Archive for February, 2010

Four more on Wednesday

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

I try to ignore the NLHE and concentrate on the hi/lo games so it won’t become any more confusing for you. However, some of you may have an interest in how the FT’s are progressing so here goes.
First up today was a $1k NLHE event. 211 played including some names. Adam Levy, Chad Brown, David [...]

Two for Tuesday

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

No sign of a midweek lull before Matt Savages biggest gamble, the $1m guarantee $1k rebuy. Two final tables, the PLO and $545 NLHE double stack and two day ones ,a rather dull $335 NLHE and a $545 Omaha8.
The man formerly known as Full Tilt Jason, Mr Newitt won the PLO. First place was $17k. [...]

Omaha hi/lo sneaks into the hundreds

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

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.
End of Day 1: PLO8 $545 116 entries:
1) Jason Newitt 138k
2) Dmitri Valouev 96k
3) Barry Levy 44k
4) Colin [...]

Even the Superbowl doesn’t stop the Savage bandwagon

Monday, 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)

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Today 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

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

The 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 [...]

Spelling bee champion needed

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Tuesdays LHE only attracted 96 players so no watch and no FT to watch tomorrow. Results:
1) Nick Derke $15k
2) Martin Corpuz $8k
3) Joe Holmes $6k
5) Brent Courson $3.5k
I have learned to spell Nguyen without checking but to start the week with a final table that featured Raed Abukartomy 2nd, Sirous Baghchehsaraie 6th and Mohammed Bashalzadeh [...]