Bisson wins Winter Poker Classic after chop
Talking Stick Resort’s third annual Winter Classic again put together a solid field playing for the second largest prize pool of the year in Arizona. The $330 tournament, held March 15-17 in Talking Stick’s Arena Poker Room, drew 456 players, but $300 rebuys and add-ons drove the prize pool to $236,100. After two opening flights, […]
Desert Diamond charity poker event rocks
To stand out in the crowded field of poker tournaments, each event needs to find a way to make itself notable. The Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson figured guaranteeing a large first prize would do the trick, and it worked for its ninth annual Chicanos Por La Causa charity tournament Feb. 28-March 2. The three-day […]
Vee Quiva releases new tournament schedule
Vee Quiva Hotel and Casino rebranded itself last summer as a hip destination for Phoenix-area gamblers. Now, it’s upgrading its poker image. The 16-table poker room rolls out a new tournament schedule March 1, enhancing its three weekly tournaments with bigger buy-ins, more chips and better structures. The $40 Big Stack tournament, which gets you […]
Duncan classic raises $10,400 at Casino Del Sol
The third annual Duncan Celebrity Poker Classic brought another strong turnout to the Casino del Sol Resort in Tucson, Ariz., with 126 players participating in the $200 no-limit hold’em tournament on Jan. 11. The field featured roughly two dozen celebrities, including baseball Hall of Famers Rollie Fingers and Ferguson Jenkins, ’90s pop singerCe Ce Peniston […]