Time is running out for you to qualify for the Event #19 finals on Tuesday! The third to last qualifying session is now underway here at the Hustler Casino.  The top 10% of this flight will be cashing, but only the top 8% will be moving on to the finals. Registration...

We have the updated list of survivors for you guys for Event #19! The new chip leader is Ross Tesser, who bagged a mammoth stack of 566,000. The only other player who is even over the 400k mark is Lek Bunyaananta, who has 401,000. Bryan Russell joined Tony Pires on...

Happy Sunday everyone! We are here at the Hustler Casino for another round of qualifying sessions for Event #19.  After six full flights of qualifying, 97 players have punched a ticket to Day 2. The first of four remaining sessions is now underway here at the Hustler...

The second flight of the day drew a total of 137 entries, with 126 optional add-ons taken.  The top 14 players will be earning some cash, with 11 of them moving on to the finals. That means that after three full days of qualifying, just under 100 players will have...

We had a special guest in the house tonight at the Hustler Casino, as Larry Flynt himself made an appearance in the high stakes cash games area! You can check out some photos of the action below. Of course, the Holiday Classic is named after Larry Flynt, just as the...

The fifth flight of Event #19 drew a total of 224 entries, with 207 of them using their optional $100 add-on. This means that the top 22 players will be making the money, but only 18 of them will be punching a ticket to the Day 2 finals. Combine that with the first...

The second flight of the day is now underway here at the Hustler, and we have officially crossed the halfway mark of qualifying here in Event #19 $300,000 Guaranteed. Registration for this sixth flight will be open for the first five levels, or until about 9 PM local...

The players are taking their first break of the day, and so far, we have 145 entrants. Registration is open for the next two hours, so you still have plenty of time to make your way down here on this beautiful Saturday in Southern California. Once registration closes,...

We took a walk through the floor, and found plenty of players who have enjoyed recent success here at The Hustler Casino. Earlier this week, George Kozel took down  Event #17 for $7,700, and on that same night, Terry Foster final tabled the $200,000 Guaranteed,...

As promised earlier, here is the fresh list of players who have qualified for the Day 2 finals of Event #19. Alexander Hoang is the new chip leader with 392,000, barely edging out Paul Chauderson, who bagged the first day chip lead with 373,000.  Some of the notables...

Four flights are in the books for Event #19, and we will be posting the updated list of survivors shortly. In the meantime, we wanted to let you guys know that the fifth flight of the event has now kicked off! Just like the first four flights, registration will be...

We got off to a slow start in the second flight of the day, but the momentum is starting to pick up. We have over 65 players registered so far as players are about to take their first break of the day. Once they return, they will play two more one hour levels before...

We wanted to take a walk through the tournament floor and grab a few updated chip counts for you guys from the first flight of the day. We are down to 71 players, and the blinds are currently at 400-800. Right now, leading the list of notables, and possibly the entire...

Tomorrow will see two more flights kick off for the $300,000 Guaranteed event! It's important to note that the starting times for these flights are a bit different than today and yesterday. For tomorrow and Sunday, the first flight will be kicking off at 12:30, and...

The final numbers have just come through for the first flight of the day here in Event #19.  We had a grand total of 183 entries, menaing that the top 18 players will earn a payday. However, only 16 of them will move on to Day 2.  They will join the 41 players from...

Registration has closed for the first flight of the day, but the action isn't even close to stopping! The second qualifying session of the day is now underway here in Event #19 $300,000 Guaranteed. Just like the first flight, $160 gets you a seat and players will have...

We have a few photos for you guys from the floor of today's flight in the $300,000 Guaranteed. The men listed below are no strangers to making final tables here at the Hustler Casino. Massoud Eskandari final tabled two event at the Grand Slam of Poker, including...

We are two hours into the third session of the $300,000 Guaranteed, and so far, 114 have registered. There is still over two hours left in registration, so you still have plenty of time to come on down and take your shot if you would like to. If you can't make it out...

