Archive for the 'Poker' Category

Gafford wins poker championship

Monday, October 30th, 2006

IP event a first in Biloxi
BILOXI - Dave Gafford of Denham Springs, La., bet aggressively to come from behind and win the IP Casino Poker Classic on Sunday night.
Josh McCallie of Dallas had a 6-to-1 chip advantage over Gafford when third-place finisher Brad Isbill of Foley, Ala., was eliminated from the final table around 6 [...]

IP Poker Classic going on now

Monday, October 23rd, 2006

Head over to the IP and get involved in a WPT satellite poker tournament event.
IP Poker Classic / WPT Satellite
October 19 through October 29
Fri Oct 20 - ($300+$30 No Limit Hold’em)
Sat Oct 21 - ($500+$50 No Limit Hold’em)
Sun Oct 22 - ($300+$30 No Limit Hold’em)
Mon Oct 23 - ($200+$25 No Limit Hold’em)
Tues Oct 24 - [...]

Biloxi Poker

Saturday, October 21st, 2006

BILOXI - The IP Casino made history Friday when it began hosting the Coast’s first poker circuit tournament.
From now until Oct. 29, players will vie for the first prize and a seat at the World Poker Tour Championship Event in Las Vegas. This is the tour featured Wednesday nights on the Travel Channel. It is [...]

Silver Slipper sets opening date

Saturday, October 7th, 2006

Casino will roll November 9th
HANCOCK COUNTY - Silver Slipper sets opening day
The Silver Slipper, a new casino in Hancock County, has set its opening for 7 p.m. on Nov. 9.
It will have more than 1,000 slot machines, 26 table games and 10 poker tables. Its restaurants will be the Jubilee Buffet, the Blue Bayou [...]

Beau Rivage Reopens on Storm Anniversary

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

Mississippi casino reopens for business on 1-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall
Beau Rivage Resort and Casino, once the crown jewel of Mississippi’s Gulf Coast gaming industry, reopened for business Tuesday on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall.
Under sunny skies and a light gulf breeze, hundreds of the casino’s 3,800 employees _ 400 more than [...]