

Harrah’s Cherokee to reopen poker room on July 1
Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel & Casino in North Carolina will reopen its poker room on July 1. The poker room will be open from 11 a.m.


Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort reopening, but not poker room
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort has announced that it will start reopening in phases on May 18. The Cherokee, N.C., casino, however, says its poker room







HPT St. Louis goes to Las Vegas’ Garosshen
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







Naples-Ft. Myers Holiday Series ends in a chop in Florida
The Holiday Series at the Naples-Ft. Myers Greyhound Track’s poker room wrapped in December, with $110K-plus in prize pools. The $80K guarantee, which cost $300,







Isle Open in South Florida goes to Rosenthal
Aaron Rosenthal of Surfside, Fla., was declared champion of the $1,500 Isle Open Main Event in Pompano Beach, Fla., after a three-way chop with Alan







Sarmiento takes S. Fla. WSOPC main
Steven Sarmiento of Forest Hills, N.Y., won the main event of the World Series of Poker Circuit at Seminole Coconut Creek Casino, collecting $188K, his







Fish hooks a big poker title in South Florida
One-time Ante Up Player of the Year Darryll Fish, a hometown favorite at South Florida poker tables, won the main event of the WPT Lucky


Hurricane Irma brought out best in S. Fla. casinos
September was a rough month for Florida as Hurricane Irma roared up the peninsula during the first weekendof the month. While most of the poker


Hard Rock Poker Open draws big talent to S. Fla.
With the closure of the poker room for a huge overhaul of the Seminole Paradise area, there was some concern this year’s Seminole Hard Rock
WSOPC returns to N.C. Aug. 2-14
The World Series of Poker Circuit returns Aug. 2-14 to Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina on Aug. 2-14 with the $1,675 main event, which has


South Florida to host WSOPC twice this season
The World Series of Poker Circuit announced its 2017-18 schedule and Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood will host Sept. 21-Oct. 2 and Seminole Casino Coconut
Harrah’s N.C. hosts WSOPC from April 12-24
At Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina, the World Series of Poker Circuit runs April 12-24 and has $2M-plus in guarantees. The schedule is highlighted by


Central Florida poker scene is hopping
Poker sure has been busy at the Seminole Hard Rock in Tampa, Fla. First, the Winter Poker Open, which ran Dec. 1-18 and had a







Novak wins Isle Open in South Fla.
The main event of the final major tournament series of the year at the Isle Poker Room in Pompano Beach, Fla., was won on Halloween


Hale grabs Gulf Coast Poker Championship in Mississippi
The Gulf Coast Poker Championship just wrapped up at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi. As usual, there was a tremendous turnout to make this one


Casino Miami poker room closes
Just four years ago, South Florida boasted a bustling poker scene with 13 land-based poker rooms in Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. In addition,


Hawkins makes WSOPC history in N.C.
South World Series of Poker Circuit history was made at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina when Maurice Hawkins became the first player in the 12-year


WSOPC stops at Harrah’s Cherokee in N.C. April 14-25
The World Series of Poker Circuit makes its annual stop at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina on April 14-25 and there are some unique offerings