Day: July 22, 2011

Nevada

Binion’s, Nugget wrap up summer series

By Todd Lamansky Every summer thousands of poker players flock to the Rio in hopes of winning a coveted bracelet, but the World Series of Poker isn’t the only event going on in Las Vegas at that time. Just a few miles away, near downtown’s Fremont Street Experience, the Grand Poker Series at the Golden […]

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New Jersey

Borgata Summer Poker Open results

Borgata Summer Open The seasonal series at Borgata continues to bring in record numbers. Congratulations to Tyng Low of Flushing, N.Y., for winning the main event and nearly $212K. Event 1 • $400 NLHE 829 Entries • Prize Pool: $290,150 1. Austen Johnson, Woodsboro, MD, $64,734 2. Michael Chiu, New York, $37,715 3. Paul Fayngersh, […]

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Pennsylvania

AC finally spreads razz in poker rooms

Atlantic City has long been one of the nation’s hotbeds for poker. Rounders filmed a few scenes at the Trump Taj Mahal, the United States Poker Championship is televised there, the now-demolished Sands held a tournament with a million-dollar payday attended by poker’s biggest names, and the Borgata hosts one of the World Poker Tour’s […]

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