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Phil Ivey Wins LA Poker Classic

February 29, 2008 - No Comments Phil Ivey has won the Los Angeles Poker Classic on the World Poker Tour, beating one of the toughest fields in poker and re-affirming that he is indeed the best in the game. Ivey earned $1,596,100 for his win, besting Quinn Do heads up after wading through a tough final table. Phil Hellmuth made an early exit in 6th place after a series of beats proved too much to recover from. He earned $229,480 for his efforts. Finishing in 5th place was Scott....

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Day Four at LAPC In the Books

February 27, 2008 - No Comments Day four is in the books at the Los Angeles Poker Classic main event, and Phil Ivey is still our chip leader, with Blair Hinkle and none other than Phil Hellmuth nipping at his heels. It appears we may have a star studded final table this year as Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth, Nam Le, WeiKai Chang, Quinn Do, Jennifer Tilly, Theo Tran and David Singer are all in contention with just 18 players remaining. Here are the chip counts going into day five. The....

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Day 3 Over and Bubble Bursts at LAPC

February 26, 2008 - No Comments Day 3 is complete at the Los Angeles Poker Classic on the World Poker Tour, and Kyle Burnside sits atop the leaderboard with Phil Ivey breathing down his neck in second place. Here are the top ten in chips going into day 4: 1. Kyle Burnside “ 781,000 2. Phil Ivey “ 656,000 3. Jennifer Tilly “ 569,000 4. David Singer “ 561,000 5. Yury Parad “ 560,000 6. Mike Hamparsomian “ 499,000 7. Theo Tran “ 470,000 8. Scott Montgomery “ 454,000 9.....

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LAPC Day 1 and 2 In the Books

February 25, 2008 - No Comments The Los Angeles Poker Classic’s main event, one of the most popular stops on the World Poker Tour, is in full swing as Phil Ivey and Antonio Esfandiari are headlining the event with top ten stacks. Esfandiari, who just linked a deal with the World Poker Tour to represent the WPT Millionaires (see below), is simply dominating going into day 3, sitting in fourth place just behind Phil Ivey with slightly more than 200 players remaining. Early exits....

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2008 LA Poker Classic Schedule Released

January 15, 2008 - No Comments Los Angeles’ Commerce Casino will be in the international poker spotlight throughout January, February and March as the casino hosts the highly anticipated annual L.A. Poker Classic. Beginning January 24 and wrapping up March 3 with the World Poker Tour® (WPT) Celebrity Invitational final table, the world’s largest poker room hosts non-stop poker action with 30 different tournaments — including two Super Satellite sessions. The....

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