The Hollywood Poker Open regional in Lawrenceburg, Ind., recently concluded with Jesse McEuen coming out on top of a record field. He earned a seat
The Hollywood Poker Open kicks off this month in Lawrenceburg on Nov. 13-24. The main-event winner will be awarded a seat to the $500K guaranteed
Aaron Massey worked his way through a Chicagoland-record 538 entrants during the Heartland Poker Tour at East Chicago and won $177K after a lengthy heads-up
The Chicago Poker Classic, one of the largest non-branded tournament series in the United States, had a bit of a downturn this year as the
In 1984, Illinois lawmakers allowed poker to be played at charity events. Jim Kasputis was there at the beginning, starting Rockford Charitable Games. After 30
Dave “Fishy Fish” Backstrom captured the $250 deepstack event July 6 in New Lenox, Ill., the state’s first televised poker tournament hosted by a veterans
Torres turns around his fortunes at Horseshoe Hammond
Poker tournaments galore on horizon in Chicagoland
For our poker players, 08/08/08 is the most important date in Chicago’s gambling history. Why? That’s when the Horseshoe Casino opened. Just over the Illinois border next to Chicago in Hammond, Ind., the Horseshoe Casino created a world-class poker room that rivals the top rooms in the country. When opened, the Horseshoe’s 34-table poker room […]
Doyle Brunson makes the trip to Harrah’s Joliet to sign books and play poker.
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