Grand Casino Mille Lacs: Player of the Year Update

Here are the MNPokerMag Player of the Year point leaders for Grand Casino Mille Lacs.  Durwin Matuska (photo) has been the hottest player of the year so far at Mille Lacs holding a solid 8-point lead over Eric Hartfiel.  Mille Lacs hosts Player of the Year tournaments on Friday and Saturday. … READ MORE

Player of the Year Update

With his 2nd place finish in the BLUFF Mid-States Poker Tour at Running Aces, Erick Wright takes over the top spot in the MNPokerMag Player of the Year race.  That was Wright’s 4th POY cash already this year.  Leo Fussy holds down the 2nd spot, he’s off to a solid start as well.  Greg Rahn … READ MORE

Player of the Year Update

Not a lot has changed since last week’s POY upate though we do have a large-point tournament in front of us this weekend.  This week’s MSPT at Aces could be the highest POY point-awarded tournament in POY history.  Will it be you at the top of this list next week?  … READ MORE

Player of the Year Update

Kou Vang continues to lead the 2012 Player of the Year race but Greg Rahn has been playing some great poker as well to start the season.  Rahn Just cashed for the 4th time, earning 51 points in the process to place him 2nd behind Vang on the MNPokerMag POY leaderboard.  There will be a … READ MORE

Player of the Year Update

The sickest man on the planet Kou Vang had an unreal weekend to vault himself high above the field on the Player of the Year leaderboard.  Vang was just a few weeks off winning the MSPT at Canterbury Park for $66 Large entering Saturday’s Big Stack Avalanche Tournament at Running Aces.  Vang outlasted a 218-player … READ MORE

Player of the Year Update

Shawn Aaberg continues to lead the MNPokerMag Player of the Year race.  Aaberg’s 3 POY cashes also leads the state in the early going.  … READ MORE

Player of the Year Update

Just a few weeks in to 2012 and Shawn Aaberg is off to the quickest start.   Aaberg has 3 POY cashes already. You may remember Shawn from his runner-up finish to Matt Hyland in the Mid-States Poker Tour event at Grand Casino Hinckley in November of 2010. … READ MORE

Nate Fair immediately in hunt for 2012 POY

It didn’t take long into January for Nate Fair to get in the 2012 MNPokerMag Player of the Year race.  We just interviewed Fair Saturday for his 2011 MNPokerMag Player of the Year and Mid-States Poker Tour Player of the Year honors.  … READ MORE

Player of the Year Update

Here is our first MNPokerMag Player of the Year Update for 2012!  Its always fun at this time of the year, we all have high hopes for a great season!  Good luck to all looking to make a run at the title this year!

Rank Player POY Points # of POY Cashes 1 Steven Buie

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2011 MNPokerMag Player of the Year: Nate Fair

Congratulations to Minnesota Poker Magazine’s 2011 Player of the Year Nate Fair!

Fair finished a fantastic 2011 season with 11 Player of the Year cashes, 223 points and had a knack for running deep on the big stage.

Fair excelled in deep structures, he cashed 4 times in 2011 Mid-States Poker Tour events in only six … READ MORE