FireKeepers MSPT Championship Generates $2.37M Prize Pool

BATTLE CREEK, MI – FireKeepers Casino Hotel hosted poker players from across the country for the Major Series of Poker: The Tour (MSPT) Spade Poker Championship, held Oct. 13–18 in the property’s event center. The six-day series culminated in a $1,110 buy-in Main Event that attracted 2,442 entries and generated a $2,367,240 prize pool, surpassing the tournament’s $1 million guarantee by more than $1.36 million. MSPT Hall of Famer and two-time Player of the Year Umut Ozturk captured his third MSPT title and the championship trophy.