5 PartyPoker players through to Day 3 at...

463 players sat down for day 2 A total of 463 players made it through to day 2 of the WPT LA Poker Classic. PartyPoker had 11 players returning to take their seats for day 2. Our PartyPoker chip leader at the start of day 2 was Sergei Norikov from Russia who was in position 27. Fantastic $1,000,000 bonus prize that Partypoker will award All the players are fully supportive of each other...

11 PartyPoker players still in – W...

Day 1 of the LA Poker Classic We now have the all important stats for this event. A total of 745 players have entered the WPT La Poker Classic which has generated a prize pool of $7,152,000. First prize will be a cool $1,778,001 and even 2nd place will walk away over $1,000,000. With the top 72 places getting paid, there is plenty to play for. Tournament Director, Matt Savage told me he...

WPT LA Poker Classic is underway...

The WPT LA Poker Classic is now underway and as I write this there are 727 players who have sat down to play this popular tournament at the Commerce Casino. Tournament Director, Matt Savage, expects the number to go up to about 735 players before the registration period closes in two hours, which although is not a record, easily beats last years total of 696 players. At this early...

PartyPoker players arrive for the WPT LA...

Welcome to The Commerce Casino Thursday night at the Commerce Casino saw the arrival of our 17 qualifiers from all over the world. We have players from Canada, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Italy, and Sweden. All these guys have come to Los Angeles with one thing in mind – to win the LA Poker Classic. Thursday evening was more relaxed as the PartyPoker...

PartyPoker players visit Universal Studi...

Welcome to Universal Studios Monday meant the players who travelled to LA for the WPT Celebrity Invitational had a day off in Los Angeles. We gave the players a couple of options but the overwhelming favourite was a trip to Universal Studios. In total twenty of the players came along for a day of rides, attractions and fun. Some of the favourites included the Simpsons 3D IMAX ride which...

WPT Celebrity Invitational Updates...

After a day spent taking in the sights or just taking it easy, the players all converged on the tournament room on the second floor at the Commerce Casino for the WPT Celebrity Invitational. This event is a $200,000 freeroll which attracts many top name poker players as well as a good number of TV and movie stars. This was the reason the players had flown all the way to Los...

PartyPoker players visit Beverly Hills...

After the fun and games from Friday nights party, there were a few sore heads in the breakfast room on Saturday. Some of the players ended up in the Sky Bar which had an excellent rooftop terrace where you could get a great view of Los Angeles while sipping a cool beer or mojito. Other players had plenty of success on the cash tables with many of them saying how soft the tables were....

PartyPoker party at the WPT Celebrity In...

PartyPoker welcomes the players to Los Angeles. Friday night saw the players arrive at The Commerce Casino for the PartyPoker welcome party. Many people had arrived that day from all over Europe, Canada, even India and for many this was their first trip to Los Angeles and they were ready to have a good time. The Commerce Casino Although there was plenty of poker being talked about at...

PartyPoker – Final table at the As...

I’m sure there will some sore heads today in and around the tournament room as the players try and recover from lasts nights great party on the 39th floor. The action will take place on a special table up at the end of the tournament room with TV cameras in attendance. Tournament Director, Matt Savage had his best suit on and got proceedings underway a little later than planned due...

PartyPoker Asian Poker Tour – Day ...

PartyPoker have five players and a couple of adopted players playing under the PartyPoker name. Unfortunately we had Ian Frazer, Maksim Shuts and Philipp Gmunder all sitting on table 15 which was not the preferred start but never mind. Raymi was sitting over in the far corner on table 23 and Gylbert was on table 17. Some notable names still in the tournament included Johnny Chan, JC...