March 2010 Issue

Featured content in the March, 2010 issue of Minnesota Poker Magazine:

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- Eric “acequad” Brix wins the PokerStars Sunday Million… We catch up with acequad for a Q&A

- Local players have big time success around the country, including Lance “kingpin023″ Harris winning the $1k FTOPs event

- Results/Photos:… READ MORE

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MN Poker League awards seven Grand Prizes at Shooting Star

The Minnesota Poker League held its Fall Poker Spectacular Championship last Saturday at Shooting Star Casino, awarding seven “Grand Prizes” to Jerry Anderson, Julie Hovey, Josh Manley, Eddie Ozornia, Derek Potter, Nick Wahl, and Clay Lipke.

These seven State Champs earned a trip to Las Vegas to compete in a 25-person championship and a share… READ MORE

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My Journey to the WSOP – Session 2 has started.

Sorry about the late entry…I’m in the midst of mid-terms and I’ve had my nose in books for the past two weeks. So, to catch you all up, I have qualified for Free Poker Networks State Championship in the WSOP promotion, which means, I am the closest to winning a seat at the WSOP than… READ MORE

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Due to Popular Demand, MSPT to pay 27 places

When creating the Minnesota State Poker Tour, one of the most difficult things to finalize was the payout structure.  It seems like it should be simple enough but we’ve found its one of those topics where few people have the same opinion.

With the motto “Suited for Players”, we try hard to do what’s best… READ MORE

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Updated POY: Ficek wins Grand Stack; Hayes tallies 5th cash

Jeremy Dresch still sits squarely atop of the Minnesota Poker Magazine Player of the Year Standings, fresh off his $36,000 MSPT victory at Grand Casino Mille Lacs last weekend, but plenty of other players are doing some serious grinding as well.

Geoff Hayes II, Superior, WI, who took 2nd place in a Grand Series event… READ MORE

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Weekend Shenanigans in Grand Forks

It’s been a while since my first blog. I’ve meant to do more posting, but life is just crazy hectic for me lately. Mostly it’s school kickin’ my ass, but I’ve also been sick a lot. Not like bedridden or anything, just wore out and generally feeling unhealthy. In a effort to remedy some of… READ MORE

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WBPT Trip Report: Part 8 – Football at Lagasse Stadium #WPBT

I usually schedule my flight out of Vegas for Monday morning. I hate saying good bye, especially on this weekend. You know, you probably won’t get to see some of these people again, others it will be far too long before you get to hang out. Leaving in the wee hours of Monday morning kinda… READ MORE

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MACAU-APT Asian Poker Tour

I’m planning to go visit Macau someday and playing a tournament there then win “BIG” The Asian Poker Tour (APT) is Asia’s biggest and original poker tour. The Tour was acquired by AsianLogic in early 2008 and has so far held four successful events: two in the Philippines and two in Macau.  

After a string… READ MORE

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March Daily Tournament Schedule

Just uploaded the March Daily Tournament Schedule Spreadsheet, which, for those unfamiliar, is a one-stop listing for all daily and monthly tournaments at all 14 local card rooms (including Diamond Jo in Iowa and St. Croix in Wisconsin).

The most notable addition to the March schedule is a $200 buy-in deep stack tournament at Running… READ MORE

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Heading Home and Then Off to The Chicago Poker Classic

Well my current trip to the Commerce has come to an end.  I wound up busting out of the main event with a bit of a cooler with nut flush versus a full house.  The way the pot played I just got stuck and I guess had a bad read on my opponent.  The turn out was great… READ MORE

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