The Talkling Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona will host the seventh edition of the annual tournament Arizona State Poker Championship. This is the biggest event held in the city and last year, the tournament was a huge success because it brought together a wide field of 900 players creating a prize pool of $ 1 million. The $1,100 buy-in attracted 1,580 players which generated a $1,580,000 prize. Arizona's Main Event just wrapped up it's 11th Annual State Poker Championship. The $1,100 buy-in attracted 1,580. The 2018 Arizona State Poker Championship was scheduled on August 10 to 14, with 3 starting flights and then 2 days of play to determine a champion. Things went well on Day 1a, with 553 entries and 90 advancing, and the prize pool reached to $553,000.

August 16, 2013 12:37 pm

The 14th Annual Arizona State Poker Championships was scheduled to run August 10-14th at The Arena Poker Room at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale. On August 11, a massive storm took out major.

Joe Kuether has won the 9th Annual Arizona State Poker Championship, after besting a field of 1,299 players over five days on his way to capturing the title, and collecting the $246,161 first place prize.
Joe Kuether cashed in at his first live tournament back in 2009, with his previous accolades including last year finishing in 3rd at the WSOP $1,000 NL Event for $218,983, as well as taking down the WSOPC $1,620 Rincon for $111,104. Following his latest win at the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Kuether now boasts $1,673,552 in winnings and commenting on his latest achievement, the Wisconsin native said :
“Pretty amazing. I played all three starting days so it was actually a pretty long grind for a 1K, so it feels pretty great to end up winning it.”
The $1,080 buy-in event attracted a huge field which included some of the biggest names in the game, including Phil Hellmuth, to create a prize pool worth $1,299,259. Amongst the notables seeing a return on their money was Billy Kopp in 128th ($1,949), Jake Balsiger in 91st ($2,598), Dan Heimiller in 80th ($3,053), David Plastik in 58th ($3,312), and John Cernuto in 34th ($3,572).
Joe Kuether was then able to make it all the way to the final table where he overcame his remaining opponents, including Kelly Minkin heads-up, to capture the 2013 Arizona State Poker Championship title.
The final table payouts were as follows:
1 Joe Kuether $246,161
2 Kelly Minkin $151,983
3 Daniel Hirleman $116,910
4 Justin Riches $88,982
5 Zachary Kottler $77,940
6 Jason Bidwell $64,950
7 Ed Clark $51,960
8 Nidel Salem $38,970
9 Dave Kaminsky $25,980
10 Matthew Kursar $19,485

The Arena Poker Room™

Home of the Arizona State Poker Championship

The Arena Poker Room is Arizona’s largest poker room and features the highest limits in the state.

With 47 tables and games going 24/7, you’ll find the best poker action here. Get in on Hold'em, Omaha, 7-Card Stud and more while being surrounded with 16 big screen TVs showing your favorite sports games.

Each August, players from around the world come here for the Arizona State Poker Championship and play for a million dollar prize pool.

On top of that, there are tournaments almost every day and plenty of jackpots and giveaways happening all the time.

Poker room features:

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• Open 24/7
• Nonsmoking room
• Valet parking available
• Food and drink specials for players
• Table-side massage, starting at $15

Games:

• Hold'em
• Stud
• Omaha
• Limit, Spread Limit
• No-Limit Tournaments
• Mixed Games

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Weekday Mornings Tournament

Mondays - Thursdays

10:15am

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$125 Buy-In
10,000 Chips

Limited to 100 entries/re-entries

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10:15am

No-Limit Hold'em

$200 Buy-In
15,000 Chips

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