It was an exciting night at the Hustler Casino, as Massoumeh Kharazmi walked away the victor of the Grand Finale Tournament! For his efforts, Kharazmi took home a sweet payday of $53,000! He defeated Michael Loncar heads up. Massoud Eskandari made another final table...

This is it ladies and gentlemen! Today is the Grand Finale Tournament finals, where the winner will be walking home with a hefty first place prize of $53,000! The top five players will all lock up a five-figure payday.  Each one of these 117 finalists have already...

After three full days of qualifying in the Grand Finale Tournament, 117 players have made it through to today's final.  Emad Moawad leads the way with a stack of 649,000, with Ian Jung in second place with 571,000. Some of the notables who will be coming back for the...

The first flight of the Grand Finale tournament has closed, but that doesn't mean the action is stopping! The second flight of the day has just started, with registration open for the first five levels, or until about 9:20 PM.  Today, the top 10% will be cashing and...

Welcome back to the Hustler Casino! We hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas with friends and family. Now, it's time to get back to poker! We are here to let you know that the $200,000 Guaranteed Grand Finale tournament has now kicked off here at the Crystal Room!...

The 2014 Holiday Classic came to an end last night with Event #23 $15,000 Guaranteed. The prize pool ended up breaking $18,000, and it was taken down by a man listed as Joe Schmo. He beat out a tough final 11 that included Deepinder Singh, Nika Futterman, and Alexi...

Below you will find the full list of payouts from last night's Event #22 finals, where Elizabeth Medina finished on top of a three way chop with Jason Jung and Ilya Shvartsman.  Ryan Buckholts (6th), and Ron West (7th) also made the final table.  Check out the full...

The last four players took a brief look at the chip count chop numbers, but they couldn't reach an agreement, so we play on! Since the tournament staff got exact chip counts, we wanted to pass them along to you guys. Right now, Elizabeth Medina is dominating, with...

The six remaining players just returned from their break, and we counted up the chips while they were taking that breather. Bryan Hyden, who started the final table as the chip leader, still holds that title, but Elizabeth Medina is closing in on him. Here's how the...

We just saw quite an action packed hand that saw Elizabeth Medina double up and Ron West get crippled. They were three handed with Bryan Hyden on a flop of [9s 7s Kh].  It was checked to Medina, who fired out 500,000, leaving herself about the same amount behind. West...

We had a double elimination on the unofficial final table bubble, meaning that we have already reached our official final table of nine players! Leading the way is Bryan Hyden, who currently holds 4.15 million, with the blinds are at 30,000-60,000. We also have Ron...

We have the payouts for the final event of the Holiday Classic here at the Hustler Casino! This last event drew a total of 110 players, creating a prize pool of $18,150. That cash will be handed out to the top 11 finalists today, with the first payout earning $500....

We are down to just two tables here in Event #22, and the big money payouts are just around the corner. We still have a few notables left, including Ron West, who is on a mission for his second major title here in as many weeks. He currently has 2.1 million, which is...

We wanted to pass along an update for you guys from the final event of the Holiday Classic. With just over 90 minutes left in registration, 80 players have taken their seats in this $15,000 Guaranteed event. That means the guarantee is rapidly approaching with tons of...

We have the next round of bustouts for you guys in today's final. The following players have been eliminated, earning $1,125. 28. HERO AGUILUZ (pictured above) 29. MARC SOUZA 30. RASIM CANNAD 31. ROBERT DURANT 32. ABRAM ASSATOURY 33. MAXWELL LINEBERGER 34. MICHAEL...

The remaining 27 players are currently redrawing for brand new seats.  With that happening, we wanted to pass along some new chip counts for the notables still in. Ryan Buckholtz is making a second deep run in as many weeks, after finishing in 12th place in Event #19....

We went over to the field of Event #23 $15,000, and spotted a few familiar faces hunting for one more trophy here at The Holiday Classic. This list includes two players, David Kabalo and Nika Futterman, who were knocked out of the Event #22 finals earlier today. We...

Everyone who is still in the Event #22 final has now locked up a four figure payday! Below, you will find the next round of bustouts. All of these players earned $920 for their efforts. 37. HAIAU HAN 38. PAUL EMATA 39. EYAL REVAH 40. IAN JUNG 41. LARRY GUNDLACH 42....

The eliminations keep coming here in the Day 2 finals, as we are now down to just five tables. The following players have all busted out, earning $715 for their showing. 46. HUY PHAM 47. CHIMEZIE IGWE 48. ISRAEL TOVAR 49. NICK SHKOLNIK 50. JIM GUGATTI 51. MOSHE MANZUR...

It hasn't taken us long here at the Day 2 finals to whittle 70 players down to our final 45. Below you will find some updated chip counts for the handful of notables who are still in contention for the first place prize of $32,000. Stay tuned for the next round of...

