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2013 L.A. Poker Classic Series Kicks Off At The Commerce Casino

Tournament Poker Action Heats Up in Los Angeles With 68-Event Series

by Erik Fast  |  Published: Jan 15, 2013

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The 2013 L.A. Poker Classic tournament series kicked off today, January 15th, with the first of 68 events. The Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, California is the largest poker room in the world, making it the perfect home for one of the biggest tournament festivals on the circuit.

This year’s LAPC will feature a variety of games, including no-limit hold’em, eight-game mix, H.O.R.S.E., pot-limit Omaha, Omaha eight-or-better and all of the seven-card Stud variants, as well as unique tournament formats such as ‘all-in or fold’, turbo events, mixed-max, shootouts and more. Open-faced chinese poker will also be making its tournament debut at the LAPC for event 52, featuring a $1,600 buy-in.

2012 LAPC champ Sean JazayeriWhen it comes to buy-ins, there is a tournament to fit every bankroll, whether players are looking for an affordable $150 no-limit hold’em event or the $25,000 buy-in high roller.

The centerpiece of this celebrated series is the $10,000 buy-in World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic main event, which will take place from Feb. 23rd through the 28th. Some of poker’s biggest names have won this event in previous years, including Gus Hansen, Michael Mizrachi, Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Ivey.

In 2012 Sean Jazayeri topped a field of 549 to capture the title and the $1,370,240 first-place prize, defeating a final table that featured top poker pros David “Doc” Sands, Jason Somerville, Noah Schwartz and Daniel Kelly.

Here is a look at the 2013 L.A. Poker Classic schedule:

Event # and Title Start Date No. of Days Buy-in
Event 1 – Casino Employee Tournament 1/15/13 2 $100
Event 2 – No-Limit Hold’em 1/16/13 5 $225
Event 3 – No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack 1/20/13 2 $1,100
Event 4 – No-Limit Hold’em Facebook Exclusive Tournament 1/20/13 2 $75
Event 5 – Limit Omaha 8/OB 1/21/13 2 $340
Event 6 – No-Limit Hold’em Escalator Turbo 1/21/13 1 $225
Event 7 – H.O.R.S.E. 1/22/13 2 $340
Event 8 – No-Limit Hold’em All-In or Fold 1/22/13 1 $150
Event 10 – Limit Omaha 8/OB / Seven-Card Stud 8/OB 1/23/13 12 $340
Event 9 – No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack 1/23/13 2 $340
Event 11 – Limit Hold’em 1/24/13 2 $340
Event 12 – Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys 1/24/13 2 $125
Event 13 – No-Limit Hold’em 1/25/13 2 $1,100
Event 14 – No-Limit Hold’em Turbo 1/25/13 1 $150
Event 15 – No-Limit Hold’em 1/26/13 2 $340
Event 16 – Seven-Card Stud 1/26/13 2 $550
Event 17 – No-Limit Hold’em Knockout Bounty 1/27/13 1 $340
Event 18 – Seven-Card Stud 8/OB 1/27/13 2 $340
Event 19 – No-Limit Hold’em 1/28/13 2 $225
Event 20 – Triple Stud (Stud/Stud 8/ Razz) 1/28/13 2 $550
Event 21 – No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack Turbo 1/29/13 5 $150
Event 22 – No-Limit Hold’em Shootout 2/2/13 1 $225
Event 23 – Pot-Limit Omaha 8/OB w/ Rebuys 2/2/13 1 $125
Event 24 – No-Limit Hold’em Turbo 2/3/13 1 $150
Event 25 – No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack 2/4/13 2 $340
Event 26 – Limit Omaha 8/OB 2/4/13 2 $550
Event 27 – No-Limit Hold’em 2/5/13 2 $1,100
Event 28 – Seven-Card Stud 8/OB 2/5/13 2 $550
Event 29 – No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack 2/6/13 2 $340
Event 30 – Mixed Hold’em (Limit/Pot-Limit/No-Limit) 2/6/13 2 $550
Event 31 – No-Limit Hold’em Escalator 2/7/13 2 $1,100
Event 32 – H.O.R.S.E. 2/7/13 2 $550
Event 33 – No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack 2/8/13 3 $550
Event 34 – No-Limit Omaha 8/OB w/ Rebuys 2/8/13 2 $125
Event 35 – No-Limit Hold’em All-In or Fold 2/9/13 2 $150
Event 36 – No-Limit Hold’em Bounty Turbo 2/10/13 1 $1,100
Event 37 – Pot-Limit Omaha 8/OB w/ Rebuys 2/10/13 2 $125
Event 38 – No-Limit Hold’em Mix Handed (10-8-6-4 handed) 2/11/13 2 $550
Event 39 – H.O.R.S.E. 2/11/13 2 $1,100
Event 40 – No-Limit Hold’em “Ante-Up” 2/12/13 2 $340
Event 41 – Pot-Limit Omaha/ Pot-Limit Omaha 8/OB w/ Rebuys 2/12/13 2 $125
Event 42 – No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack Turbo 2/13/13 1 $340
Event 43 – Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw 2/13/13 1 $550
Event 44 – No-Limit Hold’em 2/14/13 4 $1,100
Event 45 – No-Limit Hold’em w/ Rebuys 2/16/13 2 $125
Event 46 – Deuce-to-Seven Tiple Draw / Single Draw No-Limit 2/16/13 2 $1,100
Event 47 – No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack Turbo 2/17/13 1 $1,100
Event 48 – Limit Omaha 8/OB 2/17/13 2 $1,100
Event 49 – Chinese Poker (1/2 High 1/2 Low) 2/17/13 1 $1,600
Event 50 – No-Limit Hold’em Mix Handed (8-6-4-2 Handed) 2/18/13 2 $1,100
Event 51 – No-Limit Hold’em Ladies Doublestack 2/18/13 2 $225
Event 52 – Open Face Chinese Poker 2/18/13 1 $1,600
Event 53 – No-Limit Hold’em 30-Second Shot Clock 2/19/13 2 $1,100
Event 54 – No-Limit Hold’em Escalator 2/19/13 2 $340
Event 55 – No-Limit Hold’em Commerce Bounty Championship 2/19/13 2 $1,600
Event 56 – No-Limit Hold’em 2/20/13 2 $340
Event 57 – Pot-Limit Omaha 2/20/13 2 $2,080
Event 58 – No-Limit Hold’em Senior Championship 2/21/13 2 $550
Event 59 – No-Limit Hold’em Tournament 2/21/13 2 $340
Event 60 – No-Limit Hold’em 2/21/13 2 $5,100
Main Event 2/23/13 6 $10,000
Event 62 – No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed 2/24/13 2 $2,080
Event 63 – Pot-Limit Omaha Six Handed w/ Rebuys 2/25/13 2 $550
Event 64 – No-Limit Hold’em Commerce High Roller Six Handed 2/25/13 2 $25,000
Event 65 – Commerce 8 Game Mix 2/26/13 2 $2,080
Event 66 – No-Limit Hold’em Bounty Turbo 2/27/13 1 $1,100
Event 67 – No-Limit Hold’em Doublestack Turbo 3/1/13 3 $340
Event 68 – LAPC Player Appreciation ($500 Bounies on each table added by House) 3/3/13 2 $100
 
 
Tags: Poker Tournaments,   California,   World Poker Tour,   WPT,   L.A. Poker Classic,   Los Angeles,   LAPC,   The Commerce Casino,   2013
 
 
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