We have just received the complete list of the 41 players who managed to make their way through their Day 1 flights yesterday. Leading the way is Los Angeles regular Paul Chauderson, who bagged up 373,000 yesterday. Some of the other notables who made it through...

Yesterday was an exciting day here at the Hustler Casino, as 41 players managed to punch a ticket to the Day 2 final on Tuesday! Today we have a fresh crop of players who will come through these doors and try to earn their spot, with the first flight just now kicking...

The second flight of the day drew a total of 191 players, meaning that the top 19 finalists will move on to Day 2 on Tuesday. Combine that with the numbers from the first flight, and 41 Day 2 tickets will be punched today! If you missed out on your chance to qualify...

We wanted to give you guys a few notable chip count updates for the first flight. We have just 60 players left, and 22 of them will be moving on to Tuesday's final. We walked the floor to see how the familiar faces were doing, and you can see those chip counts below,...

We ended up with a total of 215 players for the opening flight of our biggest guaranteed tournament, meaning that 22 players will be moving on to the finals next Tuesday. This is just the first of 12 starting sessions, so if you weren't able to make it out for this...

The second flight of the day for Event #19 is now underway here at The Hustler Casino! The numbers for the first flight will be posted shortly. Registration for this second flight will be open for the first five levels, or until just before 9 PM local time. Don't...

Many stars of the Los Angeles poker world are out for today's opening flight, as to be expected with this being one of the two 10% advancing flights. You can look below for some photos of those players, including Massoud Eskandari, who is looking to bounce back from a...

Today is the day ladies and gentlemen! The biggest event of the series is kicking off, and it promises to be a special one. This tournament has 12 starting sessions, and all the advancing players will come back on Tuesday, December 9th, where at least $300,000 will be...

Tomorrow will be an exciting day at The Hustler Casino, as the biggest tournament of the series will be kicking off! It will be the first day of Event #19 $300,000 Guaranteed, where the buy-in is just $160! The action will be kicking off at 1 PM, and you will want to...

Welcome back to The Hustler Casino! The action never stops here, as we have another one day tournament for you guys, but this one has one of our unique special structures. In this one, players will start with 40,000 in chips, and the starting blinds are 300-600!...

Play went well into the early hours of the morning here at The Hustler Casino for Event #9, and at the end of it all, Ron West stood above the rest, taking down the tournament for just under $32,000! We had a few minutes to talk to a very tired West, who gave us some...

With the elimination of David Hassett, we are now down to just six players. Each one of these players has locked up a payday of $9,550.  Danny Geyser currently holds a small chip lead with 4.2 million, but he has a couple players hot on his heels. Check below for...

David Hassett started the final table on fire, but he eventually cooled off, and he was just eliminated by Ron West. Hassett raised it up to 150,000, and it folded around to West in the big blind. He moved all in, having Hassett covered by a million. After about 90...

With the elimiantion of Taylor Pollard in 12th place, and John Simonian in 11th place, we are at our unofficial final table of 10 players! Below you will pictures and chip counts for all those players, except David Hassett, who asked not to be photographed. The chip...

It's been a slow burn to get down from 18 players to 12, as to be expect with all levels being an hour long today. We wanted to give you guys a few updates on how the notables are doing. Chris Demaci has taken a few hits to his chip stack, settling in at the average...

Bruce Buffer- 15th Place We are now down to the final 12 players, meaning with two more eliminations, we will reach our unofficial final table. The three players listed below have been eliminated, each earning $2,915 for their efforts. 13. YAACOV HAVIV 14. JEFFREY...

The 17th event of the Holiday Classic drew a crowd of 131 players, generating a prize pool of $26,200.  The top 13 players will walk away with some extra cash in their pockets. The top seven players will lock up a four figure payday, and the winner will take home...

We have just two tables left in tonight's finals, and there are still a handful of notables still vying for the title. Chris Demaci has been at the top of the mountain for quite some time now, and it doesn't look like that will be changing anytime soon. With the...

Dana Kellstrom-25th place It took a couple of hours, but we have lost nine more players in Event #9, getting us down to our final two tables. Everyone below has been knocked out, earning $1,900 for their efforts. 19. RUBIN CHAPPELL 20. FRANK GHEZEL 21. TONY GORDY 22....

