Protecting Paws Poker Tournament Raises Money to Help Foster Animals
Annual charity event has raised $10,000 in three years Kelly Day has been a regular poker player at Canterbury Park for about a decade. He’s also a foster parent to a dog, Penny, and has another as a permanent pet. About four years ago he got involved with Protecting Paws Animal Rescue, a Prior Lake-based […]
Playing Poker: A Female Perspective
Typically surrounded by men at the poker table, Denise Ambrosio says she doesn’t feel much different than the gentlemen when she plays. She does notice one difference between the sexes, however. With the men, there’s much more “ego bantering” compared to the women. Ambrosio–who grew up in Minneapolis and now lives in Minnetonka–is a regular […]
From Military Intelligence to the Poker Tables
If there’s someone you don’t want to see sitting across from you at the poker table, it might be a guy who formerly served in the Army. In military intelligence. Interrogating prisoners of war. But about three times a week, that’s what Texas Hold’em players at Canterbury Park are doing when they face off against […]
Interesting Hands from the Ultimate $100K
As players stared each other down Friday, Sept. 29, for a shot at $100,000 in prize money, plenty of interesting hands developed during Canterbury Park’s Ultimate $100K No-Limit Hold’em Tournament. The event saw six flights of players in the week leading up to the Day 2 finale. We asked a few of the players to […]
Ultimate Overlay Tournament
Tournament players – You’re not going to believe this! I could start by saying we’re doing a $130 buy-in tournament that has a guaranteed prize pool of $100,000 and is limited to 750 players. If that wasn’t enough of an overlay, a local tournament player is playing in the $1,000,000 buy-in The Big One for […]
Gov. Dayton Signs Gaming Legislation
On Friday, May 4, Gov. Mark Dayton signed HF 2975 in law. This legislation enhances Minnesota’s existing Card Clubs by allowing for a series of changes to their operations. First, this law allows the number of tables in Minnesota’s card rooms to increase from a limit of 50 to a limit of 80. Additionally, it increases […]
Heartland Poker Tour Begins April 19
The Heartland Poker Tour is set to visit Canterbury Park and satellites begin daily on Thursday, April 19. There are Main Event flights to chose from that begin on April 26. Day 2 play resumes on Sunday, April 29 and the nationally televised Final 6 Table begins play on Monday, April 30 at 11:00 AM. […]
