Month: January 2013

Colorado

Black Hawk continues to attract big poker events

March is shaping up to be a busy month for Colorado poker players, so now’s a good time to get your plans in order. The Heartland Poker Tour at Golden Gates always attract some of the HPT’s top fields and prize pools, and there’s no reason to expect anything different from this year’s spring visit, […]

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New Mexico

Talking Stick’s Winter Poker Classic is Feb. 16-18

The Arena Poker Room at Talking Stick Casino is gearing up for its second annual Casino Arizona Winter Classic three-day event on Feb. 16-18. Buy-in is $335, playing down to 10 percent of the field each day or after 10 hours, whichever comes first. Players may rebuy (one time) when they have 1,200 chips or […]

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West Virginia

Pittsburgh poker pro Brikis joins Team Ivey

Phil Ivey is launching Iveypoker.com and hopes it changes social media poker forever. Josh Brikis is a Pittsburgh pro and the newest member of Team Ivey. I caught up with Brikis to discuss the new site. How does it feel to be a member of Team Ivey? It is truly an honor to be on […]

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Florida

Hard Rock, Derby Lane poker rooms have strong 2012 finish

While the larger buy-in tournament scene hasn’t hit the Tampa Bay area, it hasn’t stopped the flurry of series brought to you by Tampa Hard Rock and Derby Lane. The two poker rooms with the largest capacity in the bay area (each with more than 45 tables), completed December series that saw players fly in […]

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California

Flynt’s Holiday Poker Classic surpasses all guarantees at Hustler

As one might expect, the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas is a slow time in the Los Angeles cardrooms. That being said, the Hustler’s 10-event Larry Flynt’s Holiday Poker Classic surpassed all guarantees, and it wasn’t even close. Starting the day after Thanksgiving, Event 1, with a $150K guarantee, ended up with more than 1,600 […]

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California

Women shine at Rincon’s WSOPC stop

The recent World Series of Poker Circuit at Harrah’s Rincon turned out to be a nice one for the ladies, who made some impressive showings. Five of the 12 ring events featured women at the final table.  Donna Delfin made Rincon WSOPC history by becoming the first woman there to win a ring, taking down […]

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California

Local NorCal poker rooms offer great promotions

Generally speaking, tournament players get most of the attention in the poker community. From the large top prizes, prestigious titles and TV time, tournaments attract players from all around the world. But what are poker rooms doing to attract loyal cash-game players? They are adding various jackpots and numerous promotions to create buzz and bring […]

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