Show Me Whatcha Got – Home Game Resources

There are several reasons to form and play a home poker league: camaraderie, something fun to do or to win some coin are just a few.  Aside from these aspects one founding idea for our home league was to improve our players’ games.  If our games become great so will our poker bankrolls – at… READ MORE

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My Journey to the WSOP – Still trying to add new things.

Hello again. Midterms are over so I can get back to blogging on schedule. It sucks that I play poker on Sundays and then I have a class on Monday night but that is only for 2 more months…

Anyways, again since I have already qualified for state and double qualifying doesn’t do me any… READ MORE

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POY Standings: Everett Carlton surges to top

If you play poker in Minnesota and don’t know who Everett Carlton is yet, start taking notes.

After finishing 4th at the Minnesota State Poker Tour event at Grand Casino Mille Lacs last month, Carlton has followed up with a victory in the Running Aces $150 weekly POY tourney, and a 4th place finish in… READ MORE

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A new game at Canterbury – “Survival”

Canterbury Park, in the midst of a major reconstruction that is scheduled to finish roughly one month from now, recently unveiled a new no-limit hold’em game called “Survival.”

But isn’t no-limit hold’em illegal in Minnesota? Cash games, yes. But not tournaments. Survival is technically a tournament game, but it plays a lot like a no-limit… READ MORE

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lol donkaments

I totally got berated in a Full Tilt SNG last weekend. And I probably deserved it, but what can I say?

It was suited…

$30 SNG, four players left, three paid, and I was the chip leader.

Blinds 80/160
button: $2,325
small blind (me): $7,410
big blind: $880
UTG: $2,885

UTG, who… READ MORE

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Giving Away Two $250 Qualifier Seats to Running Aces MSPT Event

The Minnesota State Poker Tour and Minnesota Poker Magazine will be giving away multiple $250 Qualifier seats during the next week into the Season 1, Event 2, Minnesota State Poker Tour Event at Running Aces, April 7-11.

The first $250 Qualifier seat will be given away in a drawing during the $200 buy-in tournament at… READ MORE

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Running Aces draws 539 players for $1,000 Freeroll

Running Aces Harness Park launched a $1,000 freeroll in March and last night drew an astonishing 539 players.  “Players were lined up out the door.” Tournament Director Manessah Kunkel stated.

This was the 2nd freeroll this month, last week’s drew 373 players.  The tournament is scheduled for each Monday in March beginning at 6:00PM, registration… READ MORE

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POY Standings Update: Dow surges back near top

Fresh off his $13k victory at the March Island Tournament, Dan Dow has nearly pulled even with Jeremy Dresch in the 2010 Minnesota Poker Magazine Player of the Year race.

Dow now has four POY cashes so far this year, including back-to-back Island Tournament victories at Treasure Island Casino in February and March.

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PHOTOS: Dan Dow wins second Island Tournament

Dan Dow continued his sizzling start to the 2010 poker season by winning his second Treasure Island “Island Tournament” in a month. Dow outlasted 53 other players for a $13,800 payday in the $1k buy-in event.

On February 6th, Dow won the $600 buy-in Island Tournament for just under $10,000.

Dow actually had some significant… READ MORE

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My Favorite “Rounders” Quotes

Here are a list of my favorite Rounders (the movie) quotes. I tried to select some of the cleaner ones for this post. There are a ton of one-liners in this movie so there are several fantastic ones I’ve left out.

For some reason, reciting Rounders quotes gets me pumped to play some cards. Enjoy!… READ MORE

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