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Mississippi

Champions rise to top; Gold Strike poker room closing

As 2013 ends, I’d like to recap the past couple of months and preview exciting things to come in Mississippi poker. At the IP Biloxi, the WPT Regional just crowned Caufman Talley of Lafayette, La., the champion and sent him home with more than $37K. Capt. Tom Franklin, Kyle Cartwright and Chun Law managed final-table […]

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West Virginia

Rocky Gap Casino opens three-table poker room

Rocky Gap Casino Resort near Cumberland, Md., has added three poker tables. The tables are in the lobby of the 220-room resort. “In recent years, poker has exploded in popularity and players have come to expect it at most major casinos,” general manager Scott Just said. “Adding poker further enhances Rocky Gap Casino Resort as […]

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Iowa

Louviere wins HPT at Prairie Meadows in Iowa

Chris Louviere from Bangs, Texas, captured the Heartland Poker Tour stop at Prairie Meadows Racetrack Casino Hotel in Altoona in October. The main event drew 125 players for a $180K-plus prize pool. Louviere took home $54,225 when he called an all-in shove by Rick Goulden from Des Moines. Goulden’s A-8 lost to Louviere’s Q-10 when […]

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