The following players have all been eliminated, earning $1,550 for their showings. The final 27 players have just had a complete redraw. We will be posting some updated notable chip counts shortly. 28. TYLER CORMNEY 29. DERRICK MOKEDI 30. SAM CHAVHAN 31. DMITRI...

We have just reached the first break of Event #17 tonight, and we have 75 players registered so far. Registration is open for two more hours, so you still have plenty of time to come on down and take your seat. We will be posting the payouts as soon as we get them, so...

We wanted to make sure that we got you guys some coverage from the 4 PM tournament today. We took a walk through the floor, and spotted a few familiar faces who are trophy hunting here on this Tuesday at The Hustler Casino. Check out their photos below, and stay tuned...

Chris Demaci- Chip Leader with 36 Left It only took us two levels to whittle 55 players down to our final 36. Once we lose one more table of players, there will be a full 27 person redraw. In the meantime, we wanted to give you guys some updated chip counts for the...

Massoud Eskandari- 36th Place We have the next round of bustouts for you guys. This list includes a surprising elimination. Massoud Eskandari started the day as the chip leader, but nothing went his way today, as he exited early in 36th place. Check out the rest of...

Lila West- 51st Place We have our first round of knockouts in the Event #9 restart. Everyone listed below earned $1,000 for their showings today. 46. MASSOUHMEH KHARAZMI 47. JORDAN WARKOL 48. MIKE STELLA 49. DANIEL BAILEY 50. ALAN MYERSON 51. LILA WEST 52. ABLAHAD...

The action never stops here at The Hustler Casino, as we have another tournament kicking off for you guys right now! This event is a $235 buy-in tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of $20,000. Registration will be open for the first five levels of the day, or...

As promised, we have the second round of photos from the Event #9 restart for you guys. This crop is a star studded pack, including UFC Ring Announcer Bruce Buffer, and former WPT Player of the Year Matt Salsberg. We also have Los Angeles based pros Derrick Mokedi,...

We went around the floor of today's restart and snapped nearly a dozen photos of the notables who were able to move on today. Below you will find the first crop of these photos, including our two chip leaders to start the day, Massoud Eskandari and Chris Demaci. We...

We had a chance to catch up with Lila West, who brings a top 20 stack into play today for the Event #9 restart. We talked with her a bit about her Day 1, as well as what has been happening in the West household to lead to her and her husband's recent success. Enjoy...

The time has arrived folks! The 54 survivors from the four starting flights of Event #9 have taken their seats, the tournament staff has made their announcements, and the cards are now in the air! The blinds have been wound back to 3,000-6,000, and every level today...

The payouts have been announced for the first big guarantee tournament of the Holiday Classic! Today, 54 players will be coming back for the finals, and every one of them has locked up a payday of $1,000.  However, the number they all surely care about is $52,000....

The four qualifying sessions are now in the books for Event #9, $200,000 Guaranteed, and 54 players have managed to wade through their starting flights to punch a ticket to today's final! Leading the way is none other than Massoud Eskandari, who has been on a tear in...

So far, 45 players have registered for the second tournament of the day, Event #16 $15,000 Guaranteed. Those players are taking their first break of the day. Once they return, they will play two more one hour levels before taking another break. Once they sit back down...

The first big money payouts will take place tomorrow, as the Day 2 finals of Event #9 $200,000 guaranteed will be starting at 3 PM. However, there's still poker to be played if you aren't fortunate to make it to that final. At 4 PM, we will have a $235 buy-in...

We had a tournament high 188 entries in this final flight of Event #9, meaning that the top 19 players will be moving on to tomorrow's. By our math, that means that 55 players will be competing for at least $200,000 tomorrow! Be sure to stay tuned for the final...

It's time for another $15,000 Guaranteed one day tournament here at The Hustler Casino! This tournament is a $200 buy-in event with registration open for the first six levels, or until about 8:45 local time. Players will start with 20,000 in chips, and they will also...

