poker State Championship | $1,000,000 |
| Oct. 13-18 | FireKeepers Casino | Michigan | Major Spade Poker Championship | $1,500,000 |
| Nov. 3-8 | Riverside Casino | Iowa | MSPT Festival | $500,000 |
| Nov. 18-Dec. 2 | Seminole Hard Rock | Florida | Major Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open (RRPO) | $2,000,000 |
| Dec. 1-13 | Running Aces Casino | Minnesota | Winter Poker Classic | $700,000 |
