Franklin Curren of Citrus Heights, Calif., was the chipleader when a five-way deal was reached to end Ante Up World Championship Event #6 – the $180 Ante Up World HORSE Championship – at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif.
A deal was reached to pay the bubble, meaning 15 players each earned $1,840 in Event #5 of the Ante Up World Championship – $225 No-Limit Hold’em Survivor – at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif.
Steve Parino was the chipleader when a three-way deal was reached in Event #4 of the Ante Up World Championship – $180 No-Limit Hold’em Escalator – at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif.
Derek Raymond of Portland, Maine, has won Event #3 of the Ante Up World Championship, a $150 buy-in no-limit hold’em knockout featuring $50 bounties at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif.
Sean Drake of Folsom, Calif., has won Event #2 of the Ante Up World Championship, the $450 buy-in Ante Up World Deepstack No-Limit Championship, at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif.
Andy Pham of Elk Grove, Calif., was the chipleader when an 11-way deal was reached to end Event #1 of the Ante Up World Championship at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif.
The ninth annual tournament and fundraiser for Happy House Build Better Families returned May 17 at a surprising venue with a surprising host. Nancy Cartwright,
By Donovan Livingston For this month’s Dealer Spotlight, we head to Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif., to talk with Sean Hegstrom, who’s from
By Donovan Livingston This month we visit with Ben Erwin, director of poker operations for Thunder Valley Casino Resort. Ben is happily married with two
The Liz Flynt Spring Poker Classic wrapped up at the end of April at the Hustler Casino in Gardena. The highlights of this seven-event series
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