IMPROBABLE: SENTI WINS MSPT CANTERBURY
One month after finishing seventh in the WSOP Main Event, Jason Senti came home with a splash
 
            What a way to announce his return.
            In his first live tournament since a seventh-place finish at the World Series of Poker in November earned him $1.3 million, St. Louis … READ MORE

MNPokerMag (MPM): So you’ve now won, in about a year, an HPT and now an MSPT event, talk about the significance of that for you.

Matt Hyland (MH):  It means a lot. I’m really pumped about the bracelet.  Poker has been treating me very well the last year and a half or so with … READ MORE

With Jason Senti earning his spot among the November Nine, I figured this was a decent time to refresh everyone’s memory.

Senti made back-page headlines in last year’s WSOP $10K heads-up championship when his opponent, Erik Seidel, showed up late.

Some might remember Senti from last year’s WSOP as well. Here’s the story, from the … READ MORE

I had a chance to catch up with our June MNPokerMag cover boy, Everett Carlton last week. He’s taking a break from the local poker scene to play in the World Series of Poker. Carlton is one of the more interesting personalities on the felt in Minnesota, and he solidified his resume with a WSOP … READ MORE

The 2010 World Series of Poker begins today and runs through the middle of July. If you plan on heading out to Las Vegas, be sure to keep in touch via Twitter or email. We’d love to track your progress.

Here is the recap from last year’s WSOP, as seen in the August issue of … READ MORE

With the 2010 State Poker Championship taking place at Canterbury Park today, it’s only fitting to take a look back at last year’s tournament, which was won by 22-year-old Alec Anderson — a professional poker player who recently moved to Georgia.

Anderson outlasted 3-Putts heads-up to take home the title in April, 2009, and also … READ MORE

A “Farm” System for the big leagues?
The River Rat Poker League is a monthly home game dedicated to sending players to HPT and MSPT events

From the May issue of MNPokerMag

Three hours northwest of Minneapolis, in a little town called Verndale, Mike Lovelace, Jess Geesey and Ken Hamilton have put together possibly the … READ MORE

In honor of Lance “kingping023″ Harris nearly winning his second FTOPs event of 2010, check out the Q&A he did with fellow poker player Nate Avenson after his February FTOPs win — for $330,000.

From the April issue of Minnesota Poker Magazine
“King Pin” - by Nate Avenson

February 15, 2010 was a sweet day … READ MORE

From the April issue of Minnesota Poker Magazine

Chad Brown and Vanessa Rousso are the exception to the rule.  That is to say, it’s difficult to find a relationship where each member of the union is a poker player.  More often than not, one participant is the gambler, and the other varies in attitude from quiet tolerance … READ MORE

Bryan and I had a chance to catch up with one of the hottest, young internet poker players in the country last month — Eric “acequad” Brix. Bryan stopped by Eric’s pad to snap some photos, shoot the breeze, and to scope out the dual screen poker mothership.

From the March issue of Minnesota Poker … READ MORE