Nick Jivkov won $104,974 by besting a record field in the Mid-States Poker Tour event at Meskwaki Casino on Nov. 9. The field of 426 players meant a prize pool of $426K. Jivkov, a 2014 World Series of Poker bracelet-winner, is from Des Plaines, Ill. He had a great run at the final table, eliminating […]
The popular Cold Turkey Showdown runs at the end of the month at Riverside Casino. Event 1 is $125 at noon on Nov. 28. The
The Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs will hosts its annual Horseshoe Fall Classic this month (Oct. 6-12). This is a great week of tournaments and
Iowan Jonathan Olson was happy the Mid-States Poker Tour returned to Meskwaki in late July, and he was even happier to take the title and
Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs hosts its Horseshoe Poker Classic from Aug. 18-24. This is a series of tournaments running the entire week. I attended
Mystique Casino opened a new poker room this spring and I dropped by to check it out recently. This room is admittedly smaller than the
The Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs hosted the World Series of Poker Circuit on April 10-21 as Blair Hinkle of Weatherby Lake, Mo., topped the
Matthew Anderson captured the main event and $100K at the record-setting Mid States Poker Tour at Meskwaki Casino on April 6 as 389 players turned
As this issue hits the area poker rooms, the tournament season will be off and running starting with the first Mid-States Poker Tour event at Meskwaki Casino from March 29-April 6. This event will feature a $300K guarantee for the main event. After this, there will be competing events on opposite sides of the state […]
It appears the tournament scene in Iowa is beginning to ramp up for the year. The Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs will host a World
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