

Fortune Bay Resort Casino to reopen poker room April 2
Fortune Bay Resort Casino in Tower, Minn., will reopen its poker room on April 2. The room will be open from noon-2 a.m. on Fridays


Running Aces to resume poker on July 6
Running Aces Casino Hotel Racetrack in Columbus, Minn., has announced that it will reopen its poker tables on July 6. Masks are required and Plexiglas


Canterbury Park to reopen poker tables on July 9
Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minn., will reopen its poker tables on July 9. Tables will be spaced further away from each other than before and










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










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










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










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


Running Aces awarding 11 Ante Up Poker Cruise packages
Running Aces Casino & Racetrack will award 11 Ante Up Poker Cruise packages plus cash to players throughout the month of February. Running Aces in
Minnesota’s Sojo wins Iowa State Poker Championship
Brian Soja of New Brighton, Minn., is the Iowa State poker champ after winning the Mid-States Poker Tour’s main event at Meskwaki Casino in Tama










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


Liu captures $106K & MSPT title at Canterbury
The Mid-States Poker Tour visited Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minn., from Dec. 12-14 and drew 432 entrants. Peixin Liu of Blaine, Minn., took home $106,483


Pham takes down Big Turkey poker event
Kressin won a recent undercard event in the Fall Classic. Christian Pham of St. Paul, Minn., continued his amazing year by winning the Big Turkey


Kirby dominates Fall Poker Classic at Canterbury
Matthew Kirby of Bemidji, Minn., delivered a dominating performance during the Fall Poker Classic at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minn. Kirby started off with a


Pates wins at Running Aces, Big Turkey up next
Kentraylus Pates of Brooklyn Park, Minn., took home $87,698 after winning the Mid-States Poker Tour event at Running Aces Harness Park in September. Pates came