Cards in the Air: Flight C of the $150,000 Guaranteed
Yesterday saw 32 players move on to Friday's finals in Event #17, where over $150,000 will be up for grabs! We have four more sessions for this event, and the first of those four has just kicked off here at the Hustler Casino. $150 gets you 10,000 in starting chips,...
By the Numbers: Flight B of Event #17
The second session of the day drew 123 players, meaning that the top 12 will join the 20 players from Flight A to make the first day of qualifiers list. We have four more sessions in this massive event, so if you want to take your shot, come on down tomorrow at 1 PM...
By the Numbers: First Flight of the $150,000 Guaranteed
The opening flight of Event #17 drew 198 players, with 188 of them using their optional add-ons. This means that the top 20 players will be moving on to the Day 2 finals on Friday. The 5:30 PM session is now in full swing, and you have until 9:50 PM tonight to...
Cards in the Air: Flight B of the $150,000 Guaranteed Event
The first flight of Event #17 is in the books, and we will have the numbers for you guys shortly. In the meantime, the second flight of the day has just kicked off here at the Hustler Casino. Registration and re-entry for this flight will be open until about 9:50 PM....
Cards in the Air: Flight A of Event #17
The 2015 Liz Flynt Spring Poker Classic is winding down here at the Hustler Casino, as the final big guaranteed event is now kicking off! This is the first of six flights in this $150,000 Guaranteed, with registration open for the first six levels, or until about 5:20...
Final Payouts From the $75,000 Guaranteed Event
Below you will find the full breakdown of the payouts from last night's $75,000 Guaranteed event. We ended up with a five way chop that saw Daniel Pinto win the most cash, but also saw Phong "Turbo" Nguyen take home the trophy. Read below for the rest of the payouts,...
Event #15 Ends With a Five Way Deal!
The five remaining players took a look at the numbers, and after a few figures were moved around, a deal was made! Daniel Pinto ended up taking the most money, but Phong "Turbo" Nguyen negotiated to take the trophy home. Below you will see a full breakdown of the five...
Florentino Montero Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,425)
Florentino Montero raised on the button to 110,000, and Jason Kim moved all in for about 680,000. It folded around to Montero, who has just slightly outchipped. After about 90 seconds in the tank, he made the call for his tournament life. Kim: [Ac][8c] Montero:...
Amit Sehgal Eliminated in 7th Place ($2,800)
Amit Sehgal was one of the chip leaders for a while, but after losing a few big pots, he was one of the short stacks. He got the rest of his chips in preflop holding [Ac][4c], but he was well behind the [Ad][Jd] of Alex Massman. The hand was all but over when the...
Shooter Stracuzzi Crippled, Eliminated in 8th Place ($2,325)
Shooter Stracuzzi lost most of his chips when his pocket jacks fell behind the King-Queen of Daniel Pinto. That left him with just 100,000, and after anteing down to 70,000, he shoved from the small blind with [7h][4d]. Phong 'Turbo" Nguyen called blind from the big...
Updated Chip Counts With Eight Left
The players took a quick 5 minute color change break, so we took advantage of the down time by going around and getting some fresh chip counts for you guys. VOntray Gardener has taken the chip lead with 1.7 million, but Amit Sehgal isn't too far behind. Vontray...
Edwin Tekmar Eliminated in 10th Place, Alan Myerson Eliminated in 9th Place
For the second time at this Spring Classic, the chip leader to start the final table of a major tournament was the first player eliminated. Edwin Tekmar became the short stack after doubling up Jason Kim and Daniel Pinto. After that, he shoved all in under the gun....
What’s On Tap: Tuesday, April 28th
Tomorrow we kick off our final big guaranteed tournament, the $150,000 Guaranteed Event #17. This event will see six total flights spanning over the next three days, with the finals taking place on Friday at 3 PM. Tomorrow, the flights will start at 1 and 5:30 PM. The...
Final Table Pictures and Chip Counts for Event #15
The action hasn't slowed down all day here in the $75,000 Guaranteed event, as we are now down to our final table of 10 players. Leading the way is Edwin Tekmar with 1.5 million, the only player over the million chip mark. He has some stiff competition at the table,...
Bustouts 13-18 in the $75,000 Guaranteed
The eliminations haven't slowed down yet, as we are quickly down to just 12 players in this $75,000 Guaranteed. The following three players just busted, earning $1,025. 13. Nika Futterman 14. Michael Hanelin 15. Hogul Lee And these three each won $875. 16. Jewerl Ross...
Some Pictures From the $10,000 Guaranteed Event
We grabbed a few photos from the $10,000 Guaranteed event that is in full swing now. Sean Yu is looking for another tournament title here, while Harold Roth is hoping to channel some of his great play from the daily tournaments, where he is a three time player of the...
Catching Up With Nika Futterman on Break
We had some time to chat with Nika Futterman on break of the $75,000 Guaranteed Day 2. We asked her about how her day was going, and the always interesting question: Is being a woman at the poker table an advantage or disadvantage. Check out the interview below, and...
Potential Overlay in the $10,000 Guaranteed Event
We have just under 90 minutes left to register in tonight's $10,000 Guaranteed event, and so far, 62 players have entered. That means that there is currently less than $8,000 in the prize pool. Come on down to the Hustler Casino and get in on the action for a shot at...
Updated Chip Counts From the Final 18 Players
As we just mentioned, the final 18 players have done a complete two table redraw. Alan Myerson has yet to let go of his chip lead, sitting on over 1.2 million in chips. Check out the rest of the updated chip stacks below, as we expect a bit of a lull coming up with...
Next Round of Bustouts From Event #15
Thu Nugyen- 24th Place We have another round of bustouts for you guys, as the final 18 players have just done a full two table redraw. These three players all took home $775 tonight. 19. Daniel Straus 20. Ahmad Asad 21. Charles Robinson These three players all earned...
