Month: June 2012

California

Saechao wins WSOP Casino Employees bracelet

Chiab “Chip” Saechao, a blackjack dealer at Central Valley’s Tachi Palace, beat 732 casino employees to capture Event 1 of the World Series of Poker, this year’s first bracelet and $70K. This was his third WSOP event; he had won seats to the main event in 2010-11, but after bad runs in both, he nearly […]

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Guarantee events popping up everywhere in SoCal

The San Diego area will host a few interesting tournaments and $50K is the magic number.Fresh on the heels (almost) of its Memorial Day tournament and BBQ, which had 198 players, a $79,200 prize pool and was won by Afzal (Alex) Atta ($19K), Ocean’s 11 Casino is featuring its (estimated) $50K July 4 tournament and […]

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Bjerno wins Cal State Poker Championship

It seems lately that a day in Los Angeles without a tournament series is nearly as rare as a day with rain. May was another big month for Los Angeles poker. Commerce Casino held its California State Poker Championship, made most notable when actor Ben Affleck won its main event in 2004. This year’s series […]

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