The fifth annual Pulse Pounding Tournament, which raises funds for St. Joseph’s Hospital, attracted 56 entries to Ho-Chunk Gaming Nekoosa in Wisconsin. There was a
The Mid-States Poker Tour returns to FireKeepers Casino and Resort in Battle Creek for the Michigan State Poker Championship on Oct. 15-18. The main event sports a $200K guarantee and qualifiers began Sept. 11. The last time FireKeepers hosted this event was in May and that main event set the Michigan record for the most […]
For years, Majestic Star Casino and Hotel has been Chicagoland’s launching pad for poker tours visiting the Midwest. This year was no different as WPT DeepStacks’ inaugural visit attracted 2,008 entries for more than $600K in series prize pools. The 11-day festival’s spotlight was the $1,100 main event, which drew 255 runners for a $244K […]
Christian Pham of St. Paul, Minn., was at the center of one of the most reported stories from the World Series of Poker. It wasn’t
FireKeepers Casino Hotel hosted the largest tournament in Michigan history on May 15-17 when the Mid-States Poker Tour returned with its series.There were 614 entries, which broke the record by 97 entries FireKeepers set in last October’s event.This created a prize pool of $614K as Owosso, Mich., resident Mark Rubenstein (aka Harry Tisdale) taking home […]
Michelle Chin took down the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on April 20, besting a
Chicagoland HORSESHOE HAMMOND: Brian Kleinhenz won the Chicago Poker Classic Main Event at the Horseshoe in Hammond, Ind., after being heads-up with one of Chicagoland’s
The saga of the local poker game raided last summer in Camanche, Iowa, continues. The motion to dismiss based on the prosecutors taking longer than
Mike Puccio, a landscaper from Deerfield, Ill., won the Heartland Poker Tour’s main event at Ameristar East Chicago, earning $164K and he said his first
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
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