It was a long time coming, but Howard Lederer and Rafe Furst have settled their civil suits with the U.S. Department of Justice. Furst settled
John Dolan had a remarkable 2012, including winning a tournament with . . . identical cards? Do you prefer tournaments to cash games? I prefer
World Series of Poker champion Chris Moneymaker will begin a series of monthly events at the Hollywood Casino in Columbus. “We are very pleased to have Chris Moneymaker as our pro poker ambassador,” poker room manager Matt Dodd said. “With this being the 10-year anniversary of his industry-changing world championship, we are extremely excited about […]
The largest charity poker room in the state, Snookers, closed Dec. 19 after having its charity poker license suspended for rules violations. The closing has
During the Christmas break, I ventured to the west side of Iowa to visit the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs for its Holiday Poker Classic, which featured two no-limit hold’em tournaments (a $235 buy-in and the $560 main event). Kyle Schroeder, pictured, won the main event, beating 172 runners to take home $22,656. Michael Vanier […]
The poker folks at Lumiere Place and River City have decided to put their synergies to better use. “The goal is to have two distinct
There’s always something going on at Downstream Casino, and so much to love. Recently, the destination casino-resort completed a new wing to the hotel, adding 150
In October, Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee established a bad-beat jackpot, and it took two months for the inaugural jackpot to hit on Dec. 14
James Gibson of Stonewall, Manitoba, became the first Canadian to win a Mid-States Poker Tour event, grabbing the title at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minn.,
Hollywood Aurora’s Tournament of Champions is Chicagoland’s most unique tournament as weekly tournament winners along with the runners-up advance to the TOC every December. The
Ante Up Poker Media LLC, is dedicated to everyday poker players and their poker rooms. The business was founded in 2008, and has managed to combine the poker and media worlds since then in order to inform, entertain and inspire poker players around the world through a variety of products.
© 2025 Ante Up Magazine
