The Heartland Poker Tour at Golden Gates (Feb. 7-16) continued its successful run. Of the 731 entrants, including pros such as Greg “Fossilman” Raymer and
Downtown’s Golden Nugget was the first Vegas poker room to announce its schedule for its summer series. The Grand Poker Series (June 4-July 3) offers
I attended the RunGoodGear.com series at Downstream Casino on March 5-9. I participated in the media/charity event as well as enjoyed main-event satellite and cash-game
Parx Casino near Philadelphia hosted Big Stax V (Feb. 20- March 10), and for a refreshing change, there was no chop at the final table
As this issue hits the area poker rooms, the tournament season will be off and running starting with the first Mid-States Poker Tour event at
WinStar World Casino just finished its Presidents Day seven-event Mini-River series, culminating with the $1K main event, which drew 225 players over two starting days
Why do players choose to play in a tournament? Is it the guarantee? Money added? Plus, we complete an O’Mally’s Move!
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The fourth annual Nevada State Ladies Poker Championships hosted by Ladies International Poker Series kicked off at the Peppermill in Reno on Feb. 26 and Koree Kirkpatrick of Reno captured the main event, which had a record 147 entrants for a prize pool of more than $22K. Kirkpatrick pocketed $6,300 and a $1,300 LIPS championship […]
To stand out in the crowded field of poker tournaments, each event needs to find a way to make itself notable. The Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson figured guaranteeing a large first prize would do the trick, and it worked for its ninth annual Chicanos Por La Causa charity tournament Feb. 28-March 2. The three-day […]
By Donovan Livingston This month we feature Rick O’Connell, poker room manager at Seminole Casino in Immokalee, Fla. He is married to his wife, Linda,
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