
Desert Diamond Casinos Tucson reopens poker room
Desert Diamond Casinos Tucson has reopened its poker room. For more information on poker room reopenings, visit our Reopen webpage.

Desert Diamond Casino West Valley to reopen poker room April 26
Desert Diamond Casino West Valley in Glendale, Ariz., will reopen its poker room on April 26. Games will be 7-handed with 12 tables available. For

Gila River Hotels & Casinos moving poker to Lone Butte
Gila River Hotels & Casinos in the Phoenix area will be moving its poker operations from its Wild Horse Pass location to its Lone Butte

Gila River Wild Horse Pass to reopen poker room Friday
Gila River Hotels & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, Ariz., will reopen its poker room on Friday. Games will be 7-handed with Plexiglas

Bucky’s Casino closes poker room permanently
Bucky’s Casino in Prescott, Ariz., has announced that it has closed its poker room permanently. For more information on poker room reopenings and closings, visit

Fort McDowell Casino changes name, will reopen Oct. 29
Fort McDowell Casino in Fort McDowell, Ariz., has announced that it will reopen on Oct. 29 as We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort. The casino will have a

Talking Stick poker tournaments returning
The Arena Poker Room at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz., will be starting daily $125 tournaments Aug. 3 with 10K chips and $500 added

Desert Diamond poker rooms opening June 5
Here is an update on the poker rooms at Desert Diamond Casinos’ Tucson and West Valley locations in Arizona. Said Treena Parvello, Director of Public

Arizona casinos begin to reopen, but not poker rooms
Some Arizona casinos began reopening on Friday, but none have reopened their poker rooms or indicated when they might, and some are contemplating never reopening

Desert Diamond properties extend suspension of operations
Because of the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise Management Board has taken action to extend the suspension of operations through April

Reiter will put HPT win to good use in Colorado
Editor’s note: Ante Up refrained from publishing its April issue because of the COVID-19 pandemic. While most of the news in the issue would have

Spring Training Classic is March 7 in Scottsdale, $10K WSOP seat on the line
The annual Spring Training Poker Classic returns March 7. The grand prize winner will receive a $10,000 seat to the World Series of Poker in

Hawkins’ WSOPC domination extends to Oklahoma
Maurice Hawkins of Florida continued his record-setting ways on the World Series of Poker Circuit by capturing his unprecedented 14th win, this time in the

Winter Classic is Feb. 8 at Talking Stick in Arizona
The ninth annual $400 Winter Poker Classic at Talking Stick’s Arena Poker Room in Scottsdale, Ariz., will run Feb. 8-10. The format has Day 1s

Talking Stick hosts toy-drive poker tourney Dec. 13
On Saturday, Dec. 13, poker enthusiasts will have the chance to win big, while giving back to the community at Talking Stick Resort’s Christmas Toy

Two toy-drive events in Arizona in December
Gila River Hotels and Casinos in Arizona will host toy-drive tournaments Dec. 7 (Vee Quiva) and Dec. 14 (Wild Horse Pass). There will be $3K added to the

Ken Sumner wins Ante Up Poker Tour Main Event at Wild Horse Pass
Patience, patience, patience. It’s the key to many a poker players’ success, and it certainly was for Ken Sumner, champion of the inaugural Ante Up

40 advance from Day 1B of the Ante Up Poker Tour at Wild Horse Pass
Todd Goodrich of Mesa, Ariz., leads the 40 players who have advanced from Day 1B of the Main Event of the Ante Up Winter Poker