Santa Maria’s Casiday, with defibrillator, wins poker championship

  SANTA YNEZ, CA – May 7, 2014 – Gary W. Casiday, a 54-year-old from Santa Maria who has spent the past two years battling a serious heart … [Read more...]

Taylor outlasts SB’s Vera for Chumash poker title

SANTA YNEZ, CA ? November 10, 2013 ? Tom Taylor, a 69-year-old from Bakersfield, outlasted 506 other competitors to claim first place and more than … [Read more...]

Central Coast Fall Poker Classic guarantees $75,000

SANTA YNEZ, CA  – The Chumash Casino Resort will hold its largest poker tournament of the year, the $75,000 Central Coast Fall Poker Classic, at 9 … [Read more...]

Seven players share Central Coast Poker Championship

  A Magnificent Seven, including Rob Raede of Santa Barbara, outlasted 571 other players in a 12-hour poker marathon Saturday to split the top … [Read more...]

Central Coast Poker Championship coming to the Chumash on June 8

The Chumash Casino Resort will hold one of its largest poker tournaments of the year, the $50,000 Central Coast Poker Championship, at 9 a.m. on June … [Read more...]

Huffman splits top prize in Central Coast Poker Championship

By MIKE TRAPHAGEN, CHUMASH CASINO RESORT Santa Barbara’s John Pearley Huffman commanded the final table and generously opted to split the prize money … [Read more...]

Central Coast Poker Championship goes four ways

After 11 hours of play, four mostly even chip stacks made it a fairly easy decision for Ricky Rodriguez, Rob Abraham, Mario Aguilar and Mike … [Read more...]