Chicago Poker Club

Windy City Poker Championship's poker reporter Carla Pesono talks with Michael LaPidus from the H Foundation to find out more about how their foundation got started and why they are the hosting charity for our poker series!

Windy City Poker Championship is back this Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 8pm CDT with the $1500 buy-in Winner Take All event, featuring professional poker player Chad Brown, high stakes cash game player Rick Rahim, WPT Boot Camp instructor Nick Brancato, local players Paul Fisher and Meg Bertini, TV and Radio personality Richard Roeper, WGN and CSN Chicago's David Kaplan, Bust Out Poker Wear's Nikki Griffith, and 2007 WSOP Main Event Champ Jerry Yang and WPT Player of the year Faraz Jaka return to the felt.

Two on-the-felt sneak peaks after the break...

The next poker series, televised and broadcast by Windy City Poker Championship, has been scheduled for June 21-24 in Tinley Park, IL. 

This event series will benefit American Legions Post 615, and will feature five events:

1. Main Event 30k chips $250 entry
2. Heads Up Event
3. Winner Take All Event
4. Player Appreciation Free Roll
5. Player Referral Free Roll

The Main Event will be filmed for television broadcasted and will be broadcast LIVE online as well!!

Tell your friends, and come on out.

Additional details coming soon!

Windy City Poker Championship is back. Episode 1 aired Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 7pm CDT with the first of four new episodes.  Check your local listings for re-runs or go to our Episodes page to watch the current episode online.

The new seasons begins with a Heads Up Match featuring 2007 WSOP Main Event Champion Jerry Yang versus 2010 WPT Player of the Year, Faraz Jaka.

Following the head's up match, we'll jump into the $1500 buy-in Winner Take All event, featuring professional poker player Chad Brown, high stakes cash game player Rick Rahim, WPT Boot Camp instructor Nick Brancato, local players Paul Fisher and Meg Bertini, TV and Radio personality Richard Roeper, WGN and CSN Chicago's David Kaplan, Bust Out Poker Wear's Nikki Griffith, and Yang and Jaka return to the felt.