By: Michelle Leonard, The Farmington Independent

Odds are, Jared Hubbard has one of the more unconventional jobs of anyone in his Farmington neighborhood.

He plays online poker for a living, and he plays it well. Sometimes, for a change of pace, he’ll sit in on a couple of live games. Chances are, he’ll do … READ MORE

Blake Bohn’s sensational run continues another day!  Bohn has advanced through Day 5 and looks ahead toward Day 6.  He sits with 539K or just over 22 big blinds, still in decent shape with a great opportunity to make a run at it all.  Definitely a tough table but win a pot or two and its … READ MORE

In 2010, John Alexander finished 6^th in the Player of the Year race and tallied 12 total cashes in POY eligible tournaments, which was 2^nd only to Todd Melander’s 14 cashes.

“Johnny A” as he’s often called on the local circuit has started off hot this year as well.  On Wednesday he took … READ MORE

Todd Melander surged onto the poker scene in 2010 and was a consistent force the entire year.  Melander final tabled three MSPT events (cashed 11^th in another), finished 5^th in the MNPokerMag player of the year standings and 1^st overall in POY cashes with 14.  Though the year is young, Melander has already cashed … READ MORE

On a more regular basis we will be posting Player Profiles where you can get a little bit of information about that guy/gal sitting across from you at the table as most of us who play locally are not professionals.

This week we sat down with Jess Geesey, one of the co-founders of the River Rat … READ MORE

Scott Drill won a Heartland Poker Tour event back in February, 2006 for $62,740 at St. Croix Casino. He has well over $100,000 in career live tournament winnings, including three HPT cashes, a Fall Poker Classic cash, and a 12th-place finish in the 2008 Minnesota State Poker Championship.

Name: Scott Drill
Age: 57
Currently resides:… READ MORE

Name: David Mandt

Age: 58

Occupation: Stock trader

Resides: East Gull Lake, MN

Favorite local tournament: $230 weekly Saturday event at Running Aces

Poker accomplishments: Had two huge cashes in 2009 — a second place finish in the Heartland Poker Tour Mille Lacs event for $31,604, and an 11th-place finish in World Series of Poker … READ MORE