Well, the buck torch has been passed and it has fallen upon me to summarize the latest and greatest happenings in tournament poker. Seeing as how the last entry was pre-WSOP, I will take it upon myself not to pick-up we Pokerati […]
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NAPT :: 256 players will not be coming back as Day 2 saw more people eliminated from play than on either day 1 day. They played about 6 levels today (down from 10 levels on day 1) and the blinds
(Just Outside) The Tournament Circuit – November 15 Read More »
The £10,000 + 350 Main Event has now reached the final table of nine, returning Tuesday afternoon at 12pm UK time/7 am ET/4 am PT to play down to a winner, who\’ll earn a coveted WSOP gold bracelet and over
(Way Outside) the WSOP Europe – Day 14 Main Event final table is set
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There\’s been a lot of speculation about where the regulatory-challenged NAPT would head next, as it looks to spread across the US and/or Canada after a too awesome for its own good spectacular made-for-TV debut on American soil in Nevada
NAPT Officially Announces Next Stop … The Bike in California Read More »
Part 2 is coming … and parts 3 and 4 … and maybe even a Part 5 addendum. But damn, writing semi-investigative narrative non-fiction ain\’t exactly easy, especially when the story doesn\’t convert well continues to develop in the present
UPDATE: Prahlad Friedman Wins Million-Dollar Prize, Schaffel Takes Second The final table of the $10,000 WPT Legends of Poker resumes at 4pm PT today, with November Niner Kevin Schaffel the chip leader at 2,234,000. Here\’s how the rest of the
WPT Legends of Poker final table features November Niner Read More »
In other November Nine news, Kevin Schaffel and Steve Begleiter are 2nd and 3rd with just 24 players remaining at the WPT Legends of Poker at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California. Todd Terry is the current chip leader
Inside Deal for August 25, November Niners Rolling at the Legends of Poker Read More »
Setting foot in a casino card room for the first time since the WSOP yesterday, I did so to support my local L.A. poker spot The Bicycle Casino. The lovely Marketing Director Kelley O\’Hara invited me to play in the
Bike Kicks Off Legends of Poker With Upgrade Read More »
This should be a semi-fascinating case should it not get insta-folded as frivolous: Two \”recreational\” California poker players, Dennis Chae and Jeff Kim, have sued the Bike, Commerce, Hustler, Hollywood Park, and Hawaiian Gardens casinos — alleging that the dollar-a-pot
Players Sue Five California Cardrooms over Bad Beat Rake Read More »
It seems that the United States economic depression recession has stayed out of the Los Angeles card clubs, at least that was the case in 2008. The Los Angeles Business Journal reports that 2008 earnings were actually up 1.2% from
Recession? Not So Much at L.A. Card Clubs Read More »
