By Scott Long When talk of the Ante Up Poker Tour began, Ben Erwin knew right where he wanted to be. “We really did want to be No. 1 on that list. We really wanted to be the inaugural event,” he said, and come Nov. 19, that desire becomes reality when the poker director at … Continue reading Ante Up NorCal Classic kicks off AUPT in November
Football season is upon us and most of the major poker rooms are offering cash splashes during televised NFL games. The amounts of the splashes to the lucky selected tables vary from $25 to $100 depending on the type of score (touchdown, field goal, safety). Please check with your favorite poker room for details. OCEANS 11: On […]
I think if someone wanted to make a living as a full-time tournament pro, it could be done without leaving Los Angeles County. Since I play primarily cash games, I never realized just how many tournament series happened in this area until I started writing this column. When I go over their tournament calendars, it’s … Continue reading Tourney series in Los Angeles keep on rolling
Allow me to introduce myself to the Ante Up Nation in NorCal. I’m the new ambassador for Northern California, previously writing for the Central Florida region. I’m also the Where to Play editor for Ante Up and having just recently moved, I was excited to experience what the Bay Area had to offer in its … Continue reading Norcal poker scene has something for everybody
Are you ready for some football? It’s my favorite time of year, when the NFL kicks off the season and what better way to spend
On Sept. 6, the bad-beat jackpot at Pechanga struck for $243,657, netting the loser of the hand, Ly Ang Tong, $73,124. His quad threes lost
August in Los Angeles always brings the Legends of Poker to the Bicycle Casino. This is one of the top tournament series of the year
Joshua Hale of San Diego, Calif., has moved into eighth place in the race for Ante Up’s 2012 Player of the Year.
Tuesday was Day 4 of the $3,500 buy-in World Poker Tour Legends of Poker Main Event, and 18 players returned to action. When play was all said and done, six contenders remained at the official WPT televised final table. Josh Hale leads the group…
Day 3 of the $3,500 buy-in World Poker Tour Legends of Poker Main Event began with 84 players looking to burst the money bubble and move closer to the $500,000 top prize. After a long day on the felt, only 18 survived, with Cyrus Farzad and his 2.6…
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