Month: September 2014

Florida

One-Eyed Jacks giving away 5 poker cruises

The One-Eyed Jacks poker room at Sarasota Kennel Club will award five Ante Up Poker Cruise packages to the top finishers in the main event of its Fall Classic tournament series. The Fall Classic will run Oct. 3-12 and feature eight events, including a six-flight $440 buy-in main event. The top-five finishers in the main […]

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Washington

Wildhorse Poker Roundup wraps in Oregon

Three times each year (April, July and November) the Wildhorse Resort and Casino near Pendleton, Ore., closes its four-table poker room and fills its bingo hall (and sometimes one of its big meeting rooms) with a sea of poker tables. Here are the winners of the most recent Poker Roundup (July 16-20): Robert Geier of […]

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Mississippi

Biloxi coast enjoying some cool promotions

Fall is creeping up on us in the Magnolia State. There’s no better time to be on the Biloxi coast. The poker action is busier than ever as people visit for end-of-season vacations. This month, I’m going to go over promotions for two of the most active rooms on the coast. In Biloxi, the Golden […]

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Poker

Picking the correct floating hand in poker

Floating is a fantastic weapon to have to be a successful player. To refresh the beginner’s memory, floating consists of calling a bet extremely lightly on the flop or turn with the intention of making a move at the pot by the end of the hand. Also as a reminder, floating works better in position […]

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Iowa

Olson wins MSPT at Meskwaki in Iowa

Iowan Jonathan Olson was happy the Mid-States Poker Tour returned to Meskwaki in late July, and he was even happier to take the title and $95,741. It was the second of three 2014 scheduled MSPT stops at the Iowa casino, which attracted 368 players to beat the $300K guarantee. This was Olson’s first MSPT event […]

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