
Poker is heating up in Central Florida
The past few months have been flooded with tournaments in the Tampa Bay area from Tampa to Sarasota. Now with Derby Lane’s 12 Days of

The past few months have been flooded with tournaments in the Tampa Bay area from Tampa to Sarasota. Now with Derby Lane’s 12 Days of

September was filled with some major tournament action in the Tampa Bay area. The Hard Rock and Silks poker rooms had series that attracted some

I recently had a chance to chat with local player Ray Del Cueto, a.k.a. Tampa Bay Ray, who discussed life, cancer and poker. For most

Can you have too much poker? It’s a question that permeates any poker scene, especially since tournament series aren’t limited to the World Series in

When thinking about where to play poker in the Tampa Bay area, Lucky’s Card Room at the Tampa Greyhound Track isn’t usually the first place

While the World Series of Poker is getting into full swing, the Central Florida tournament scene is heating up with events galore. HARD ROCK TAMPA:

The final three players in the World Poker Tour’s Tampa Bay Spring Main Event at the Hard Rock in Tampa agreed to chop, with Alan

Dec. 1, which boasted 78-degree weather and sunny skies, was the opening day of horse racing at Tampa Bay Downs in Oldsmar, Fla. And inside



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