Month: May 2012

California

Rare poker series overlap in Los Angeles

April was an unusual month on the Los Angeles low buy-in tournament scene. Typically, the local casinos will make an effort to avoid scheduling conflicts with the other cardrooms. It appears this was an exception since Hustler Casino and Hollywood Park Casino each held a series. At Hustler Casino was the annual Liz Flynt Spring […]

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California

Livermore Casino: pan, poker & DiMaggio

If you enjoy playing poker in a relaxed and friendly environment, you need to check out the action at the Livermore Casino at 3571 First St. (about a mile off 580). As you drive up, don’t let the small-town Western facade fool you. When you step inside, you’ll find a well-appointed cardroom with a 10-screen […]

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Pennsylvania

Massive bad-beat jackpot highlights Borgata poker

The biggest payday at the Borgata in April was to Brooklyn’s Jia Liu, who won the Spring Poker Open’s main event and $312,483. But it wasn’t long after that another huge payday rocked the Borgata poker room. On April 26, the bad-beat jackpot was nearing February’s record total of a little more than $636K, when […]

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