Here we have the second crop of familiar faces in today's flight. This one includes a couple players who made big final tables at our last series, the Fall Poker Classic: Frank Lin (8th place Event #6 $200k Guaranteed), and Titan Leard (6th place Event #9 $300,000...

We took a walk through the floor of today's final Event #9 flight and saw a slew of notables names, the first round of which you can see below. This list includes young pros Brian Gorman and Peter Hengsakul, as well as Alan Myerson, and Leroy Le, who is brothers with...

We figured today would be the biggest flight of the four sessions, and we are right on pace to hit that prediction. The players are taking their first break of the day after the end of the third level, and we have 120 players so far. With two hours left to register,...

The 14th event of the Holiday Classic drew a grand total of 97 players, creating a prize pool of $16,005.  That money was handed out to the unofficial final table of 10 players, with each one of them securing a $455 payday. The winner ended up being Richard Weis, who...

This is your last chance to get your ticket for tomorrow's final in Event #9 $200,000 Guaranteed! Right now, only 36 players have earned their seats for this huge prize pool, so make sure you don't miss out on this. Registration will be open for the first five levels...

We now have 36 players who have navigated their Day 1 flights to move on to tomorrow's final! Massoud Eskandari is still leading the way with a big stack of 705,000, meaning he'll have over 110 big blinds tomorrow, as we are returning to 3,000-6,000 blinds. Some of...

Tomorrow is your last chance to qualify for Event #9 $200,000 Guaranteed, and you won't want to miss out on this one. After today's flight, just 36 players will be moving on to Day 2, where a massive prize pool will be up for grabs. That flight will be kicking off at...

We went through the remaining 63 players in today's Event #9 flight and spotted a few notables still alive and well.  The biggest of those stacks belongs to Lila West, who currently has 125,000. That is a massive stack for this part of the tournament, with the blinds...

We ended up with 133 players in today's qualifying session, the most of any of the first three flights. That means that 13 more players will be moving on to Tuesday's final, upping the total field to 36 players. On that day, at least $200,000 will be up for grabs....

The second event of the day is now underway here at The Hustler Casino! This one is a $200 buy-in with a guaranteed prize pool of $15,000. The action has just gotten underway, and players will have six levels to register, or until about 8:30 local time. Be sure to...

As you would expect on a weekend flight, we have plenty of familiar faces in the field today. We went through and snagged six photos, including Matt Salsberg and Michael Rocco, who both have enjoy much success on the WPT over the past couple of years. Check out there...

The players have just returned from their first break of the day, and it's been an action packed one so far. We have 90 players already registered, and you still have plenty of time to come on down and take your seat. Registration will be open for the next two levels,...

We have hit the halfway point of the starting sessions for Event #9 $200,000 Guaranteed, and so far, 24 tickets have been punched. A fresh crop of players have taken their seats for the third qualifying session, and the cards are now in the air! Registration for this...

The third super satellite to the $200,000 Guaranteed event has just kicked off! It's a $120 buy-in event where one out of every five players will be punching a ticket to one of the two remaining qualifying sessions. Right now, only 24 players have moved on to...

It's another action packed Sunday at The Hustler Casino tomorrow, as three more tournaments will be kicking off. The first is at 12:30 PM, the third flight of Event #9 $200,000 Guaranteed.  So far, 24 players have moved on to Tuesday's final, where all levels will be...

The second flight of the $200,000 Guaranteed event here at The Holiday Classic drew a total of 125 players, meaning that 13 Day 2 tickets will be punched today. Combined with the survivors from yesterday, that means that 24 players will be moving on to Day 2 at the...

The second tournament of the day is kicking off right now! It's a $200 buy-in tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of $15,000, and registration will be open for the first six levels of play, our until about 9:45 local time. Click here for a full structure of the...

We ended up with a total of 144 players for the tenth event of the Holiday Classic, creating a prize pool of $23,670.  The top 14 spots paid out, and at the end of it, Leen Morcos defeated Eric Garcia for a payday of $6,550. Morcos survived a tough final table,...

