All players who cash in an MSPT Main Event are ranked for Player of the Year points. At the end of the calendar year, the top-ranked player will receive POY recognition and a $250 non-transferable qualifier buy-in to every Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) event the following season.
POY Point System
MSPT Player of the Year Points System
MSPT Player of the Year points are awarded based on the total prizepool of the tournament.
Prizepool: < $150,000
1st: 1,000 pts
2nd: 800 pts
3rd: 700 pts
4th: 600 pts
5th: 500 pts
6th: 400 pts
7th: 300 pts
8th: 200 pts
9th: 100 pts
10th-12th: 75 pts
13th-18th: 50 pts
Prizepool: $150,000 - $300,000
1st: 1,200 pts
2nd: 1,000 pts
3rd: 900 pts
4th: 800 pts
5th: 700 pts
6th: 600 pts
7th: 500 pts
8th: 400 pts
9th: 300 pts
10th-12th: 200 pts
13th-15th: 150 pts
16th-18th: 100 pts
19th-27th: 50 pts
Prizepool: > $300,000
1st: 1,400 pts
2nd: 1,200 pts
3rd: 1,100 pts
4th: 1,000 pts
5th: 900 pts
6th: 800 pts
7th: 700 pts
8th: 600 pts
9th: 500 pts
10th-12th: 400 pts
13th-15th: 300 pts
16th-18th: 200 pts
19th-27th: 100 pts
28th-36th: 50 pts
Note:
- Players must finish in the money to earn POY points.
- All players that finish in the money will automatically receive 50 points.