Month: October 2009

Poker

Report: Construction on Pensacola poker room hasn’t begun

The Pensacola News Journal is reporting construction of the approved poker room for Pensacola Greyhound Track has yet to begin. As Ante Up reported earlier this year, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians purchased controlling interest in the track, but since then things have slowed. The PNJ quoted general manager Nick Schlikin in the story. […]

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Broward County charity event to give away WSOP seat

A no-limit hold’em poker tournament benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County is planned for 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, at the Westin Diplomat Country Club & Spa in Hallandale Beach. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. Buy-in is $100 ($25 for spectators and $2,000 for sponsors, which includes 10 entries and signage). […]

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WPT seat added to charity event’s prizes

A no-limit hold’em poker tournament benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County is planned for 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, at the Westin Diplomat Country Club & Spa in Hallandale Beach. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. Buy-in is $100 ($25 for spectators and $2,000 for sponsors, which includes 10 entries and signage). […]

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Vohra, Contreras chop Isle Open Deep Stack

The Isle Open Deep Stack event, which had a $900 buy-in, started with a bang, as WPT champ Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi of Hollywood/Miramar landed in the top five after Day 1A. But it was Lake Worth’s Raj Vohra and Ft. Lauderdale’s Norman Contreras who ultimately chopped the top prize, taking home $30,500 each. The […]

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