The final tournament of the Holiday Classic has just kicked off here at the Hustler Casino! This event is a $200 buy-in $15,000 Guaranteed tournament, with registration and re-entry open for the first six levels of the day, or until about 8:50 local time. We will be...

It didn't take long for us to get to our first pay jump of the day. The following players have all been knocked out, earning $400 for their efforts. 64. MICHAEL GIL 65. TIMOTHY ROBERTS 66. SAM CHAUHAN 67. GEETIKA SEHGAL 68. JOE SAACONE 69. MARK WATSON 70. JOHN...

We have our first round of notables for you guys, and these are the potential big stack bullies. All of the players listed here started the day in the top 10 of the chip counts, and surely have today's final table on their mind. Ron West knows plenty about final...

This is it folks! The final day of the Holiday Classic has arrived, and it figures to be a special one! We have two events for you guys today, the first of which has just kicked off! It's the Day 2 restart of Event #22, where 70 players will be coming back to fight it...

The day 2 finals of Event #22 will be kicking off at 3 PM today, and when all is said and done, someone will be $32,000 richer! That is the take for first place here in this final big guaranteed event at The Hustler Casino! We will be here all night to bring you live...

Today is the final day of the Holiday Classic here at the Hustler Casino! It's also the Day 2 restart of Event #22 $150,000 Guaranteed. Below you will see the full list of survivors who will be competing today for the first place prize of $32,000! Elizabeth Medina is...

The second to last qualifying session for Event #22 was the biggest one yet, as 215 players registered. That means that the top 22 will make some cash, but only the final 17 will be moving on to tomorrow's final. Be sure to come back tomorrow to find out who was able...

This is it guys! Your last chance to punch a ticket to the finals of Event #22, where over $150,000 will be handed out tomorrow! The sixth and final session has just kicked off, and registration will be open until about 9:20 local time. Once registration for this...

Happy Saturday ladies and gentlemen! After two full days of qualifying in Event #22, 40 players have moved on to tomorrow's finals to battle it out for over $150,000. Today is your last chance to add your name to this list, and you first chance to do so has just...

We sent 20 more people through to tomorrow's Day 2 finals yesterday, meaning that only 40 people will be playing for over $150,000 tomorrow afternoon! The player in the pole position is Elizabeth Medina, who bagged a massive stack of 727,000. She has a comfortable...

The second flight of the day drew 98 entries, with 94 of them using their optional dd-on. This means that the top 10 will be making some money, but only the top 9 will be punching a ticket to the day two finals on Sunday, where over $150,000 will be up for grabs! Be...

We are up to over 60 players in the fourth flight of Event #22 as the players take their first break of the day. When they return, they will play two one hour levels before taking another break. When the clock starts again after that break, it means registration is...

Tomorrow is your last chance to qualify for the final big guaranteed event of the Holiday Classic! There will be two more sessions for this tournament, kicking off at 12:30 and 5 PM local time. Just like the previous flights, you can come down anytime during the first...

We went through the floor of the fourth session of Event #22 $150,000 Guaranteed, and spotted a few familiar faces. Amongst the crowd was Michael Loncar, who won just under $25,000 for his showing in Event #19 a few days ago! We also have Jarod Einsohn, who finished...

The third flight of Event #22 was the biggest one so far, as 120 entries came out for the first session of the day.  116 of those players used their optional $100 add-ons, and the final 12 players will get paid. However, we will only be taking the top 11 finalists...

Registration has officially closed on the afternoon flight, and we will have the final numbers from that session for you guys shortly. In the meantime, we wanted to make sure you guys knew that the second flight of the day is now underway! Just like the earlier...

Players in the third flight of Event #22 are taking their first break of the day, so we wanted to give you guys an idea of who is here today! We spotted a few notables in the crowd, including David "Sailor Dave" Doeh, who final tabled the $100,000 Guaranteed event at...

It looks like today's opening flight will eclipse the total from both flights yesterday, as 97 players have already entered going into the first break. Registration will be open for more than two hours longer, so you still have plenty of time to come down and take...

The third flight of Event #22 has now kicked off here at the Hustler Casino! Yesterday, only 20 players were able to punch their ticket to the Day 2 finals on Sunday, and you have two chances today to put your name on that list. The first of those chances has just now...

We had just 20 players punch tickets to Sunday's final in Event #22 here at the Hustler Casino, where over $150,000 will be up for grabs! Gustavo Flores bagged the chip lead with 563,000, and he holds a comfortable lead over Brian Gorman, who's in second place with...

The second flight of the day drew 101 entries, with 93 of them using their optional add-ons. This means that, just like the first fight, the top 10 players will be moving on to the Day 2 finals. At the end of the day, only 20 players will move on to Sunday's finals,...

