Related: From Military Intelligence to the Poker Tables “I retired three times, and I like playing cards of all kinds.” Hoffman, who played in local games in college, said he started playing poker at Canterbury Park upon the opening of the poker room. Late registration available through the break after level 3. Free buy-in for veterans $50 for others (no re-entry or rebuys).Still, he can usually be found in the Canterbury Park poker room on Tuesdays, and he always plays in the annual Veterans Appreciation Tournament.Ĭanterbury Park each year around Veterans Day adds $2,000 to the prize pool for the event, in which veterans of the Armed Forces can play for free. Bob Hoffman, a regular poker player at Canterbury Park, spent six years in the military.ĭid his time in the Army teach him anything about playing poker? Discipline? Courage?
