BREAKING NEWS: The 2010 Kansas City Texas Holdem Grand Championship is now scheduled for Sunday, April 25th. This is the most prestigious poker event in the Central Midwest and is sanctioned as the official Kansas City NL Texas Holdem Championship by Kansas Poker News. This tournament benefits the Arthritis Foundation.

DEC 20 BREAKING NEWS: Tom Simpkins and Chris Goodrow won the title bracelets this weekend at the 2009 Kansas State No-Limit Poker Grand Championship. Initial news reports are breaking across the poker wires with photo coverage at: http://www.KansasPokerNews.com We'll report more information on this historical weekend of poker as it becomes available. The entire MoKanNeb Poker Meetup Group extends congratulations to Simpkins and Goodrow and to all the players who made it a memorable Championship. The points leaderboard for the MoKanNeb Grand Champion Title is so close the title will be decided at the re-scheduled Kansas City Texas Holdem Championship.

DEC 15, 2009: THIS WEEKEND: Players from across the country are heading to Topeka for the 2009 Kansas State Texas Holdem and Mixed Games Grand Championships, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 18 & 19!

Dec. 12, 2009 BREAKING NEWS: Emporia native "Mean Gene" Kimber wins the first annual Kansas City No-Limit K.C. Lowball Championship after a 3-hour final table. Gene's cards ran stone cold for quite awhile. He once flashed a Kings Full House to show how the cards were running. But discipline and experience ultimately prevailed. The tide turned, and on the fateful hand, when it was checked to him, Gene bet correctly, all-in, that his perfect 10-low would hold up... it did and he became the first-ever Kansas City K.C. Lowball Champion in the process !

Dec. 11, 2009 BREAKING NEWS: Jeff Berroth survived a field of 60 of the toughest poker players in Northeast Kansas to win the title bracelet at the 2009 Manhattan No-Limit Texas Holdem Grand Championship. Runner-up was no less a competitor than Player of the Decade candidate Dan Guth. Full pictorial coverage will be posted here shortly.

Dec. 1, 2009: A photo-pictorial of the 2009 Topeka No-Limit Texas Holdem Championship may be found here: http://poker.meetup.com/1682/photos/774929/ Media stories and press-conference interviews may be found here: http://www.KansasPokerNews.com

Nov 29, 2009: BREAKING NEWS. Congratulations to C.J. Burch who survived a field of 90 of Northeast Kansas' toughest players to win the title bracelet at the 2009 Topeka No-Limit Texas Holdem Championship. Next up are the Manhattan and Kansas City events. See photo coverage of the Topeka Championship here: http://poker.meetup.com/1682/photos/?photoId=12039482&...
Press coverage and player press conferences from the 2009 Topeka Championship may be found here: http://www.KansasPokerNews.com

Nov. 20, 2009: BREAKING NEWS. The Salvation Army pantries are in major need of restocking for the Holidays! All players at the following championships will receive extra starting chips by bringing 3 food items or a $2 extra contribution to the S.A.. Food items most needed are: High-protein well-preserved items: canned tuna, beans, dry beans, dry rice, canned meat products like Spam, high protein chili / stews / etc. Spread the word and we'll see you at the Final Table!

Nov. 12, 2009: BREAKING NEWS. The 2009 MoKanNeb Poker Championship Series features 8 Title Bracelet events. Currently on the calendar are:

Topeka No-Limit Texas Holdem Grand Championship & Title Bracelet, Nov. 28
Manhattan N-L Texas Holdem Grand Championship & Title Bracelet, Dec. 10
Kansas City K.C. Lowball Grand Championship & Title Bracelet, Dec. 11
Kansas City N-L Texas Holdem Grand Championship & Title Bracelet, Dec. 13
Omaha N-L Texas Holdem Grand Championship & Title Bracelet, Dec. 17
Kansas State Mixed Games Poker Grand Championship & Title Bracelet, Dec. 18
Kansas State Texas Holdem Championship, Open Round 1, Dec. 19
Kansas N-L Texas Holdem Grand Championship & Title Bracelet, Final Rd, Dec. 19

In addition to the title bracelets at each of these 7 championships, the player with the highest overall performance in the series will win the coveted 2009 MoKanNeb Tri-State Poker Grand Championship Title and Bracelet.

Every variety of poker will be played in this series: from Texas Holdem to Omaha to Lowball and Stud. All events are double-elimination giving each player two full opportunities to win the tournament. Therefore, to win the Grand Championship Title, the champion will have to excel at a variety of games against the best competition the region has to offer. This will be a memorable accomplishment which will earn the Champion a place in the MoKanNeb Poker Hall of Fame alongside the legends of Central States poker!

For frequently asked questions, see: http://poker.meetup.com/1682/messages/boards/thread/56031...

100% of net proceeds of these non-profit events benefit the Arthritis Foundation and other local charities.