On Sept. 6, the bad-beat jackpot at Pechanga struck for $243,657, netting the loser of the hand, Ly Ang Tong, $73,124. His quad threes lost
August in Los Angeles always brings the Legends of Poker to the Bicycle Casino. This is one of the top tournament series of the year
This month, we have quite a few tournaments on which to report. On July 28, the Pechanga poker room hosted RiverCard’s Quest for the Cup IX. The event, which featured a $240 buy-in and $50K guarantee prize pool, sold out with 383 entrants, pushing the prize pool to $76,600.Winner Marc Pierson took home $20,674. PALA: […]
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 […]
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
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,
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
There aren’t many opportunities in the small mid-entry tournaments where first place is nearly a thousand times your entry fee. But the Bicycle Casino had
The beginning of April came and went with the City of San Jose “flop-blocking” the scheduled grand opening of Casino M8trix. A tour with owner
After 14 hours of poker action, Lisa Fortman of Encinitas, CA, went all-in with a 6-2 on Feb. 26 against Frank Cortese’s J-2 and won
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