Tag: Kentucky

Hollywood (Lawrenceburg) poker room has new home

Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg, Ind., continues to be the premiere place to play in southeastern Indiana as it recently opened its new poker room location, at right. The new area, which is on the main floor, has 19 tables and diverse games from no-limit hold’em to pot-limit Omaha, as well as many promotions.  The daily tournament […]

Hog Wild Poker helps fill online poker void

Since Black Friday hit in April, online players have been looking to fill the void. Some have gone as far as to move abroad to countries that allow online poker, but many have just stopped playing online altogether. One local company is doing its best to fill the gap. About 18 months ago Hog Wild […]

Carman wins Derby Festival poker event, finally

Better late than never is the old adage. That was the case for this year’s Kentucky Derby Festival Texas Hold’em Tournament. The tournament originally scheduled during the two-week festival was rescheduled because of high river levels preventing the Cincinnati Belle from making the trip. The Belle has been the location of the tournament the past […]

WPT returns to Hollywood Poker Open in Lawrenceburg

The World Poker Tour invaded the Midwest again for the Hollywood Poker Open at the Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg, Ind., on March 24. It was the second year for this stop on the WPT schedule, and this time 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Greg “Fossilman” Raymer helped kick off the festivities. Hollywood […]