Day: February 24, 2014

Minnesota

Sandness wins Canterbury Freeze Out

Mark Sandness of Wyzata, Minn., won $46,910 in the Great Minnesota Freeze Out after defeating Todd Breyfogle heads-up for the title. The freezing temperatures didn’t

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Wisconsin

Is Wisconsin entering iGaming?

While there has been no Internet poker legislative movement in Wisconsin, there have been some positive steps towardiGaming. Last year, the Lac du Flambeau Band

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Oklahoma

Kansas poker rooms are holding their own

Recently, I visited a pair of poker rooms as well as competed in a charity event in Wichita, Kan. The fourth annual Cards for the Cure: Kansas Poker Championships drew nearly 700 entries. I played a couple of sessions at Kansas Star Casino and one at Riverwind Casino. The Star’s expansion to 13 tables increases […]

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California

Heartland Poker Tour lands at Agua on Feb. 27

Heartland Poker Tour stops at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa near Palm Springs for a 10-day series, beginning Feb. 27 and culminating March 10 with the televised final table. There will be eight events, including a $150 turbo, several $150 events and a $225 tourney in addition to the $1,650 main event. For the dates […]

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California

Fernando wins HPT main event at Thunder Valley

The first stop of Heartland Poker Tour’s 10th season began at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif., running Jan. 13-27 and culminating with a $1,650 main event. And no one was happier with this news than Exequiel Fernando of Elk Grove. The engineer and part-time poker player shipped the title for a whopping $179K […]

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