Poker players from around the country descended upon Chicagoland and Tinley Park to support the American Legion Post 615 Women’s Auxiliary and Shady Oaks Camp
When Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker Main Event a decade ago, limit hold’em was Chicagoland’s most popular game and the Midwest’s busiest
The Windy City Poker Championship’s charity poker event in Tinley Park, Ill., (April 18-21) is generating a lot of buzz in the poker community. The
Hollywood Aurora’s Tournament of Champions is Chicagoland’s most unique tournament as weekly tournament winners along with the runners-up advance to the TOC every December. The
The WPT Boot Camp will be in town April 18-21 as pros Nick Brancato and Rick Fuller will be the instructors. April 18-19 will be
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago host the seventh annual Chicago Poker Open on Nov. 9. Registration starts at 6 p.m. with cards in the air at 7. This year’s event will be at the Chicago Cultural Center in downtown Chicago. Richard Roeper, who has become an event regular, plans on attending along with … Continue reading Chicago Poker Open is Nov. 9 to benefit Boys and Girls Clubs
In August 1997, Hollywood Casino in Aurora was the first in Illinois to open a poker room. Since then, many poker rooms have come and
Summertime traditionally is a slow period for Chicagoland poker rooms, but ask any of its poker room managers and the response may be, “Everybody went
This year’s Heartland Poker Tour televised final table was action-packed at Majestic Star. Jerry Gumila, who made last year’s final table, started as the overwhelming
Poker tournaments are playing an important role for many Chicago-area charities. With many charity budgets stressed, they look to local personalities for help. With a
Ante Up Poker Media LLC, is dedicated to everyday poker players and their poker rooms. The business was founded in 2008, and has managed to combine the poker and media worlds since then in order to inform, entertain and inspire poker players around the world through a variety of products.
© 2025 Ante Up Magazine