St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake reopens poker room
St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake in Turtle Lake, Wis., has reopened its poker room. No other details were immediately available. For more information on poker
Oneida Casino reopens poker room
Oneida Casino in Green Bay, Wis., has reopened its poker room. No other information was immediately available. For more information on poker room reopenings, visit
Shing takes Wisconsin WSOPC main event
Editor’s note: Ante Up refrained from publishing its April issue because of the COVID-19 pandemic. While most of the news in the issue would have
Big events hit Iowa this month
March is a magical month in Iowa for tournament players. First, the Mid-States Poker Tour makes two stops in the area: Grand Falls Casino near
Amer wins big at Ohio Championship
The annual Ohio Poker Championship tournament series ran Dec. 2- 15 at Hollywood Casino in Columbus, Ohio. The $550 main event drew 795 entries for
Heath is new Wisconsin State Poker Champion
Gerald Heath of Illinois topped a 660-entry field to win the recent Wisconsin State Poker Championship at Milwaukee’s Potawatomi Casino for $130,935. Josh Reichard, the
Minnesota Fall Poker Classic goes to Thurlow
Justin Thurlow of Cottage Grove, Minn., took home the main-event trophy for the Fall Poker Classic after a five-way chop at Canterbury Park in Shakopee,
Richards is Columbus poker champion
Columbus local Kwynn Richards captured the $550 main event of the Columbus Summer Classic for $57K-plus at Hollywood Casino in Columbus, Ohio. The series ran
Michigan State Poker Championship is Oct. 10-13
The Michigan State Championship runs Oct. 10-13 at FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek. The $70 super-satellites are Fridays at noon and 6:30 p.m. and
Bai wins WSOPC main at Potawatomi
For the second time this year, the World Series of Poker Circuit stopped at the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, marking its fourth visit to Milwaukee
Meyer earns Iowa state poker title and $85K
Josh Meyer captured the Iowa State Poker Championship and $85,241 in late July at Meskwaki Casino in Tama. Meyer took home the crown when he knocked out Steve Wazwaz ($52,696) after a tense two-hour heads-up match. Meyer’s preflop all-in with a pair of 10s held up vs. Wazwaz’s K-J. The event had a $387K prize […]
Scully wins Hollywood Aurora TOC in Illinois
The Hollywood Aurora Tournament of Champions is one of Chicagoland’s most unique tournaments, as weekly tournament winners and the runners-up advance to the TOC every
Stammen pockets $87K, HPT title in Indiana
Kevin Stammen, a pro from Coldwater, Ohio, with more than $5M in career earnings, won the recent Heartland Poker Tour Main Event for $87K at
Boggs and Battaglia take WSOPC mains in Indiana
Justin Boggs won the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Horseshoe Southern Indiana for almost $140K. It was the self-proclaimed recreational player’s first
Birt captures record-setting event in Minn.
The Mid-States Poker Tour broke its record for the largest event at Running Aces Casino in Columbus, Minn., with 383 runners entering the $1,100 tourney,
HPC goes to Hall at Hollywood Toledo
The Hollywood Poker Challenge at Hollywood Casino in Toledo, Ohio, ran Aug. 24-Sept. 4, with Shane Hall winning the $1,100 main event after a five-way
Linville nabs HCA poker title in Illinois
To say the inauguralHCA Poker Classic at Hollywood Casino in Aurora, Ill., was just successful would be quite an understatement. With 122 entries and a
Poker series returns to Hollywood Toledo
The Hollywood Poker Challenge returns Aug. 24-Sept. 4 to Hollywood Casino in Toledo, Ohio, culminating in the $1K main event, which has a $150K guarantee.
