The year is nearly two-thirds complete, but with two MSPT events, the Twin Cities Poker Open, the Midwest Poker Classic, the Fall Poker Classic and other events on the horizon, there is plenty of time for players to jockey for position in the MNPokerMag Player of… READ MORE

With a second-place finish at the MSPT Jackpot Junction event on July 18, Tom Burandt has closed to within striking distance of Everett Carlton.

3-Putts has also made a charge up the standings with a hot run this summer.

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With his final table appearance at the Minnesota State Poker Tour event at Northern Lights last weekend, Tom Burandt put a slight dent in Everett Carlton’s massive POY points lead. Unfortunately, Burandt likely needed a top two finish to really pull close.

Still, with several big… READ MORE

Tim Anderson, a Running Aces regular, led all Minnesotan’s with four Player-of-the-Year cashes during the month of May.  Robert Briscoe of Harris, MN and Jeremy Ewing of River Falls, WI each had three. 

Everett Carlton didn’t score any POY cashes during the month of May but… READ MORE

With Canterbury’s State Poker Championship coming up this weekend, followed by the Minnesota State Poker Tour event at Northern Lights Casino in three weeks, there are plenty of Player of the Year points up for grabs.

Not to mention, current leader Everett Carlton will be playing… READ MORE

Tom Burandt of Savage has been making a move up the Minnesota Poker Magazine Player of the Year leaderboard during the month of April.

Burandt has cashed four times in POY eligible tourneys for over $6,600 in April bringing his 2010 total cashes to seven, tying… READ MORE

With his fifth-place finish at the MSPT Running Aces last weekend ($10,624), Everett Carlton now has nine MNPokerMag Player of the Year tournament cashes, has pulled away in the points race.

Not only does Carlton play the local circuit with regularity, he’s also been a final… READ MORE

Editor’s note: Everett Carlton ALSO won the Running Aces Saturday weekly deep stack event this week, which doesn’t count for MNPokerMag POY points, but further illustrates how ridiculously dominant Carlton is.

Scott Heiligman (photo) made a big surge in March. Dan Dow reclaimed the #2… READ MORE

Editor’s note: Carlton ALSO won the Running Aces Saturday weekly deep stack event this week, which doesn’t count for MNPokerMag POY points, but further illustrates how ridiculously dominant Carlton is.

Yes this is a broken record, Everett Carlton did it again Wednesday night.   We’re running out… READ MORE

Twice during the month of March at Grand Casino Hinckley, MNPokerMag POY tournaments ended with a heads up battle between John Frelix and Dave Danielson (PHOTO). Both times Frelix came out victorious.

The first of two was the $100 buy-in on March 6th. 34 entrants began… READ MORE