Month: August 2014

New York

Showboat closing Aug. 31 in Atlantic City

After struggling with bankruptcy, Showboat has announced its closure date of Aug. 31. It will be the second casino, after the Atlantic Club Casino, and the third poker room on the Boardwalk to close this year in Atlantic City. More than 2,000 Showboat employees were laid off in July. The closing will most likely bring […]

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Poker

Justo Avalos is 2014 Ante Up World Champion

In a tournament field that featured November Niners J.C. Tran and Steven Gee, World Series of Poker bracelet winners Kenny Tran and Tyler Patterson, outspoken pro Allen “Chainsaw” Kessler and just about every solid player from the Bay Area to Reno, it mig

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