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Brian Waller wins Event #17 of the Ante Up World Championship

Brian Waller has won Event #17 ($500 Last Call) of the Ante Up World Championship at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif. Waller earned $12,601 after a four-way deal ended the event that drew 166 entries for a $73,050 prize pool, well more than the $50,000 guarantee.  Waller was third in chips when the […]

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Jaime Haletky leads 85 returners for Ante Up World Championship Main Event

Former World Series of Poker Circuit and Ante Up NorCal Classic champion Jaime Haletky leads the 85 players returning at 10 a.m. today for the final day of the Ante Up World Championship at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif. Haletky has 1,187,000 in chips, with Amber Chatwin next with 873,000. The $1,650 event […]

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Joseph Brandenburg wins Ante Up World Championship Player of the Year race

Joseph Brandenburg, known as “The Godfather of Big O” is this year’s Ante Up World Championship Player of the Year. Brandenburg won the Big O event and final-tabled the HORSE and Limit Omaha/8 events to amass 164 points, and held off a late charge from double-event winner Rommel Damasco, who finished with 152 points. Head […]

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Gary Neese wins Event #15 of the Ante Up World Championship

Gary Neese has won Event #15 ($300 bounty) of the Ante Up World Championship at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif. Neese earned $3,411 after a nine-player deal in the event that attracted 170 entries for a $27,520 prize pool. Click here for more information on the Ante Up World Championship, which runs through […]

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Paul “PB” Brown wins Event #14 of the Ante Up World Championship

Paul “PB” Brown defeated former Ante Up World Champion Jaime Haletky in the final match to win Event #14 ($400 Head to Head Championship) of the Ante Up World Championship at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif. Brown Earned $6,096 for the win in the event that sold out its 64 entries a day […]

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15 cash in Event #13 of Ante Up World Championship

Event #13 of the Ante Up World Championship ($200 Bankroll Builder) at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif., was scheduled to end with the final 12 players all earning $1,350, but the final 15 players agreed to deal paying each $1,133 instead. Click here for more information on the Ante Up World Championship, which […]

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Rommel Damasco wins Event #12 of Ante Up World Championship

Rommel Damasco has won Event #12 ($270 Action8) of the Ante Up World Championship a Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif. Damasco earned $23,494 after a four-player deal in the event, which drew 858 entries over three starting flights to more than double the $100,000 guarantee with a prize pool of $201,620. Damasco, who […]

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