Yesterday's first flight of Event #9 $200,000 Guaranteed saw 11 players punch a Day 2 ticket to Tuesday's final.  Today, a fresh crop of players have come into The Hustler Casino to take their shot at moving on to the finals. Registration will be open for the first...

We ended up handing out 11 Day 2 tickets yesterday, and Daniel Geyser is currently in the pole position with a monster stack of 665,000. Brandon Christensen isn't too far behind however, holding 637,000. We have a few notables who were able to move on, namely UFC ring...

Four levels up. Four levels down and the 90 players who have reigstered for Event #10 so far are taking their first break of the day. When they return, they will play two one-hour levels before taking another break. This will also make the final chance for you to come...

With this being the first big tournament of the series, we wanted to go around and get some updated chip counts for you guys! With the blinds currently at 500-1,000, it looks like Dana Kellstrom is our chip leader with 120,000. Other notables still around are Massoud...

We ended up with a total of 108 players in the opening session of the $200,000 Guaranteed here at the Holiday Classic, meaning that 11 players will be moving on to Tuesday's finals. They will be joined by the survivors of the flights from Saturday, Sunday, and Monday....

The start of the first big guaranteed tournament isn't the only action here today at The Hustler Casino. Just now kicking off is Event #10, a $200 buy-in $15,000 Guaranteed tournament where players will start with 20,000 in tournament chips. Registration will be open...

After taking a break for Thanksgiving day festivities yesterday, poker players around Los Angeles are back here at The Hustler Casino looking for a big payday! We went through the floor, and spotted a few familiar faces, including Massoud Eskandari, and UFC Ring...

The first flight of our first big guarantee is in full swing, as 75 players have registered as we go on our first break of the day. Once those players return from their first break, they will come back and take two more one hour levels before taking another breather....

The second tournament that wrapped up last night was Evnet #8, which ended with a grand total prize pool of $11,875. That prize money was handed out to the final 10 players, with the first payout earning $300. The first place prize of $3,725 was eventually claimed by...

We hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday! Now, it's time to get back to the felt, and trust us, you won't want to miss this one. Today we are kicking off our first big guarantee of The Holiday Classic: Event #9 $200,000 Guaranteed! This event is a...

Last night, Tommy San topped our biggest field of the Holiday Classic yet, earning a cool payday of $14,000. He defeated Mark Watson heads up to earn the title. Check out the rest of the payouts below, and congratulations to San on his victory! 1. Tommy San- 14,000 2....

We almost have four full tables over in Event #8, as 34 players have entered so far in the $10,000 Guaranteed tournament. Those players are taking their first break of the day. When they return, they will play two more one hour levels before taking one more break....

We  ended up with a huge field of 223 players in today's afternoon event, creating a massive prize pool of $47,945. That money will be handed out to our 22 finalists tonight, with each of them locking up a payday of $550. Everyone at the final table will secure a...

With just over 100 players left in Event #7, we thought we would walk through the floor and see how some of the notables were faring so far. We saw that Lila West, who we grabbed a photo of earlier today, is one of our chip leaders with a big stack of 118,000. The...

We will all have a day off tomorrow to enjoy the Thanksgiving Holiday, but we are getting right back to the poker action on Friday, and it will be a big one. Friday will mark the first of four starting flights for our first big guarantee of the series: Event #9...

Registration has closed for Event #7 here at The Hustler Casino, but that doesn't mean the action is stopping. You last chance to get some poker in before the Thanksgiving Holiday comes in Event #8, a $160 buy-in $10,000 Guaranteed Event. Registration will be open for...

Here we have the second round of notable names who are trying to take down the seventh tournament here at The Holiday Classic. This list includes Titan Leard, who was part of a seven-way chop in one of our big guarantee events at the Fall Poker Classic. We also have...

We were able to grab two rounds of notables from today's play, and here is the first crop of them. Amongst them is a poker couple: Lila and Ron West, who are getting some poker in today before their Thanksgiving festivities tomorrow. We also have Erik Velie, Ly Tran,...