Dana McElwain won the Canterbury Park $100,000 Freeroll tournament on Sunday night. The tournament drew 205 entrants with 70 getting paid, and first prize paid $25,000.

Qualifying took place between April 22 and June 30. Players who logged at least 100 hours of cash-game play… READ MORE

Ray Bendijo, a 52-year-old contractor from Ramsey, MN, has come close to winning big tournaments on a few occasions. He finished second-place in a Heartland Poker Tour event at Grand Casino Mille Lacs in 2008, then took sixth in an HPT event at the same location… READ MORE

Ray Bendijo wins MSPT Jackpot Junction on epic final hand

Wow. The final hand of the MSPT Jackpot Junction Main Event was simply epic.

Bendijo raised to 60K on the button and Burandt called. The flop came 6s, 9h, 9s, and Burandt checked to Ray, who… READ MORE

The Minnesota State Poker Tour Main Event began on Saturday night at Jackpot Junction, and day one came to a close with 30 players remaining out of an 80-player field.

Top chip counts heading into Sunday:

Keith Doering – 131K
Michael Lewis – 106K
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As part of their 25th anniversary celebration this weekend, Canterbury Park held a $550 buy-in “Firecracker” tournament.

The tournament drew 61 entrants for a prize pool of $30,500, and John Marlowe, Jr. took home $10,673 for first place.

Saturday was another good showing for 3-Putts as… READ MORE

Just finished uploading a bunch of photos from day two of the MSPT Main Event at Northern Lights Casino, where Brian Johnson took home just under $24,000.

To view photos of day one, click here.

The next MSPT event is at Jackpot Junction in Morton, MN, July 14-18.

Photos from the MSPT Northern Lights Main Event in Walker, MN

Ryan Swanberg, who flew to Minnesota from just outside Detroit, Michigan, is the 2010 Minnesota State Poker Champion.

Swanberg, who turned 30 years old at the stroke of midnight, entered the final table as chip leader, and he wound up defeating James Nytes heads-up for the… READ MORE

Running Aces held a special $125 buy-in Cinco de Mayo tournament on Wednesday night, drawing 171 entries and a $16,587 prize pool.

Players started with 15k in chips (20-min levels), and Running Aces provided a free Margarita drink cart.

Results:

1st place $4644 – Kenny V… READ MORE

As part of its grand re-opening this month, Canterbury Park held a $550 buy-in Anniversary Tournament, drawing a 90-man field that included some of the state’s top players.

The final three featured an odd trio — Kevin Marcotte, along with Sara and Danny Allgood. Marcotte prevailed,… READ MORE