Category: January/February 2012
Chinese New Year & Super Bowl at Derby
The Lucky Derby Casino in Citrus Heights will feature a special Chinese New Year “Year of the Dragon” poker tournament on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 6:30 p.m. Buy-in is...
Thunder Valley to give 2012 Corvette
Thunder Valley Casino Resort’s Poker Room had a big year in 2011 with a major expansion, the largest guaranteed tournaments in the region, and lots of prizes. Now it...
Rellie Sigua wins 2011 NorCal POY contest
Arnold WarnerJan 10, 2012
By Arnold Warner Sometimes nice guys actually do finish first. Rellie Sigua of San Bruno was recently named The Cardroom’s 2011 NorCal Poker Tournament Player of the...
WHPC awards first championship belt at Rogelio’s Poker Room
Barbara EnglerJan 10, 2012
By Barbara Engler With plans to hold similar events at cardrooms of all sizes around the world, the World Heavyweight Poker Championship (WHPC) awarded its first belt at...
POY Lamb defends his home turf
Raymond T. AkersJan 10, 2012
By Raymond T. Akers With his reign coming to an end, 2010 NorCal Player of the Year Mark Lamb took on the field once more, this time at his “home,” Casino 580 in...
WPT back to Bay 101 in March
The 16th Annual Bay 101 Casino Shooting Star Tournament will be held March 5 to 9 and will remain a $10,000 buy-in World Poker Tour event. Bay 101 has also announced...
Always keep The Cardroom handy!
By Randall Rapp During a recent trip to Lucky Chances Casino (more on that later), I had the pleasure of meeting up with Ted Simmen of Magalia (that’s a bit north and...
In Memory of Mi Kim
By Mark Lamb Before I begin I’d like to take this opportunity to wish all of you a very happy New Year and lots of luck in whatever your endeavors may be in 2012. I...
Aviator is going deep
The Aviator Casino in Delano is becoming the place to be for deep stack tournaments. Following the success of their tournaments held Nov. 25 and Dec. 26, they’ve...
Big drawings and deep stacks at Capitol
On Saturday, Dec. 17, Christmas came early for 39 lucky poker players at Capitol Casino. The exciting conclusion to the Fall into Winnings promotion awarded a total of...