Lots of talk is circulating over what’s going on in Florida, the last big market in North America. As the Florida Gaming Committees in its Legislature begin preparing for what will most certainly be a whirlwind over the next 18 months, here is a look at the key players to keep an eye on: THE … Continue reading Florida: a gaming market preparing for the future
Jacksonville’s bestbet poker room is gearing up for its Jacksonville Spring Series (April 11-30), which culminates with its $500K guarantee World Poker Tour Main Event (April 26-30). But before that, bestbet held a $340 event that attracted 323 players in February, as Eddie Byrant of Fayetteville, N.C., took home almost $8K for first after a … Continue reading Bestbet Jax readies for its spring poker series
The final three players in the World Poker Tour’s Tampa Bay Spring Main Event at the Hard Rock in Tampa agreed to chop, with Alan Percal of Weston being declared the champion March 10. The $1,500 tournament drew 226 players to generate $300K prize pool. From the final table’s first hand, the chips were flying, … Continue reading Percal wins World Poker Tour Regional Tampa Bay event
Palm Beach Kennel Club director of poker Noah Carbone hoped for a World Series of Poker Circuit record for his opening event, even adding a fourth opening session, but it wasn’t to be. Still, the 2,539 entries was the second largest tournament in Florida history, falling just short of last year’s mark of 2,607 and … Continue reading Much success for WSOPC at Palm Beach
The 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Palm Beach Kennel Club Main Event officially came to a close early Tuesday morning. The event drew 670 entrants over two starting flights and generated a prize pool of over $1 million. In the end, Jonathan…
Day 2 of the 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Palm Beach Kennel Club Main Event took place on Sunday. Leading the remaining 30 players is David Grandieri, who bagged 1.352 million chips, shooting up the charts during the last two levels of…
On Saturday, the 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Palm Beach Kennel Club Main Event kicked off. A total of 646 total entrants ponied up the $1,675 entry fee in hopes of making the illustrious second day of play. Mike Bennett was the man sitting…
Steven Constantino, after a chop, captured the Daytona Beach Kennel Club Poker Room’s Blizzard Tournament, a $50K guarantee event that ran Jan. 21-27. With pre-qualifying events, the entries were 1,022 with a prize pool of $81,760. The tournament featured five Day 1s and played down to 27 players on the final day, when Constantino earned … Continue reading Daytona Beach poker room’s Blizzard attracts many
In our January issue, we reported police and agents from the Division of Alcoholic, Beverages and Tobacco raided the Nutz Poker League, arresting several people, including owner Rick Danford, his father and the proprietor of the establishment, Louis Karamanos, of Louie’s Grill, which hosted the game that day. The charges were dropped for most, and … Continue reading Looking back at poker’s free-league debacle in Tampa
When the poker rooms at Miccosukee Resort and Gaming and Seminole Classic opened in the mid 1990s, they were the only legal games in town. For most of 20 years, they were filled with poker players, and, unfortunately, filled with cigarette smoke. Last September, with the Hard Rock poker room flourishing next door, the Seminoles decided to … Continue reading Arsenis takes over Miccosukee poker room
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