Prairie Meadows Casino reopens poker room
Prairie Meadows Casino & Hotel in Altoona, Iowa, has reopened its poker room. Games are 8-handed. Masks are required, and there is no food or
Riverside Casino reopens Iowa poker room
Riverside Casino and Golf Resort in Larchwood, Iowa, has reopened its poker room. Players must wear masks and sanitize their hands upon entry. For more
Grand Falls Casino Resort reopens poker room
Grand Falls Casino Resort in Larchwood, Iowa, has reopened its poker room. Cash games and tournaments are available. Players must wear masks. For more information
Iowa casinos will start reopening June 1
Iowa casinos may start reopening on June 1, but none so far have indicated whether they will open their poker rooms on June 1. Diamond
Shing takes Wisconsin WSOPC main event
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 events hit Iowa this month
March is a magical month in Iowa for tournament players. First, the Mid-States Poker Tour makes two stops in the area: Grand Falls Casino near
Amer wins big at Ohio Championship
The annual Ohio Poker Championship tournament series ran Dec. 2- 15 at Hollywood Casino in Columbus, Ohio. The $550 main event drew 795 entries for
Minnesota Fall Poker Classic goes to Thurlow
Justin Thurlow of Cottage Grove, Minn., took home the main-event trophy for the Fall Poker Classic after a five-way chop at Canterbury Park in Shakopee,
Richards is Columbus poker champion
Columbus local Kwynn Richards captured the $550 main event of the Columbus Summer Classic for $57K-plus at Hollywood Casino in Columbus, Ohio. The series ran Aug. 27-Sept. 8 and featured $500K in guarantees. Jacob Ross came in second for $35,387 and third place went to Connor Burchwell ($25,876). Other event winners included Steven Hollis in […]
Michigan State Poker Championship is Oct. 10-13
The Michigan State Championship runs Oct. 10-13 at FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek. The $70 super-satellites are Fridays at noon and 6:30 p.m. and
Gross captures Horseshoe Poker Classic
Geoffrey Gross of South Dakota won the $350 Horseshoe Poker Classic on Aug. 25 at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He earned $29,223
Meyer earns Iowa state poker title and $85K
Josh Meyer captured the Iowa State Poker Championship and $85,241 in late July at Meskwaki Casino in Tama. Meyer took home the crown when he
Johnson gets it done in Iowa for $21K
Aaron Johnson of Red Wing, Minn., won the Mid-States Poker Tour regional at Grand Falls Casino in Larchwood, Iowa. He topped the $350 main event, which drew 358 entrants, and he took home a $21,268 payday. Johnson has been having a great season with a fourth and a second in other events. This put him […]
Scully wins Hollywood Aurora TOC in Illinois
The Hollywood Aurora Tournament of Champions is one of Chicagoland’s most unique tournaments, as weekly tournament winners and the runners-up advance to the TOC every
Stammen pockets $87K, HPT title in Indiana
Kevin Stammen, a pro from Coldwater, Ohio, with more than $5M in career earnings, won the recent Heartland Poker Tour Main Event for $87K at
Boggs and Battaglia take WSOPC mains in Indiana
Justin Boggs won the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Horseshoe Southern Indiana for almost $140K. It was the self-proclaimed recreational player’s first
Alexander wins Prairie Meadows poker event
Matthew Alexander of Robbinsdale, Minn., won the Heartland Poker Tour event in December at Prairie Meadows. Alexander pocketed $69,043 after he eliminated friend Kou Vang
Motion to dismiss filed in Iowa home poker game raid
In late July, Division of Criminal Investigation agents, with Camanche police and Iowa state patrol, arrested 10 players at a weekly poker home game. The
