For some reason I found this email that just came in about the WPT Celebrity Invitational quite amusing: From: Samuel Quinto Date: March 1, 2009 5:19:33 PM PST To: Matthew Savage Cc: Lindsay at World Poker Tour Subject: Re: WPT […]
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Jennifer Newell\’s favorite person to stalk celebrity, Mekhi Phifer is still in the hunt to make the final table of the WPT Invitational at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. To see how well he does, along with the people
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The WPT L.A. Poker Classic main event is in full swing at the Commerce Casino in cloudy-but-mid-70\’s SoCal, and the turnout for the $10K main is spectacular. It started on Saturday with 696 entrants according to PokerNews and 695 according
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It’s that time of year again… Poker players descend upon SoCal for the L.A. Poker Classic, and the Commerce Casino buzzes with tournaments and cash games of all shapes and sizes. I finally made my first jaunt over there on
No Economic Slowdown for L.A. Poker Classic They Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Stimulus Package
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It seems that the United States economic depression recession has stayed out of the Los Angeles card clubs, at least that was the case in 2008. The Los Angeles Business Journal reports that 2008 earnings were actually up 1.2% from
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… of any moderately priced tournament I have ever played. Nice hand Matt Savage, well played.
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My poker pal Jim Killeen first parlayed his poker winnings into a successful chair massage business at the Commerce Casino and now has gone big time and made a movie. Always breaking the mold, Jim\’s movie is available to watch
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The $10k buy-in World Poker Tour main event of the L.A. Poker Classic got underway today at Commerce Casino. The final number of entrants was 665 – less than last year but impressive nonetheless. First prize will be over $1.6
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It seems that the California Bureau of Gaming Control doesn’t take too kindly to discrimination. On January 18, the Bureau released a statement that rejected ladies only poker tournaments because they violate the state’s anti-discrimination laws. Not only will such
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The L.A. Poker Classic begins its month of preliminary tournaments tomorrow (January 24) at Commerce Casino. In fact, it is actualy in Commerce, California, but L.A. – City of Dreams, Hollywood, City of Angels, LaLa Land – sounds so much
