LOS ANGELES–I stepped into the Commerce Casino last night for the first time, and I don\’t think I have ever seen so many poker tables in one place (not counting The Rio Convention Center). It looked as though every seat were taken … and to top it off, my new friend Selma said the games were \”very loose.\”
While David Williams, JC Tran, and Steve Wong will not arrive until the main event later this month, Cyndy Violette and Freddie Deeb were both there — playing back to back at cash tables. (Cyndy was looking very sexy with her new black streaks.) And Young Phan was upstairs playing satellites. \”I will be playing everyday,\” he said. \”Everyday!\”
Some pro busted me out of a satellite, but I don\’t know who he was. Asian guy, short, black hair, with a WPT final table jacket. I know I have seen him somewhere before.
It\’s different from the normal Vegas routine of high noon here, as tournaments start at 3:30 pm. Maybe they think this creates an edge for The West Coast defeating The East Coast, not to mention us wayward Texans stuck in the middle with our Third Coast.