So far, we have over 60 players registered for the second flight of Event #22. Those players are currently taking their first break, before coming back and playing two more one hour levels. Once the break that follows that ends, registration will officially be closed....

Event #22 $150,000 Guaranteed continues tomorrow with two more flights kicking off at 1 PM and 5:30 PM. Just like today, registration will be open for the first six levels, and the top 10% will be cashing. However, unlike today, only the top 9% will be moving on to...

We had a grand total of 104 entries in the first flight of Event #22, meaning that the top 10 players will be moving on to Sunday's final, where over $150,000 will be up for grabs! If you want to get in on the action you can come on down to the Hustler Casino anytime...

Registration has officially closed for the first flight of Event #22, but that doesn't mean the action is stopping here at the Hustler Casino! The second flight of the day is now underway here in the Crystal Room, and registration will be open for the first six...

We have just under half an hour left to register for the opening flight of Event #22. We went around the floor and snapped some photos of a few of the notables who are here on the opening flight. This list includes George Kozel, who took down Event #17 earlier in this...

Last night's bounty tournament was taken down by John Velasquez, who defeated Sharon Jerdian heads up. For his efforts, John Velasquez took home $4,800, in addition to however many $50 bounties Velasquez claimed on his way to victory! You can check below for a full...

Today is the start of the last big guaranteed event here at the Holiday Classic! The first of two flights has just now kicked off in Event #22 $150,000 Guaranteed! For this event, $150 will get you 10,000 in chips, and everyone has an optional $100 add on for 15,000...

The lone bounty tournament of the Holiday Classic drew a grand total of 161 players.  This created a prize pool of $26,565 that will be handed out to the final 16 players. Of course, those players will also have a handful of $50 bounties with them, so it will be quite...

The third and final big guarantee event of the Holiday Classic kicks off tomorrow here at the Hustler Casino! Event #22 is a $150,000 Guaranteed tournament with six qualifying sessions spread out over the next three days. The action starts at 1 PM tomorrow, and the...

Last night's $20,000 Guaranteed tournament drew 154 players, creating a prize pool of over $30,000. That cash was handed out to the final 16 players, and the one who got the most when all was said and done was Steven Curran. He took home $8,850 for his efforts,...

The action has commenced once again here at the Holiday Classic, and today we are bounty hunting! This event is a $200 buy-in $15,000 Guaranteed event, but what's special here is that each knockout will earn that play $50 immediately. Registration will be open for the...

We just saw a huge pot take place that just so happened to be between the three remaining players who would like to remain anonymous, so let's set this hand up. Player 1 is the massive chip leader at the table, and he made a hefty raise to 1.1 million. Player 2 moved...

Two of our anonymous players did battle, and the short stack ended up on the short end of the stick, busting out in 10th place. All of the remaining players have locked up a payday of $5,150.

We had four players at the unofficial final table who requested that we not publish their photos or names, so we have a bit of a short list ofr you guys. Below you will find photos of the other six players, as well as their updated chip counts as we start the final...

The unofficial final table looms over the remaining 12 players. With two more eliminations, we will know who makes that very table. Below you will find the latest round of bustouts. These three players each earned $3,275 for their efforts. 13. TODD KREISHMAN 14....

Michael Rocco- 20th Place The following players have all been eliminated, earning $2,100 for their efforts. 19. CHRIS NEIMAN 20. MICHAEL ROCCO 21. MARTIOS MANUKYAN 22. WILLIAM ZAISS 23. OLDRICH MIKLIK 24. ALEX STICKROTH 25. MICHAEL WOOD 26. AHMAD ASAD 27. BRYAN...

The eliminations have not slowed down all day, and just like that, we are down to the final two tables! With eight more eliminations, we will reach our unofficial final table. When that happens, we will go around and get photos and updated chip stacks of everyone...

The 20th event of the Holiday Poker Classic drew a total of 157 players, creating a prize pool of $31,400.  That money will be handed out to the final 16 players, with the first payout earning $525. The top eight players will lock up a four-figure payday, and first...

Derrick Mokedi- 29th Place We have another round of bustouts for you guys in the Event #19 finals. We are now down to our top 27, and there is a complete redraw happening. In the meantime, check out the latest round of bustouts below. All of these players won $1,725...

Erich Karle- 42nd Place As promised, here is the first round of bustouts for you guys. All of these players have been knocked out, earning $1,450 for their efforts. 37. ROSS TESSER 38. IRA FRIEDMAN 39. AHMED AYUB 40. BEN CHUNG 41. DOUGLAS SUYEMOTO 42. ERICH KARLE 43....

The eliminations keep coming quickly here at the Event #19 finals, as we are now down to just 63 players. We wanted to go ahead and grab some fresh chip counts for you guys, and you can read those below. With the blinds currently at 10,000-20,000, the average stack is...

