Month: August 2012

California

Meet poker pro Daniel Strelitz; Huster’s Grand Slam results

Daniel Strelitz was the Los Angeles area’s deepest finisher in the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event. The 22-year-old pro, who grew up and still lives in Torrance, took home $294,601 for his 24th-place finish. I recently had a chance to chat with him about his career. How did you get your start in […]

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California

Capitol Casino: a great way to kill a day

With summer almost over, the children back in school and the camping gear put away for the season, it’s time to focus on some local poker. What a great time of year to watch an NFL game, some postseason baseball and participate in America’s No. 1 sport: poker. If you find yourself in or near […]

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Louisiana

WSOPC returns to Horseshoe Bossier City in September

By Ross Leitz The World Series of Poker Circuit returns this month to the Horseshoe in Bossier City, the second stop of the WSOPC season and second time at Bossier City. Like all of the stops this season, the Horseshoe will have 12 ring events at various buy-ins and disciplines, concluding with a $1,675 no-limit […]

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Missouri

River City hosts HPT this month in St. Louis

The Heartland Poker Tour returns to River City Casino in St. Louis from Sept. 21-Oct. 1. There’s a full schedule of preliminary events, daily main event super satellites and second-chance tournaments. The main event begins Sept. 28 with the first of two starting days. The HTP was at River City in March for its 100th […]

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