Wheeling Island Hotel Casino Racetrack reopens poker room
Wheeling Island Hotel Casino Racetrack in West Virginia has reopened its poker room. The room is open from 7 p.m.-3 a.m. on Thursday and 3
Mardi Gras Casino & Resort reopens poker room
Mardis Gras Casino & Resort in Cross Lanes, W.Va., has reopened its poker room. The room is open from 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Thursday-Saturday, with three
West Virginia casinos may reopen on June 5
West Virigina Gov. Jim Justice has announced that casinos in that state may reopen on June 5. Additional guidance for casinos will be provided at
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
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.
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,
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
ECPC at Turning Stone runs May 18-28
The East Coast Poker Championships will be May 18-28 at Turning Stone Resort in New York with the $570 main event sporting a $100K guarantee.
Elias captures WPT in Ontario
Darren Elias outlasted 488 players to win the WPT Fallsview Poker Classic in Niagara Falls, Ontario. All cashes and prize pools reported here are in
Borgata WPO goes to Weinman in Atlantic City
The Borgata in Atlantic City claimed fourth place in World Poker Tour’s all-time-most-entries list after its 2017 WPT Winter Open series on Jan. 17-25.The $2M
Hartshorn stays hot, wins BPO in Atlantic City
Travis Hartshorn took down another tournament after dominating Parx’s Big Stax 300 in October, claiming the $2,700 main-event trophy at the Borgata Fall Poker Open
Big day in A.C. for Acosta, PokerStars
The inaugural PokerStars Festival debuted in Atlantic City at the Resorts Casino Hotel on Oct. 29-Nov. 6 and Jason Acosta won the $1,100 main event, topping a field of nearly 210 players. He defeated Mike Gagliano heads-up for $38,220. The 30-year-old recreational player from Little Ferry, N.J., qualified for the event on PokerStars, parlaying 500 […]
Dover Downs awarding 10 Ante Up poker cruises
The Dover Downs Hotel & Casino poker room will be awarding 10 Ante Up Poker Cruise packages in July. First, there will be a tournament
Volpe gets his Borgata Poker Open win
Nearly 600 entrants registered for Borgata’s $2,700 WPT Spring Open in April. After nearly eight hours at the final table, Paul Volpe came heads-up with
SugarHouse opens its new poker room
The inauguration ceremony on March 23 commemorated SugarHouse Casino’s new poker room, branded as Poker Night in America’s main locale and launched its first Poker
Sugarhouse’s new poker room is ready
SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia is anticipating its new poker room will open this month. The $164M project will be bringing in 500 new jobs and
Hubbard breaks BPO barriers in A.C.
Stephanie Hubbard won the opening event of the Borgata Fall Poker Open after chopping the remaining prize pool three ways, becoming the first woman to
Kachittavong wins WPF at Foxwoods
After a four-way chop, Soukha Kachittavong walked away with the trophy of the Foxwoods World Poker Finals Main Event, which drew 243 entries for a
