Heading into the year, England had just $20,000 in live tournament cashes. The Chicago-area resident is having a breakout year thanks to two incredible performances, one in the MSPT Canterbury and the other a third place finish for $448,755 in the $5,000 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Venetian back in July. Unless Church finishes in the top two or three at Venetian, she'll become the Season 12 POY. In fact, she's a huge favorite to win the award as she holds an 800 point lead over Cy Church.Įngland won the most recent MSPT event at Canterbury Park in Minnesota for $186,709. Season 12 of the Mid-States Poker Tour will come to an end at Venetian, and Kyna England has a shot to become the tour's first female Player of the Year. By the end of that session, the MSPT will crown its newest champion. Day 2, the final day of the tournament, takes place starting at 11 a.m. Each player starts with 25,000 chips with blind levels increasing every 40 minutes. The MSPT at Venetian costs $1,100 to enter and players are eligible to register for both Day 1 starting flights. For some, it could mean a final opportunity to go from losing year to profitable year. On December 28, the MSPT will give players in town one last shot at a huge score before the calendar turns to 2022. Casinos such as Wynn and Venetian both hosted multiple tournament series that attracted thousands of players and awarded millions of dollars. The WSOP went off without any COVID-19 issues and attendance was high despite a vaccination requirement. Las Vegas is wrapping up a banner year for tournament poker. He outlasted another huge field - 1,123 - en route to what still remains his largest tournament score. The rising poker star shipped the $1,100 buy-in MSPT Main Event in November 2020 for $201,529. The Venetian is also the home to Landon Tice's first big tournament win. Back in October, Ethan 'Rampage Poker' Yau, a poker vlogger and World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, took one down for $230,379, beating out a field of 1,741 entrants. The Venetian has become a regular stop for the MSPT and has played host to some massive field tournaments. The $1,100 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament features a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool and is part of the Venetian's DeepStack Extravaganza Poker Series from November 29 to January 9.

The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) is coming to the Venetian December 28-30 to put the cherry on top of an exciting year for poker in Las Vegas, not to mention the tour's 12th season.

Venetian poker tournament series