Los Angeles Poker Classic Begins ThursdayFour Major Events Highlight the Tournament Series |
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One of the largest tournament series of the year begins on Thursday, Jan. 22 at Commerce Casino. The Los Angeles Poker Classic will feature 33 preliminary events from Jan. 22-Feb. 19. The World Poker Tour $10,000 no-limit hold’em championship event will take place from Feb. 21-26, and the WPT Celebrity Invitational will follow, running from Feb. 28-Mar. 2.
Matt Savage has taken over as tournament director this year, and he has spiced up the schedule by adding a $5,000 pot-limit Omaha event with a single rebuy, a $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. championship, and a $10,000 no-limit hold’em heads-up championship to make this series a marquee stop on the tournament trail. Card Player’s live coverage team will be covering all of the major events mentioned above, and you can check up on the results from every preliminary event on CardPlayer.com for the entirety of the tournament series.
Here is a look at the schedule for the LAPC:
Thursday, Jan. 22: Event No. 1 -- $300 no-limit hold’em ($200,000 guaranteed)
Friday, Jan. 23: Event No. 2 -- $500 no-limit hold’em
Saturday, Jan. 24: Event No. 3 -- $500 limit hold’em
Sunday, Jan. 25: Event No. 4 -- $300 no-limit hold’em
Monday, Jan. 26: Event No. 5 -- $500 seven-card stud
Tuesday, Jan. 27: Event No. 6 -- $300 Omaha eight-or-better
Wednesday, Jan. 28: Event No. 7 -- $500 no-limit hold’em shootout
Thursday, Jan. 29: Event No. 8 -- $300 limit hold’em
Friday, Jan. 30: Event No. 9 -- $500 no-limit hold’em
Saturday, Jan. 31: Event No. 10 -- $300 no-limit hold’em with rebuys ($250,000 guaranteed)
Sunday, Feb. 1: Event No. 11 -- $300 no-limit hold’em deep-stack
Monday, Feb. 2: Event No. 12 -- $500 limit hold’em
Tuesday, Feb. 3: Event No. 13 -- $500 no-limit hold’em six-handed
Wednesday, Feb. 4: Event No. 14 -- $500 Omaha eight-or-better/seven-card stud eight-or-better
Thursday, Feb. 5: Event No. 15 -- $500 no-limit hold’em
Friday, Feb. 6: Event No. 16 -- $500 seven-card stud
Saturday, Feb. 7: Event No. 17 -- $1,000 no-limit hold’em w/rebuys ($300,000 guaranteed)
Sunday, Feb. 8: Event No. 18 -- $500 no-limit hold’em
Sunday, Feb. 8: Event No. 19 -- $1,500 pot-limit hold’em
Monday, Feb. 9: Event No. 20 -- $2,000 no-limit hold’em
Tuesday, Feb. 10: Event No. 21 -- $1,000 no-limit hold’em
Wednesday, Feb. 11: Event No. 22 -- $1,000 H.O.R.S.E.
Thursday, Feb. 12: Event No. 23 -- $1,000 no-limit hold’em
Friday, Feb. 13: Event No. 24 -- $1,500 no-limit hold’em
Saturday, Feb. 14: Event No. 25 -- $500 no-limit hold’em
Sunday, Feb. 15: Event No. 26 -- $1,500 no-limit hold’em
Card Player Live Coverage Event -- Sunday, Feb. 15: Event No. 27 -- $5,000 pot-limit Omaha with one rebuy
Monday, Feb. 16: Event No. 28 -- $300 no-limit hold’em ($100,000 guaranteed)
Card Player Live Coverage Event -- Monday, Feb. 16: Event No. 29 -- $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship (three-day event)
Tuesday, Feb. 17: Event No. 30 -- $1,000 no-limit hold’em
Wednesday, Feb. 18: Event No. 31 -- $500 no-limit hold’em
Card Player Live Coverage Event -- Wednesday, Feb. 18: Event No. 32 -- $10,000 no-limit hold’em heads-up championship (three-day event)
Thursday, Feb. 19: Event No. 33 -- $500 no-limit hold’em shootout
Card Player Live Coverage Event -- Saturday, Feb. 21: WPT $10,000 no-limit hold’em championship (six-day event)
Saturday, Feb. 28: WPT Celebrity Invitational (three-day event)