08/18/2026
Don’t forget to come see us and play some free poker.
🎉 AUGUST POKER! 🎉
A new month, five weeks of poker, and EIGHT DISTRICTS!
🔥 Smoke'n Aces continues to grow, bringing more games, more players, and more chances to earn your way to the Main Event.
🏆 AUGUST MAIN EVENTS
🗓️ Saturday, August 29
📍 Main Event Locations:
♠️ D1: Wood River Moose
♠️ D2: Taylorville Moose
♠️ D3: Norwood/Bellevue
♠️ D4: Mortimer's
♠️ D5: Silver Creek Sports & Social
♠️ D6: The Ribcage
♠️ D7: Vier North
♠️ D8: Papa Magoos
Every point earned brings you one step closer to the 2027 Tournament of Champions and your chance to compete for the $10,000 WSOP Main Event Seat in 2028! ♠️
♠️ FREE to play | 21+
With five weeks to earn points, there's even more opportunity to qualify, climb the leaderboard, and make your run at the Main Event!
🎯 BONUS CHIP REMINDER
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🍔 Support the venues that support FREE poker!
Grab some food, order a drink, and tip your servers. They make this league possible week after week.
✅ Sign in early + view the full schedule:
👉 www.smokenacespoker.com
🕒 Unless otherwise noted:
Sign-in begins at 6:30 PM
Cards fly at 7:15 PM
Good luck to everyone this month, and we'll see you at the August Main Events on August 29! 🃏🏆
♣️♥️ District One ♠️♦️
1:30 sign in, 2:15 start - The Franchise Sports Bar & Grill - Wood River
Skeeter's Pub - Staunton
Straight Home Bar & Grill - Hardin
Time Out Sports Bar - Troy
Riverbend Axe and Games - East Alton
♣️♥️ District Two ♠️♦️
5:30 sign in, 6:15 cards fly Station 502 - Pana
Northern Lights Lounge Springfield
Sliderz Bar and Grill - Decatur
Pickles Package and Pub - Pawnee
♣️♥️ District Three ♠️♦️
Enjoy 2 games at Norwood Tap today! Sign in 3:00 pm, cards fly at 3:30 and play again at 6:30 sign in, 7:00 cards fly!
Sign in 5:30, cards fly 6:15: Billy's Tap - Canton
♣️♥️ District Four ♠️♦️
Pietro's pizzeria - Roscoe, IL
Sippi-Side Pub & Grill - Savanna IL
♣️♥️ District Five ♠️♦️
6:30 sign in, 7:00 cards fly - Sandbag-Inn - Evansville
TR's Place – Belleville
L.C.’s Pub - Caseyville
Slip In Saloon - Nasvhille
7 West Bar & Grill - Trenton
♣️♥️ District Six ♠️♦️
5:30 sign in, 6:15 cards fly - The Station Saloon - Bloomington
6:00 sign in, 6:30 cards fly
Iron Pin - Paris
Traxside Sports Pub and Lounge - Tolono
6:30 sign in, 7:15 cards fly - Two Doors Down - Clinton
♣️♥️ District Seven ♠️♦️
11:30 sign in, 12:15 cards fly - Fire Pitt - Trevor, WI
6:00 sign in and 6:30 cards fly - Uncle Jimmy’s - New Berlin, WI
6:30 sign in and 7:00 cards fly - Overflow Lounge - Milton, WI
Lake Geneva House of Music - Lake Geneva, WI
Bobberz - Waterford, WI
The Fogcutter - Lake Villa, IL
The Lumber Yard - Spring Grove IL
♣️♥️ District Eight ♠️♦️
12:15 sign in, 1:00 cards fly - Ten:21 Bar & Grill - Carol Stream, IL
Pub 72 - Gilberts, IL
The Ridge Bar and Grill - Woodridge IL
Uncle Bud’s - Oak Lawn, IL
Cesar's Sports Bar and Grill - Bloomingdale, IL
