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Umerah wins College Poker Challenge at bestbet Jax

Ononike Umerah, a senior at the University of North Florida studying psychology, captured the second College Poker Challenge at bestbet Jacksonville on Dec. 15, chopping first place with Nathan Lauer, but winning the trophy and title. The field had nearly 100 entries, but in the end it was Umerah’s K-5 that held up against Lauer’s […]

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Seminole Classic closes; PBKC hits record BBJ

An era of South Florida’s poker scene came to an end in late September as the poker room at the Seminole Casino Hollywood ceased operations after nearly 20 years. Not to be confused with its spiffy younger brother (Seminole Hard Rock) a half-mile north on U.S. 441, the room that became known as “Seminole Classic” […]

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