Connecticut approves online poker
JUNE 4 POKERCAST RECAP: Chris’ old stomping grounds, Connecticut, approves online gaming, including poker. Also, former poker world champ Chris Moneymaker sues PayPal and a
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Foxwoods to reopen poker room on March 4
Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut will reopen its poker room on March 4. The casino will offer 16 tables with 7-handed games. Masks are required
Mohegan Sun to reopen poker room today
Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., will reopen its poker room today. Games are 7-handed with Plexiglas dividers on tables. Masks are required, and no food or spectators will be allowed in the room. Table changes, seat changes and call-ins will not be permitted, and no promotions or tournaments will be held. For more information on […]
Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun set to reopen, sans poker
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Mohegan Tribe, two federally recognized tribes with reservations in Connecticut, will begin the reopening of portions of their reservations on June 1. As part of Phase One, Mashantucket Pequot will reopen portions of Foxwoods Resort Casino and the Mohegan Tribe will reopen portions of Mohegan Sun to the […]
Big poker scores at Big Stax in Pa.
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
Big victories at Borgata in Atlantic City
One of the features of hosting a World Poker Tour event these days is your main-event final table is delayed months and moved to Las
MGM launches East Coast Poker Tour
The MGM Resorts East Coast Poker Tour features events at MGM National Harbor, MGM Springfield and Borgata. Qualify for the tour leaderboard Feb. 5-Aug. 24.
Big names at Foxwoods’ World Poker Finals in Connecticut
Pro Victor Ramdin came out on top of the World Poker Finals opener at Foxwoods Resort Casino in October at Mashantucket, Conn., pocketing $65K and the trophy after a six-player chop ended the $600 kickoff that drew 1,079 players. But the signature event of the series was the $2,500 championship that saw 107 runners. After […]
BPO goes to Maloney in Atlantic City
The World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open’s $3,500 championship came to an end in Atlantic City after five days of play and Donald Maloney claimed $487,874 and his first WPT title. Maloney, a Glendale, Ariz., native and former hockey player, talked about his previous career and future plans. “I feel like hockey and poker are […]
Carey denies Hawkins No. 14 WSOPC ring in Conn.
The World Series of Poker Circuit made its annual stop at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., in August. The main event saw all-time WSOPC ring leader Maurice Hawkins face off against 22-year-old Justin Carey for the title. Hawkins got all of his chips in the middle with A-Q as a big favorite against Carey’s A-8. But […]
World Poker Tour back in Maryland Sept. 20
The World Poker Tour returns Sept. 20-Oct. 7 to the Live Casino and Hotel in Hanover, Md. There are 21 events $2.3M-plus in guarantees. The $570 kickoff is Sept. 20 with the $150K guarantee. Event 10, which has a $100K guarantee and $450 buy-in, starts Sept. 24. The $3,500 main event sports a $1.5M guarantee […]
Mohegan Sun puts on fine series in Conn.
The Mohegan Sun Summer Showdown in Uncasville, Conn., ran with four events at the end of July as Jonas Bendiks captured the $1,100 main event
Purdy captures Winter Freeze at Foxwoods for $58K in CT.
Raymond Purdy edged Joseph Cappello to win the $1,200 championship of Winter Freeze at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., for $58,883. Cappello earned $50,447 for second. Matthew Ahmed (third) received $27,384, while Joel Frank (fourth) pocketed $21,759, John Caputo (fifth) took away $15,986 and John Shin (sixth) earned $13,026. There were 280 entrants for […]
Hoffman wins MegaStack at Foxwoods in Connecticut
Another successful MegaStack Challenge is in the books at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., and this time it was Max Hoffman of Cambridge, Mass., who took top honors in $1,650 main event, collecting $63,555 for the victory. Steven Song of Greenwich, Conn., earned $41,310 as runner-up as there were 168 entries for a tournament […]
Elias continues BPO success in Atlantic City
The Borgata Fall Open, which ran Nov. 7-23, saw Darren Elias capture the main event for $293K. The series featured 19 tournaments, including the $2,700 championship that had a $1.18M prize pool and 473 entries. In 2014, Elias had his biggest cash here, taking first in the World Poker Tour Borgata Championship for $843,744. Borgata being his […]
Liu wins World Poker Finals at Foxwoods
Jia Liu topped 200-plus entries to win the $2,500 World Poker Finals Main Event at Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. The victory paid the Brooklyn
Brian Altman wins Main Event of Ante Up Poker Tour at Mohegan Sun
Brian Altman and Scott Pelletier began the day as chipleaders. And they ended the day the same way.
As Day 2 of the Main Event of the Ante Up Poker Tournament at Mohegan Sun began, Pelletier sat with 581,000 chips and Altman 456,500, first and second o
Dilipkumar Patel wins Event #8 of Ante Up Poker Tour at Mohegan Sun
Dilipkumar Patel has won Event #8 of the Ante Up Poker Tournament at Mohegan Sun, an Ante Up Poker Tour series in Uncasville, Conn.
