Day: July 24, 2012

Wisconsin

Poker Road Trip: Upper Midwest

The Upper Midwest is an outdoorsman’s paradise. But after a peaceful day on the lake catching walleyes and bass, you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the

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Michigan

Backstrom, Hamad grab Chitown poker titles

Dave “Fishy Fish” Backstrom captured the $250 deepstack event July 6 in New Lenox, Ill., the state’s first televised poker tournament hosted by a veterans organization. Backstrom earned a package of cash and prizes worth $4,500 in an event that featured 30K chips and began at American Legion Post 615 in Tinley Park on June […]

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New Mexico

Wanna chop? Not if you’re playing Mr. Burner

It started with a $60 buy-in March 8 at Albuquerque Hard Rock poker room and ended June 21 with $12,500 in the pocket of Mitchell Burner. One of just two Albuquerque players to win the Tournament of Champions, which qualified them to attend the World Series of Poker, Burner elected to take the money instead […]

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