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
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
I visited Meskwaki and Prairie Meadows casinos in July as both have made exciting changes in the recent months, so they were worth a trip
With so many recognizable names at the final tables, it was hard not to get excited during this year’s World Series of Poker. Yet more exciting is to see some of local players from the Midwest make it deep in several of the events, including one familiar face to Ante Up readers. Thomas Chambers, an […]
The weather and the tournaments are heating up in August at the Delaware casinos. The Casino at Delaware Park will host the Ironman Poker Challenge on Aug. 25. The $600 tournament will have 90-minute levels and no breaks. This is expected to set a world record for the longest continuous poker tournament at 36-40 hours. […]
The poker room at Running Aces Harness Park in Columbus celebrated its fourth anniversary with a $1,100 tournament June 30. Reginald Powell took down the
Chances are you’ve never heard of Nikolas Stone. The small-town guy from Auburndale, Wis., and regular at Ho-Chunk Gaming Nekoosa, was a relative unknown until
With casino poker rooms open in Cleveland and Toledo, for the first time many avid players in Ohio have an opportunity to be a regular;
Father-and-son bonding in the Pacific Northwest mostly features hiking, fishing or camping under the shadows of beautiful Mt. Rainer and Mt. Baker. However, Dave Johnson
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
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