The PokerNews Mid-States Poker Tour will be back at one of the tour’s favorite venues in February to kick off Season 4 – Running Aces Harness Park in Columbus, Minnesota. Just a half hour from the Minneapolis-St.Paul International Airport and 20 minutes north of the metro area, Running Aces is one of the top Midwest card rooms with a variety of games and some remarkable player promotions.

Last year’s event at Running Aces generated a prize pool of $309,600, which was a record at the time. If the record-setting trend continues, a prize pool approaching $400,000 and a first-place prize of $100,000 or more is very much a possibility.

Running Aces has become widely known for its player promotions, including aces cracked, money added to tournaments, bad-beat jackpots and $5 per hour paid to players in cash for most poker games. The tournament will take place in a beautiful atrium with floor-to-ceiling windows and table service for meals and drinks.

Last year’s winner, Rodger Johnson from North Dakota, will be back to defend his title. Also, the MSPT can be sure that runner-up, and 2012 Minnesota Poker Magazine Player of the Year Erick Wright will be back to avenge his second-place finish in last season’s event.

This season’s series at Running Aces will boast a number of tournaments including added money and a freeroll for two $1,100 Main Event seats.

Satellites and qualifiers for the Main Event will start on Feb. 9, 2013, and run daily through the Feb. 16. The Main Event will have two starting days: Day 1a on Friday, Feb. 15, and Day 1b on Saturday, Feb. 16. Both days will start at 5 p.m. CST. Day 2 will start at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17.

Event planners expect the final table to be reached at approximately 6 p.m. Sunday evening. This final table will broadcast on PokerNews.com with a 15-minute delay allowing viewers at home to see every players’ hole cards. If you’re unable to make it to the event, be sure to join thousands of other fans online to witness the crowing of the next PokerNews MSPT champ.

The PokerNews Mid-States Poker Tour has announced a full schedule for 2013, including at least 14 events in six states. Prize money awarded for Season IV may reach $3 million – a new single-season record for the MSPT.

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The DeepStacks Poker Tour continued expanding internationally this week by adding a new stop in Spain at the luxurious Casino Barcelona.

The inaugural DeepStacks Poker Tour Barcelona Challenge will be held Sept. 22 through 29, 2013. The seven-event series will culminate with a “1,500 buy-in Main Event that will be live-streamed online via DeepStacks.com, DeepStacks360.com and Casino-Barcelona.com.

Among the players already committed to making the trip to Barcelona are DeepStacks Pros Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, Mike “The Mouth” Matusow, and Tristan “Cre8ive” Wade.

As is the case with all DeepStacks Poker Tour Main Events, the winner of the DeepStacks Poker Tour Barcelona Challenge will earn a seat to the 2013 DSPT World Championship at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.

“From Day 1, we targeted Casino Barcelona to be a main stop on our European tour,” said DeepStacks CEO Chris Torina. “Their experience in running major poker tournaments ensured that the DeepStacks Poker Tour would be very well-represented in Spain.” DeepStacks couldn’t be prouder about adding Casino Barcelona to its schedule, he said.

“Casino Barcelona is very happy to welcome this new and exciting poker festival in its installations,” added Enrique Lopez, Casino Barcelona’s poker development manager. “We are very proud to have the DeepStacks Poker Tour as a European exclusivity and this reinforces us as the Spanish and European leader in poker events. This series of tournaments will be very important for Casino Barcelona and we invite you to discover as well the beautiful city of Barcelona during the best month of the year, September and during the week Barcelona celebrates a whole week of public festivities where gastronomy, culture, art, and much more will be awaiting for you.”

The DeepStacks Poker Tour will launch its second season Jan. 28 at the Isle of Pompano Casino in Pompano Park, Fla., with a $1,500 buy-in Main Event that boasts a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool. Then, after stops in Oregon, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, the tour will make its first trip outside the U.S. to Aruba for the DeepStacks Poker Tour PPC-Aruba $200,000 Guarantee Main Event from May 2 through 9.

For a full look at the DeepStacks Poker Tour’s Season 2 schedule, visit DeepStacks.com.

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