PokerStars' Parent Company Agrees to Purchase Atlantic City Casino
Just over a month ago, the Wall Street Journal first reported that Rational Group, the owner of online poker giant PokerStars, was interested in purchasing a New Jersey casino in order to reenter the...
View ArticleNaples Fort Myers Greyhound Racing & Poker giving away Ante Up Cruises
Naples Fort Myers Greyhound Racing & Poker in Bonita Springs, Fla., will be giving away five package for the May Ante Up Cruise out of Miami.Every Saturday in March, the high hand between midnight...
View ArticleState Sen. Lesniak Says PokerStars-Atlantic Club Deal Is Good for New Jersey
New Jersey State Sen. Raymond Lesniak doesn't think Rational Group, the parent company of PokerStars, should have any trouble gaining the state's approval for its purchase of the Atlantic Club Casino...
View ArticleFull NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship Field Announced; Hellmuth Among...
On Friday, Caesars Interactive Entertainment Inc. announced the entire 64-player field for the 2013 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Joining the first 32 players announced earlier this week...
View Article2012-13 WSOP Circuit Choctaw Durant Day 1a: Drazen Ilich Leads; 64 Advance
The World Series of Poker Circuit, presented by Southern Comfort 100 Proof, continued on Friday with Day 1a of the $1,675 Main Event from the Choctaw Casino in Durant, Oklahoma. The stop, which is on...
View ArticleDover Downs to run Ante Up Poker Leagues monthly
Dover Downs Hotel & Casino in Dover, Del., has expanded its participation in the Ante Up Poker League to monthly based on demand from players.After the current Dover Downs league concludes Feb. 27,...
View ArticleStrakowski will be on-board pro for May 20 Ante Up Cruise
Walt Strakowski Jr. of West Palm Beach, Fla., will be the on-board poker professional for the May 2013 Ante Up Cruise.Strakowski was Ante Up’s Player of the Year in 2010 and specializes in single-table...
View ArticleRunning Aces announces Ante Up Poker Tour schedule
Running Aces Harness Park in Columbus, Minn., has announced its schedule for the Ante Up Midwest Championship, and Ante Up Poker Tour event April 11-21.The schedule includes 11 events that qualify for...
View ArticleThunder Valley running satellites for Running Aces AUPT event
Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, Calif. will run four satellites for the Ante Up Midwest Championship at Running Aces Harness Park.The $100 satellites are at 7 p.m. on Saturday nights in...
View Article2012-13 WSOP Circuit Choctaw Durant Day 1b: Nguyen Among Leaders of Record Field
The World Series of Poker Circuit continued on Saturday with Day 1b of the Choctaw Durant Main Event, and after 17 levels of play, Jonathan Bakhshian led with 460,000 chips. Drazen Ilich, who finished...
View Article2012-13 WSOP Circuit Choctaw Durant Day 2: Jeff Fielder Leads Final 15
This past weekend, the World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant Main Event began with 1,140 entries over two starting flights, making it the third-largest Main Event in WSOP Circuit history. On...
View ArticleEvents #1-3 recap: Red Rock/Ante Up Magazine Poker Challenge
The Red Rock/Ante Up Magazine Poker Challenge got started Monday, fully contained in the former Cherry nightclub at Red Rock Casino Resort Spa in Las Vegas, Nev.Cherry offers an upscale feel to the...
View ArticleJeff Fielder Wins the 2013 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Main Event
Jeff Fielder began Day 3 of the 2013 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant Main Event first in chips, and ended the day with all of them, earning $312,080, a WSOP Circuit gold ring and a ticket...
View ArticleEvents #4-#6 recap: Red Rock/Ante Up Magazine Poker Challenge
Play in the Red Rock/Ante Up Magazine Poker Challenge continued Tuesday with a change in all structures - antes for the rest of the series won't begin until Level 4.The Red Rock/Ante Up Magazine Poker...
View ArticleEvents #7-#9 recap: Red Rock/Ante Up Magazine Poker Challenge
The Red Rock/Ante Up Magazine Poker Challenge Ante Up Poker Tour event continued on Wednesday at Red Rock Casino Resort Spa in Las Vegas with three more events, including heads-up and pot-limit Omaha...
View ArticleEvents #10-#11 recap: Red Rock/Ante Up Magazine Poker Challenge
The Red Rock/Ante Up Magazine Poker Challenge Ante Up Poker Tour event continued on Thursday at Red Rock Casino Resort Spa in Las Vegas with two more no-limit hold'em events.James Pete, who won Event...
View ArticleDale Beaudoin wins Red Rock Ante Up Poker Tour main event
Dale Beaudoin of Las Vegas, Nev., a regular at Red Rock Casino Resort Spa, beat his good friend Ryan Lincks heads-up for the Red Rock/Ante Up Magazine Poker Challenge main event title Sunday...
View Article2013 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Day 1a: Luis Vazquez Grabs Early Lead
On Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, the World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open kicked off with the first of two starting days at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, marking the first time...
View Article2013 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Day 1b: Mark Ketteringham Takes Overall Lead
The 2013 World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open resumed Monday with the second of two Day 1 flights at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City. After 397 put up the $3,500 buy-in on Day 1a,...
View Article2013 WPT Borgata Winter Open Day 2: Scott Herz Leads Final 171
The 2013 World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open continued on Tuesday with Day 2 action from the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City. The day began with 567 of 1,042 players returning to...
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