In the midst of our grass roots MSPT promotional blitz, Bryan and I made a trip to Verndale, MN on Sunday to hang out with the River Rat Poker League — a home game that draws from a player base of over 115 people.

Look for an “Underground Rounders” feature about the River Rat League… READ MORE

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

If a Fall Poker Classic final table followed by back-to-back Heartland Poker Tour victories wasn’t enough back in October and November, Jeremy Dresch went out and took down the Minnesota State Poker Tour Mille Lacs event for $36,084 on Sunday night.

Dresch’s run probably won’t get as much national attention as it deserves, but he… READ MORE

Dan Holthaus, from Monticello, MN, won the fourth and final event of the Grand Casino Mille Lacs Grand Series, taking home $2,185. The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-place finishers — Geoff Hayes II, Jeff Huehne, and Jason Vanfib — all traveled together from River Falls, WI.

Mary Kerr, who won event #3 on Wednesday night, clinched… READ MORE

Minnesota State Poker Tour week continued on Wednesday night at Grand Casino Mille Lacs with Grand Series event #3 — an $85 buy-in tournament that drew 66 players. Mary Kerr from Shoreview, MN, outlasted Joe Ketchmark heads-up to win $1,862 and a qualifier seat into the Minnesota State Poker Tour.

On the final hand of… READ MORE

Congratulations to Ron Landin of Brainerd, MN for winning Grand Series Event 2 tonight. Landin takes home $1,645 and a Minnesota State Poker Tour qualifier seat.

Grand Casino Mille Lacs will hold two more Grand Series events this week before MSPT $250 qualifiers fire back up on Friday. The overall points leader for the Grand… READ MORE

As part of the Minnesota State Poker Tour’s trip up highway 169, Grand Casino Mille Lacs is also running its “Grand Series” tournaments all week. Tim McKane of Deer Creek, MN won the $50+$10 Grand Series event on Monday night, which also earns him a free MSPT qualifier seat.

Two brothers, Joe and Chuck Ackerman,… READ MORE

We’re at Mille Lacs for weekend 1 of the MSPT, Season 1, Event 1.  PMac and I both busted out of the 1st $250 qualifier yesterday but hope to redeem ourselves today.  2:00 start time.

The bracelet looks awesome!  We’re in the poker room this weekend then jump to the ballroom starting Monday which looks sweet… READ MORE

As you may have read about in the February issue of MNPokerMag, or as you may have witnessed in person, Canterbury Park is undergoing a $1.2 million renovation of its card room.

For the time being, the card room is located on the second floor, until construction is finished sometime in early April. They’re actually… READ MORE

The end of December into January is generally considered tournament poker’s offseason, even in Minnesota, where many seasonal players pack the card rooms while the weather is cold.

The “offseason” came to a close on Sunday with Treasure Island holding its first Island Tournament of 2009 — a $660 buy-in event that drew 48 players.… READ MORE