Jamie Meidinger from Jamestown, ND captures the title and $3,750

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Jamie Meidinger from Jamestown takes down the Buffalo City Showdown, 1st Place $3,750 and joins the #DPTSeasonX Tournament of Champions on May 17, 2020 at Bar 9 in Fargo, ND, where the winner will receive a $1500 World Series prize package.

Runner Up Pat Johnson from Mandan wins $2,575, both players are also on the Leader board and in the running for player of the year and qualified for the player appreciation Freeroll.
Congrats to everyone who cashed and thanks to all who participated

Josh Dahlstrom Wins Inaugural DPT Gastropub Event

Josh Dahlstrom is on fire taking a first place finish at Gastropub's February Freezeout earning $5200. Josh is continuing to build an impressive resume, and joining the list of season X champions! With the DPT prize pools reaching over 20k its anyone's race for player of the year.

Erich Johnson currently holds the lead for player of the year, but with Brandon Schmidts 5th place finish he is up to 4th place on the leader board standings. Marilyn Ragan's was the chip leader going into day 2, She stayed within the top 3 stacks throughout day 2 and then finished in 3rd place earning herself a top 20 place on the leader board. Keep your eye on Marilyn, she is 3 for 3 on the final table in events she has played.

Cody Slusher Big Winner in Grand Forks

The Feb 15-16th event L.i.s.t.e.n. Inc Monster Stack in Grand Forks ND generated a monster prize pool over $25,000. Cody Slusher from Oakes, ND was the big winner and secured himself a seat in the Tournament of Champions, and also climbed to 2nd place on the P.O.Y. standings. Current leader Erich Johnson also made the final table in this event to increase his lead for Player of the Year. The Dakota Poker Tour player of the year will receive a WSOP $1500 prize package, and all of the Dakota Poker Tour season X Tournament Champions will compete for another $1500 WSOP seat. We are headed into the heart of the season with big events on tap, so it is definitely anyone's race to win.

Las Vegas-based hospitality, entertainment and casino gaming giant MGM Resorts International did more than just open up Massachusetts’ second commercial casino in Downtown Springfield this past weekend. It forever changed the New England poker landscape.

The 23-table poker room that opened up inside the $1 billion MGM Springfield luxury resort, casino, and entertainment complex is actually Massachusetts’ first casino poker room.

Marketing material on the MGM Springfield website claims the poker room will host the ultimate poker experience in a setting unlike anything players have experienced before. So far, by most accounts, the room is living up to the hype.

Rolls Royce seats

There are high-end finishes throughout. Each seat has its own mobile phone docking station. Like several aspects of the property’s design, the chairs pay homage to Springfield’s past as they are modeled after the seats in a Rolls Royce. British automaker Rolls Royce opened a factory in Springfield in 1921 and built thousands of vehicles there over its 10 years in operation.

There are 16 TVs spread around the room. Plus, complimentary drinks with table service and a self-serve soda and coffee stand. The poker room is open 24 hours and serves alcohol until 4 a.m.

The new tables feature a bright red felt, and although there are no cup holders in the rails, MGM Springfield provides slide-under cup holders upon request.

The tables do not have a bet line. Each can accommodate up to 10 players.

Like most poker rooms, the early action at MGM Springfield revolves around no-limit hold’em. However, there have been promises to spread Omaha and seven-card stud as well.

Big buy-ins

The buy-in for $1/$2 no-limit hold’em games is from $100 to $500 and it’s $300 to $1,000 for $2/$5 games. Cash does not play at the table. However, players can buy-in directly from the dealer or chip runners at the table.

The MGM Springfield poker room allows straddles from any position on the table.

The poker room is on the Bravo Poker Live system, allowing players to see what action is available before traveling there.

MGM Springfield is a completely smoke-free property. However, there are two designated areas for smokers outside, including one on State Street just outside the poker room.

It appears most of the dealers have migrated there from other poker rooms in the area. New dealers have been trained by the Massachusetts Casino Career Training Institute and passed an MGM audition. New dealers that stick with the job for a year will have tuition costs covered.

Competition for Foxwoods and Mohegan

Prior to the opening of the MGM Springfield poker room, the most popular options for Massachusetts poker players were small charity poker rooms, or Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun in the neighboring state of Connecticut.

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Foxwoods Resort Casino actually hosts the largest poker room in the Northeast with over 100 tables. The poker room at Mohegan Sun features 42 tables.

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More competition is coming as well. Encore Boston Harbor will open in June 2019 in Everett with a 90-table poker room.

Both Connecticut rooms run a variety of promotions and a regular tournament schedule. Foxwoods Resort Casino also hosts regular World Series of Poker Circuit and World Poker Tour events.

The poker room at MGM Springfield is expected to unveil its own regular tournament schedule sometime in September. More should also be revealed about MGM Springfield’s poker promotions and specific M life loyalty program poker rewards and comps at that time as well.

If MGM Springfield’s cash game offering has one advantage over Foxwoods and Mohegan, its the higher buy-in limits. Foxwoods and Mohegan cap $1/$2 buy-ins at $300 and $2/$5 at $500.

MGM Springfield

MGM Springfield is approximately 80 miles west of Boston. It is also 75 miles north of Mohegan and Foxwoods.

In addition to the poker room, MGM Springfield boasts 125,000 square feet of gaming space with 2,550 slot machines and 120 table games.

There is also a 250-room boutique hotel and a variety of entertainment options that include:

• Outdoor public area
• 10-lane bowling alley and arcade
• TopGolf Swing Suite
• Cinema
• 8,000-seat Mass Mutual Center

There are also several restaurants and bars on the property, including:

• TAP Sports Bar
• Cal Mare – Italian Restaurant
• Chandler Steakhouse
• Knox Bar