Canterbury Park - Racetrack & Card Casino News

The executive order provides that the temporary suspension will continue for a four week period through 11:59 p.m. on Friday, 18 December 2020.

Live thoroughbred and quarter horse racing season at Canterbury Park - Racetrack & Card Casino will begin on Wednesday, 10 June, following unanimous approval from the Minnesota Racing Commission.

Mountaineer Racetrack, Canterbury Park and Monmouth Park have all announced updates on when they will begin reopening.

Due to COVID-19, tribal casinos, racinos and bingo hall across Minnesota have temporarily suspended operations.

As a result of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., casinos across the country have announced temporary closures. These resorts will continue to assess the situation over the next two weeks and reevaluate the closures.

Canterbury Park Holding Corporation will be temporarily suspending all card casino, simulcast, and special events operations at Canterbury Park - Racetrack & Card Casino at noon today.

The $300,000 guaranteed Main Event at the Minnesota casino will offer two starting flights beginning with Day 1A at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, 21 February playing 15 levels.

The Mid-States Poker Tour will be at Canterbury Park, home to the first-ever MSPT event. This year will have a $500,000 guarantee on the $1,100 Main Event.

Mark Jaroslawski won in a field of 450 entries over the weekend to take home a Mid-States Poker Tour first prize of $95,700 at the Minnesota casino.

The Mid-Stakes Poker Tour is returning to Canterbury Park - Racetrack & Card Casino from 26 to 28 April and will include a $300,000 guaranteed Main Event.

Matt Kirby, who took down both MSPT Northern Lights Casino and MSPT Grand Casino Mille Lacs for $47,070 and $46,970 respectively back in 2012, won $99,573 for his latest victory at MSPT Canterbury Park.

The first event at Minnesota's Canterbury Park will begin Season 10 on 14 February with a $250 buy-in Tag Team Championship.

With the win, Rubinberg moved into the No. 10 spot on the MSPT’s all-time money list with $386,537 in earnings.

By winning POY Johnson has also become the third player to win his way into the MSPT Hall of Fame alongside Kou Vang and Rich Alsup.

Players who attend the $500,000 GTD Season Finale at Canterbury Park will have the opportunity to win a sought-after $30,000 Platinum Pass to the PokerStars Players NL Hold’Em Championship.

Ryan Skluzak and Aaron Johnson had nearly a three-hour-long heads-up match during which each held a big chip lead. In the end, Skluzak prevailed to capture the title and $54,427 first-place prize.

The Minnesota racetrack and casino, home to the first-ever MSPT event, is host to the $350 buy-in, $100,000 GTD Regional Event, which starts 8 August.

Minnesota’s Brian Soja emerged victorious over 455 entries at Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel in Iowa to capture a $94,568 first-place prize.

MSPT was in Sioux Falls, South Dakota this past weekend when Aaron Johnson took home $21,268 in the MSPT Grand Falls $350 regional event.

Greg Himmelbrand became the latest poker player to win multiple titles in the tour's nine-season history after he took home $125,958.