This past weekend, Season 17 of the Major Series of Poker: The Tour (MSPT) hosted a $1,110 Main Event at Iowa’s Riverside Casino, a tournament that attracted 608 runners and offered a $589,148 prize pool, well ahead of the $300K guarantee.
On Sunday, 66 players returned for Day 2 action, and it took nearly 12 hours of play for a winner to emerge. As a part of a five-way ICM deal, Suited Kings Podcast host Wes Cannon was crowned the champ to claim his first MSPT title and $83,869 in prize money.
“Feels good,” Cannon told MSPT reporter Anthony Thompson after his big win, “All of my biggest scores have come from second and third place finishes, with my biggest first-place score being like $23k, so this is like my first big Main Event win, and it means a lot. It’s huge. Apart from winning a bracelet, this was definitely next on my list. Winning a tournament brings a certain type of joy that no amount of money can bring, and being an MSPT Champion just means a lot.”
Additionally, Cannon earned a seat in the $3,500 MSPT Championship Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open (RRPO), which will be held at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida, Nov. 18 – Dec. 2.