Month: May 2009

Three players from Florida cashed in World Series of Poker Event #1 (Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em), a $500 buy-in event that drew 866 entries. <strong>Florida cashers</strong> 41. Cai Zhen, Melbourne,  $1,745 47. Ming Day, Miami, $1,512 76. Guy Jankowski, Wellington, $974 <strong>Florida to date</strong> <strong>Money won:</strong>$4,231 <strong>Cashes:</strong>3 <strong>Final tables:</strong> 0 <strong>Bracelets:</strong> 0 <strong>Florida players who […]

Just as it did last year, Ante Up will be updating this blog with results from the World Series of Poker that involve Floridians. We won’t publish results until they’ve been declared official by the World Series of Poker, so occasionally our figures won’t match what you might find on Web sites that do up-to-minute […]

Rick Neale of Florida Today has posted <a href="http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20090530/NEWS01/905300313/1006/Brevard+shows+its+poker+face">story</a> featuring Brevard County players as a preview of the recently-started World Series of Poker. Ante Up

A $5,000 seat in Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III Main Event with a Las Vegas travel package is the top prize in a June 7 charity event at Daytona Beach Kennel Club. The $140 buy-in Ante Up Poker Tour event ($165 day of event) begins at 1 p.m. and starts with 6,000 in chips, with […]

Ft. Pierce Jai-Alai poker room manager Lesley Mims said the turnout (239 players) for her World Series of Poker Main Event satellite was so strong

On Saturday (May 30) Flagler Greyhound Track’s Magic City Poker Room is hosting a $550 buy-in World Series of Poker Main Event satellite tournament at 2 p.m. A $30K prize pool is expected. Also the room is giving away $200 all day to high hands. For more information call 305-631-4560.

Save the date! If you’re a poker player in the Orlando area (even if you’re not but want poker to expand in Florida) and would

On Saturday (May 30) at Eden Roc Resort on Miami Beach, the High Heels Poker Tour will work with Dress For Success Miami for its

The Poker Room at St. Johns Greyhound Park in Jacksonville will hosting a ladies-only tournament at 7 p.m. May 30 (Saturday). This ladies event has a $65 buy-in with a starting stack of 3,000 chips. For more information call the poker room at (904) 646-0002.