Choctaw Casino Resort’s latest poker series (July 17-Aug. 3) sported a whopping 81 events, culminating in a $500K main event that saw Austin Lewis of
There were many regional players who had notable finishes in this year’s World Series of Poker, so let’s get right to it. Cleveland’s Jeremy Halaska
This year’s World Series saw three Chicagoland players win bracelets and a guy from the Indianapolis suburbs who just missed making the November Nine. Christopher
Chris “Fox” Wallace of St. Paul, Minn., won his first bracelet and $507,614 after besting a field of 200 players in the $10K HORSE championship
There have been a number of notable performances by regional players this summer and I would like to serve up some recognition. Brett Shaffer of
Cristobal Romano, 58, from Irving, Texas, and well-known player at WinStar World Casino and Choctaw Casino Resort, traveled to Las Vegas for the first time
Will Givens, a Denver native, won Event 45 at this year’s World Series of Poker, besting 1,841 players and earning $306,634 and his first bracelet.
I look forward to the World Series of Poker every year, hopeful some jewelry will come home to the great state of Mississippi. This year,
Justin Cuong Van Tran, a 36-year-old poker pro born in Vietnam, lives in Sacramento. He was the World Poker Tour Player of the Year in
Mars Callahan is an actor, director, writer and producer from California. He’s probably most known for his work on the classic hustler film, Poolhall Junkies.
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