Month: November 2012

New Mexico

The richness of Southwestern poker

James Williams, a 26-year-old plumber and homeboy, turned $190 into $56,652 on Nov. 5, doubling his lifetime earnings by winning the Heartland Poker Tour Main

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Florida

Grinder nabs first Florida title: Isle Open

Late October saw the conclusion of the Isle Open as the area’s best-known poker champion took home his first South Florida title. Though Florida only began allowing large buy-in tournaments in July 2010, Michael “Grinder” Mizrachi had never captured a large first-prize in his back yard, despite his huge success in tournaments all over the world. With […]

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