Monarch Casino Resort Spa Black Hawk opens poker room
Monarch Casino Resort Spa Black Hawk has opened its poker room. Under the direction of Andrew Patten, formerly of Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno,
Three Colorado poker rooms reopen
Three poker rooms in Black Hawk, Colo., have reopened over the weekend. Games are 6-handed at Ameristar Black Hawk Casino, Hotel, Golden Gates Casino and
Black Hawk casinos may reopen June 17
The Gilpin County Board of Public Health has said casinos in Black Hawk, Colo., may reopen on June 17. None of the Black Hawk casinos
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
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
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
Fort’s poker freeroll ends in chop
The Ft. McDowell poker room in Arizona held its quarterly freeroll with a prize pool of $31K-plus for the final table as 120 players qualified for the event, making for a tough field. After two flights and a grueling final table, Carlin Skousen and Mark Whitworth chopped for $5K each. Allen Lunsford finished third ($3,800) […]
Calderon wins Arizona State Poker Championship
Albert Calderon is the Arizona State champion, capturing the 15th annual ASPC main-event crown at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale on Aug. 13. The tournament,
Colorado Poker Championship ends in chop in Black Hawk
The Colorado Poker Championship in August at Golden Gates in Black Hawk, Colo., had a record-setting 330 entries for a $320K prize pool as Steve Wilkie
An emotional WSOPC win in Oklahoma
The World Series of Poker Circuit stopped at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Okla., July 17-29. Hollis Holcomb of Bartlesville, Okla., took home the first
Midnight Rose to award two Ante Up Poker Cruise packages
Midnight Rose Hotel & Casino will be awarding Ante Up Poker Cruises in two different promotions through December.
Sky Ute offers plenty of choices in poker
Often, poker rooms are faced with finding innovative ideas and promotions to ensure a steady stream of regular games are played. One of these rooms,
HPT returns to Colorado in February
The Heartland Poker Tour returns in February to the Golden Gates Casino in Black Hawk. The HPT has become Colorado’s most lucrative tournament, boasting seven
Yazdi wins Mid-States Poker Tour at Golden Gates
It’s that time of the year when birds fly south for the winter, bears go into hibernation and poker players in Colorado hunker down for
HPT continues hot run at Gates
The Heartland Poker Tour headlined September poker activities in Colorado, bringing big names and an energetic poker buzz to the Golden Gates Casino in Black
Colorado Poker Championship draws 261 to main event
Poker in Colorado has been fueled recently by various tournaments and cash games throughout the state, most notably the 10th version of the Colorado Poker
Tournaments flourishing in Colorado
With another successful run of the World Series of Poker in the books, poker tournaments in Colorado were forced to resume where Las Vegas left
