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Bates wins Ante Up Poker Tour World Championship
Don Bates of Sarasota, Fla., was anything but reckless en route to capturing the Ante Up Poker Tour World Championship in the D.R.
Ante Up Magazine
August 24, 2013
Don Bates of Sarasota, Fla., was anything but reckless en route to capturing the Ante Up Poker Tour World Championship in the D.R.
The Mid-States Poker Tour made its second stop of the year in Iowa at the end of July, this time at Meskwaki Bingo Resort Casino. The main event resulted in a grind that became the longest running main event in MSPT history. When the long battle royal ended, Andy Van Blair of West Des Moines, […]
Two more poker rooms have opened in Las Vegas. The LVH, next to the Las Vegas Convention Center, just off the strip, opened a five-table “Poker Pit” on the main casino floor. The room will offer low buy-in tournaments in addition to $1-$3 no-limit hold’em and $4-$8 limit. Mark Selby, late of the Riviera’s recently […]
The Colorado Poker Championship series at Golden Gates in Black Hawk remains one of the most popular events in the area, and expectations are high for CPC7, which runs until Sept. 2. Greeley resident Trey Fan, who expects to register for three or four of this year’s games, said affordable buy-ins create a big draw […]
The Isleta Resort and Casino in Albuquerque, which used to be called a Hard Rock, hosts the Big Poker Championship on Sept. 6-8. The $400
Can you have too much poker? It’s a question that permeates any poker scene, especially since tournament series aren’t limited to the World Series in the middle of the summer anymore. While the larger tournament series aren’t necessarily geared toward the everyday player, the smaller regional events are much more welcoming. That was the thought […]
Ebro Greyhound Park’s signature tournament series, the Emerald Coast Poker Championship, runs Sept. 5-29, with Event 1 kicking off Sept. 19. The tournament series features some satellites leading up to the first event (plus more during the series), so be sure to see the ad on the back cover for the full schedule, starting chips, […]
Every summer, thousands of players from all over the world make the trip to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker. Of course, many
Tucked away in the heart of the Santa Ynez wine country is Chumash Casino. A beautiful drive up the 101 on the coast takes you to a great weekend getaway about 45 minutes north of Santa Barbara. Spend your day wine-tasting and visiting Solvang, a quaint Danish village. There are a lot of wonderful wineries […]
With the dog days of summer bringing the heat, even in the mild climate in Southern California, players still flocked in droves to Larry Flynt’s
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