The youth revolution continues on the World Poker Tour, as 23-year-old Internet marketing entrepreneur Gregory Brooks of Wyckoff, N.J., crushed a final table featuring a former online player of the year and two WPT champs. Brooks outlasted an LAPT field of 681 players to win $1,654,120 of the $6.5 million prize pool. Hosted at Commerce […]
Springtime in Louisiana traditionally has meant one thing: crawfish season! As you read this column the Cajuns in the South are filling their nets with the crown jewel of Creole cuisine and gathering their families for a fais-do-do that will last long into the summer months. Numerous festivals throughout the state honor what we call […]
The World Series of Poker Circuit stop in Tunica is the pinnacle of poker events for the northern end of the state. At the end
Frank Famiano was named poker room manager at Dania Jai-Alai. Famiano, a Palm Beach native, brings a wealth of poker knowledge to the Dania Beach
The Studz Poker Club at Calder Casino hosted the $50K guarantee Grinder Classic 2 on Feb. 11-13, drawing 132 players to generate a $66,000 prize pool. Some of the celebrity names in the field included Michael “Grinder” Mizrachi, Momma Grinder (a.k.a Susan), Tristan Wade, Robert Croak, creator of SillyBandz, and Lily Mizrachi (a.k.a. Mrs. Grinder), […]
Relentless aggression. If you don’t know what it is or how to use it, just ask Chris Oliver. The 21-year-old from Holiday, Fla., is very familiar with using the full force of his chip stack to dominate live and online poker. His results speak for themselves. In August 2010 he became the top-ranked online player […]
The Isle Casino at Pompano Park (Fla.) has quickly become one of the hottest spots for tournament poker in Florida. Starting April 1 it will host its third annual Battles at the Beach series, which will include more than 23 tournaments and a combined guaranteed prize pool that exceeds $1 million. The Battles at the […]
Here are the results from the World Series of Poker Circuit event that occurred at the Palm Beach (Fla.) Kennel Club Feb. 17-March 1. Ring Event 1 • $345 NLHE Entries: 877 • Prize Pool: $255,207 1. Reed Zhao, Lexington, KY, $49,258 2. Michael Hallen, Tampa, FL, $30,435 3. Sean Westbrook, Granada Hills, CA, $22,419 […]
The World Poker Tour is visiting Florida this month (April 8-May 2) for the first time in its storied history, thanks to uncapped poker limits and the efforts of the Seminole Hard Rock family. The person responsible for making sure this event runs smoothly is William Mason, who recently was named the Paradise Poker Room’s […]
A great entrepreneur once coined the phrase, “If you can’t come to us, we’ll come to you!” It may have taken a while for the
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