Day: April 23, 2012

Colorado

Dodd touting WPT improvements at Isle Black Hawk

When the first World Poker Tour Regional tournament in Black Hawk was held last fall at the Isle Casino Hotel, it performed solidly. It took place just weeks after the popular Heartland Poker Tour stop at the neighboring Golden Gates, an event that broke the $1 million mark for the first time in HPT history. […]

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Pennsylvania

Erie’s Elias aiming for major live poker title

Erie native Darren Elias is an emerging live tournament phenom with a long record of online success. Since Black Friday, he’s hit the live scene hard, traveling much more for tournaments, which has been paying off for him in a big way. He has live tournament earnings of more than$1 million, and that doesn’t include […]

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Florida

Ebro launches new spring poker series

This month marks the beginning of a new spring poker series in the Florida Panhandle. Ebro Greyhound Park, known for its Emerald Coast Championship series in September, will host its Emerald Coast Spring Classic from May 3-13. The highlight of the series is the two-day $550 main event, which begins May 12 at 2 p.m. […]

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California

Masek so close to being elite star

This month I’d like to shine the spotlight on some of Southern California’s best relatively unknown poker players. First up is Alexandru (Alex) Masek, who

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