Category: Arizona

Arizona

Gatelis crowned Arizona ladies champ at Talking Stick

In September, Talking Stick Resort hosted its ninth annual Arizona State Ladies Championship in the Arena Poker Room. Nearly 200 women entered the three-day $300 competition to vie for the title and a share of the $50,760 prize pool, but it was Kathi Gatelis of Scottsdale who won the hardware and $12,690. “This year, 188 women […]

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Buffalo Thunder hosts four October poker events

Buffalo Thunder has two special no-limit hold’em bounty tournaments (Oct. 8 and Oct. 22) with $100 entry and $10 bounties. Also, a $100 Omaha/8 tournament on Oct. 12 will be sweetened with $100 added to each table. The $150 Last Saturday of the Month deepstack on Oct. 25 offers 15K chips. SANTA ANA STAR CASINO: […]

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Janes gets it done at the poker table

Anybody who still thinks poker is a man’s game hasn’t played against Raena Janes. Janes, known as “RJ” at the tables, is arguably the best female player in Southern Arizona. A regular fixture in cash games in Tucson and Phoenix, Janes also makes frequent deep runs in major tournaments across the state and Las Vegas. […]

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