Early L.A. Poker Classic Tournaments See Huge TurnoutsFirst Two Events Each Attract Fields Exceeding 3,000 Entrants |
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The 2012 LA Poker Classic kicked off at the Commerce Casino with two small buy-in events that produced sizable prizepools as a result of absolutely massive turnouts. Both tournaments featured multiple starting days and allowed players who busted out to re-enter on one of the following starting days.
The first event of the series was a $65 buy-in no-limit hold’em event with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool. That seemingly lofty goal was demolished, as the event eventually drew a total of 3,333 entrants over the four starting days, creating a $166,650 prizepool. In the end the champion was Van Rowin Manlambus of Oxnard, California. For his win he earned $14,365 as a result of a five-way chop based on the chip counts at the time. The five remaining played it out, with Manlambus emerging victorious.
The second event of the series was a $340 buy-in no-limit hold’em event with a $1 million guaranteed prizepool. A total of 3,234 players entered over the five starting days, but at the end of the event, the man with the lion’s share of the seven-figure prizepool was Seyed Edalat of San Jose, California. Edalat was the official winner after a ten-way deal was struck, earning the largest payout of $113,560.
2012 marks the 20th running of the LAPC, which will play host to 50 events in total, featuring a variety of games and buy-ins. Of those, 23 events qualify for Card Player Player of the Year points.
The centerpiece of this celebrated series is the $10,000 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic Main Event, which will get underway on February 24th. Some of poker’s biggest names have won this event in previous years, including Gus Hansen, Michael Mizrachi, Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Ivey.
Here is a complete listing of the 2012 LA Poker Classic Schedule:
| Event | Date | No. of Days | Buy-In |
| Event 1 – No-Limit Hold’em | 1/18/12 | 5 | $65 |
| Event 2 – No-Limit Hold’em | 1/24/12 | 5 | $340 |
| Event 3 – Limit Hold’em | 1/28/12 | 2 | $340 |
| Event 4 – No-Limit Hold’em Bounty | 1/29/12 | 1 | $340 |
| Event 5 – H.O.R.S.E. | 1/29/12 | 2 | $340 |
| Event 6 – No-Limit Hold’em Doublestack | 1/30/12 | 2 | $550 |
| Event 7 – Seven Card Stud | 1/30/12 | 2 | $550 |
| Event 8 – No-Limit Hold’em Shootout | 1/31/12 | 1 | $340 |
| Event 9 – Omaha 8/OB | 1/31/12 | 2 | $340 |
| Event 10 – No-Limit Hold’em Doublestack | 2/1/12 | 2 | $340 |
| Event 11 – Seven Card Stud 8/OB | 2/1/12 | 2 | $340 |
| Event 12 – No-Limit Hold’em | 2/2/12 | 2 | $340 |
| Event 13 – Omaha/Stud 8/OB | 2/2/12 | 2 | $340 |
| Event 14 – No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed | 2/3/12 | 2 | $340 |
| Event 15 – All-In or Fold | 2/3/12 | 1 | $120 |
| Event 16 – No-Limit Hold’em Bounty | 2/4/12 | 2 | $340 |
| Event 17 – H.O.R.S.E. | 2/4/12 | 2 | $550 |
| Event 18 – No-Limit Hold’em Doublestack Turbo | 2/5/12 | 1 | $340 |
| Event 19 – No-Limit Hold’em Late Night Turbo | 2/5/12 | 1 | $150 |
| Event 19 – No-Limit Hold’em Late Night Turbo | 2/5/12 | 1 | $150 |
| Event 20 – No-Limit Hold’em Heads Up | 2/6/12 | 2 | $560 |
| Event 21 – Pot-Limit Omaha Rebuy | 2/6/12 | 2 | $125 |
| Event 22 – No-Limit Hold’em Doublestack Turbo | 2/7/12 | 6 | $150 |
| Event 23 – No-Limit Hold’em | 2/12/12 | 1 | $340 |
| Event 24 – Omaha 8/OB | 2/12/12 | 2 | $550 |
| Event 25 – No-Limit Hold’em Doublestack | 2/13/12 | 2 | $340 |
| Event 26 – Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw | 2/13/12 | 1 | $340 |
| Event 27 – No-Limit Hold’em Turbo | 2/14/12 | 1 | $225 |
| Event 28 – No-Limit Hold’em Mix Max | 2/15/12 | 2 | $550 |
| Event 29 – Pot-Limit Omaha 8/OB Rebuy | 2/15/12 | 2 | $125 |
| Event 30 – No-Limit Hold’em | 2/16/12 | 2 | $1,070 |
| Event 31 – Chinese Poker | 2/16/12 | 1 | $1,580 |
| Event 32 – No-Limit Hold’em Bounty | 2/17/12 | 1 | $340 |
| Event 33 – Pot-Limit Omaha SIx Handed Rebuy | 2/17/12 | 2 | $550 |
| Event 34 – No-Limit Hold’em Rebuy | 2/18/12 | 2 | $125 |
| Event 35 – H.O.R.S.E. | 2/18/12 | 2 | $1,070 |
| Event 36 – No-Limit Hold’em | 2/19/12 | 2 | $550 |
| Event 37 – No-Limit Hol’dem Rebuy | 2/19/12 | 2 | $550 |
| Event 38 – No-Limit Hold’em | 2/20/12 | 2 | $1,070 |
| Event 39 – Pot-Limit Omaha | 2/20/12 | 2 | $2,080 |
| Event 40 – Commerce Bounty Championship | 2/20/12 | 2 | $1,600 |
| Event 41 – No-Limit Hold’em Eternament | 2/21/12 | 2 | $340 |
| Event 42 – No-Limit Hold’em Ironman | 2/21/12 | 1 | $1,100 |
| Event 43 – No-Limit Hold’em Seniors Championship | 2/22/12 | 2 | $550 |
| Event 44 – No-Limit Hold’em Doublestack Turbo | 2/22/12 | 1 | $340 |
| Event 45 – No-Limit Hold’em | 2/22/12 | 2 | $5,100 |
| Main Event | 2/24/12 | 6 | $10,000 |
| Event 47 – No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed | 2/25/12 | 2 | $2,080 |
| Event 48 – Commerce Heads Up Championship | 2/26/12 | 3 | $5,100 |
| Event 49 – Commerce Eight Game Mix Championship | 2/27/12 | 2 | $2,080 |
| Event 50 – No-Limit Hold’em Bounty Turbo | 2/28/12 | 1 | $1,100 |
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