All LAPC tournies with over 100 players include a Tag Heuer Monaco watch. Todays 4pm tournie $500 PLO8 is actually at 99 as I write but with registration open for another 55 minutes triple digits should be reached.
Players include Scott Clements, Randy Holland,Brett Jungblut,Chino Rheem and Darryl Fish.
Today was also the final of yesterdays doublestack [...]
Omaha hi/lo sneaks into the hundreds
February 9th, 2010Even the Superbowl doesn’t stop the Savage bandwagon
February 8th, 2010]The final 54 players from the $220 NLHE were joined by another 286 for the $335 double stack today at the Commerce on Super Bowl Sunday. The high stakes area was as deserted as Sierra Madre bus station at midnight.
The winner of the $220 will pick up $100k in addition to a Monaco watch and [...]
Heads Up from the Commerce (LAPC)
February 5th, 2010Today was the single elimination $335 Heads Up day at the LAPC. A few well known names played. The lovely Kara Scott was eliminated in the first round by Arcadia’s Shun Jin. Boxer Audley Harrison is playing his round two game as I write. Greg Mueller,Quinn Do and John Phan also entered the sell out [...]
Death by the Colorado River
February 4th, 2010The small gaming town of Laughlin was in the news today after an elderly driver drove his car through one of the entrances of the Edgewater casino. The former MGM owned property is one of nine casinos on “Casino Drive” in a town which is one of the hottest places in America during the summer [...]
Small overlay but be quick.
January 31st, 2010With about 30 minutes left to register the Commerce $545 NLHE tournie today is about 40 players short of making the guarantee. The locals have entered but not too many names just Chino, John Phan and Men Nguyen.Al Barbieri is trying for his second LAPC win. He will have a problem carrying two of the [...]
From horses to Horse
January 31st, 2010After a very pleasant afternoon, at a crowded Santa Anita, I made a cameo at the Commerce. The 4pm HORSE was more interesting than the NLHE with rebuys. Todd Brunson, Jerry Buss, Ali Nejad , Mary Jones and Linda Johnson all entered and all failed. Jerry Buss’ g/f wore a t shirt stating ” I [...]
Alaei’s good run continues
January 29th, 2010A good run that started at the WSOP 09 continues for the Alaei family. Father Eddie finished 22nd out of 2368 in one of the 1500 NLHE events at the Rio. Son Daniel, a high stakes cash player, then won a bracelet and $446k, in the WSOP Omaha8 championship. A week later he finished 4th [...]
Studs converge on the Commerce
January 28th, 2010Today was the turn of the stud players at the LAPC. No guarantees so only 150 entered but it was a toughie. Bryan Micon, Brett Jungblur, Frankie O’Dell, David Levi, Shirley Rosario, Blair Rodman, Prince, Jason Stern, Brent Carter, Linda Johnson all trying for a place at Thursday’s final table.The winner will receive $13k and [...]
M.Ho wins the Omaha8
January 27th, 2010Matt Savage, currently TD at the Commerce (I predict a Vegas room in 2010), only guaranteed $50k for the Omaha 8 $335 today but could have doubled that offer as the stars turned out. Blair Rodman,Thor Hansen, Todd Brunson, Cyndy Violette, Linda Johnson, Marsha Waggoner,Steve Wong, Chino Rheem,Charlie Ng,Chris Bjornin, Shirley Rosario and Pete Lawson [...]
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