Tag: February 2015

Iowa

Alexander wins Prairie Meadows poker event

Matthew Alexander of Robbinsdale, Minn., won the Heartland Poker Tour event in December at Prairie Meadows. Alexander pocketed $69,043 after he eliminated friend Kou Vang of Maplewood, Minn., who earned $42,961 for second. The main event had 176 entries for a prize pool of more than $250K. In other events, Ronald Thomas won $2,861 in […]

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Nevada

MGM Grand enjoying new poker digs after upgrades

The MGM Grand poker room recently completed the first phase of its remodel. A few years back, the room was moved to what was planned to be a temporary location during construction of the popular Hakkasan nightclub. However, when the club opened, the congestion it created made it nearly impossible for the poker room to […]

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