We wanted to pass along the information that with two hours still left in registration, the $20,000 posted guarantee has already been met in Event #20.  That means we have over 100 players in the field, and you still have plenty of time to come on down to the Hustler...

We had some time to talk with Los Angeles based poker pro Zeke Ramirez while he was on his first break in the Event #19 finals. In our chat, we asked Ramirez about the experience edge he has on the field based on some amazing results he posted last year. We also...

It took us just over two levels to get from 162 players down to the final 100, and the action is now in full swing at the Event #19 finals. We wanted to go around the floor and grab some updated chip counts for you guys of the notables in the field with the blinds...

If you weren't able to qualify for the Event #19 finals here today, you still have a chance to get some poker action in! Kicking off now is Event #20, a $235 buy-in event with a guaranteed prize pool of $20,000. Registration for this event will be open for the first...

We have one more round of photos for you guys from the Event #19 restart today. This list includes two players who have taken down major titles here at Hustler in the Fall Poker Classic. Khuong Le emerged victorious after a seven way chop in Event #9, taking home...

Below you will find the next round of photos here on this exciting Day 2 of Event #19. Included on this list are a handful of local grinders, including Brian Gorman, Cody Shedd, and Phong "Turbo" Nguyen. We also have Erich Karle, who is looking for his third final...

We have our first round of notables for you guys on this Day 2 finals of Event #19. The top name on this list is Zeke Ramirez, who has plenty of experience here at the Hustler Casino. Last year, Ramriez did the near impossible, winning back-to-back massive field...

The time has come ladies and gentlemen! The restart of our biggest guaranteed tournament, Event #19 $300,000 Guaranteed, is now underway. Today, 162 players will be competing for nearly $440,000, and we will be here to bring you all of the action.  You can take a look...

We apologize to everyone for the delay in getting this table up, but here it is! Below you will find updated chip counts, as well as seating assignments, for all 166 players who have advanced to today's final, where nearly $440,000 will be up for grabs! We will be...

We have the final numbers for the biggest guaranteed event of the Holiday Poker Classic. Over five days of qualifying, with two sessions on each day, 2,062 entries took their shot at this massive prize pool. Today, 166 of them will be coming back, where nearly...

The last flight of the biggest guarantee event here at the Holiday Classic drew a total of 272 players, with 262 of them using their add-ons. This means that the top 27 players will be cashing, but only 22 of them will be moving on to tomorrow's final. In total, 170...

Time is running out for you to come down to the Hustler Casino and take your shot at Event #19, where the prize pool will easily eclipse $400,000.  We took a walk through the floor of the afternoon flight to see who was there taking one more shot. We spotted LA...

The title says it all here boys and girls. We ended up with 315 players in the second to last flight here for Event #19, the biggest number we've seen so far. That means that the top 32 players will be cashing in the event, while the top 25 will be moving on to...

This is it ladies and gentlemen! The final flight of the $300,000 Guaranteed is now underway! We should easily get over $400,000 in the prize pool for tomorrow's finals, so if you want to take your shot at that chunk of change, come down here before 9:45 tonight! Be...

We have just over an hour left of registration here in the second to last flight of Event #19, and so far, 242 players have registered! This means that we have broken the $350,000 mark on the prize pool. and that doesn't even take into account the $100 add-on that a...

The room is packed with players who are hoping to punch a last second ticket to the Day 2 finals tomorrow. For some players, they are looking to punch their second, and for two of our notables below, their third ticket! Sam Goncuoglu and Peter Hengsakul have both made...

We wanted to pass along the information that after last night's flight, the prize pool is up to over $320,000! With two more starting flights today, we believe that the prize pool will be over $400,000 for tomorrow's final! Stay tuned for numbers updated and photos...

Today is the final day of qualifying for Event #19 $300,000 Guaranteed! So far, 123 players have moved on to the finals tomorrow, and today we have our final two flights. The first of those two has just kicked off here at the Hustler Casino, and registration will be...

There is only one more day left of qualifying in Event #19 $300,000 Guaranteed, and so far, 123 players have moved on to Day 2.  Tigran Abgaryan took the new lead with 620,000, topping Ross Tesser and Zeke Ramirez, who are the only other players over the half a...

The Sunday nightcap drew a total of 160 players, with 148 of them using their optional $100 add-on.  That means that the top 16 players will make some cash, but only the final 13 will move on the Day 2 final, which is rapidly approaching. Tomorrow is your last chance...

The first flight of the day was a huge one, as 235 players ponied up the buy-in, with 227 of them using their optional $100 add-ons. This means that the top 23 players will be making the money, but only the top 19 will be moving on to the Day 2 finals on Tuesday....