We took a walk through the huge field of today's $30,000 Guaranteed event, and saw a few players who have already enjoyed immense success here at the Spring Poker Classic. Among the list are the winners of our two major events so far: Erich Karle and Jared Kawalsky....

As promised, we have the first crop of bustouts for you guys from the $50,000 Guaranteed event. All of these players earned $500 today for their showings. 28. Albert Bragg 29. Ross Tesser 30. Shan Jing 31. Atrayon Trevino 32. Emil Mactal 33. Irma Vargas 34. Kevin...

We have a few snapshots from today's restart below for you guys. On this list is our start of day chip leader Moshe Manzur, who brings in 443,000 today. We also spotted top five stacks Jared Griener (251,000), and Gene O'Leary (233,000), who is looking for his second...

Today's opening event is turning out to be one of the biggest events we've had here so far at the Spring Poker Classic. With just under two hours left in registration, we already have 221 players entered into the event. This means that the prize pool is already over...

It's now time for the restart of our next major tournament here at the Hustler Casino, the $50,000 Guaranteed Event. Yesterday, 34 players were able to wade their way through their Day 1 flights to move on to today's final, where the winner will be taking home over...

It's time for another Saturday of action here at the Spring Poker Classic. The $50,000 Guaranteed Day 2 is kicking off in a few hours, but the action is starting early here at the Hustler Casino! The cards are now in the air for our biggest one day event, the $30,000...

We had a grand total of 348 players come out yesterday, creating a prize pool of $57,420.  All 34 players who have advanced to today's finals are in the money, locking up at least a $500 payday. The final nine players will all lock up over $1,400, and the eventual...

Yesterday saw 348 players come out with the hopes of making Day 2 in the $50,000 Guaranteed event. Now, only 34 players remain for today's finals. Leading the way is Moshe Manzur, who bagged up 443,000 last night. He has Shelby Lohrman, the second biggest stack,...

Two hours up, two hours down in the second flight of the $50,000 Guaranteed, and so far, 110 players have registered. The top 10% of this flight will be joining the 17 players from Flight A to form the final field for tomorrow's Day 2. There, those players will battle...

We have one of our biggest one day only tournaments tomorrow, as the $30,000 Guaranteed event is kicking off at 12:30 PM. The buy-in is just $120, and all players will have an optional $60 add-on. Registration is open for the first five levels, or until about 4:50...

We are down to just 50 players in the first flight of the day, and all 50 are hoping to claim  one of the 17 golden tickets to tomorrow's final. We wanted to go around and grab some notable chip counts for you guys since we are entering the home stretch of the flight....

We took a walk over to the second flight of the day to see who was taking their shot over there. We saw LA regulars Alex Massman, Clint Mooney, and Sean Yu, who was taking another shot after busting in the first flight. We also spotted Jay Kaneshiro, who is looking to...

The first flight of the day drew a total of 171 players, meaning that the top 17  players will advance to tomorrow's finals, where over $50,000 will be up for grabs. If you want to take your shot at this prize pool, come on down before 9:20 and hop into the second...

The first session of the $50,000 is now closed, and it looks like only 15-18 players are going to advance to tomorrow's final to play for a massive prize pool! If you want to try and put your name on this list, then you have to come out for the second qualifying...

We have some more photos for you guys from this first flight that is just about to close.  On this list are LA regulars Sean Yu, Peter Hengsakul, Dana Kellstrom, and Jared Griener, who as always is rocking his Patriots memorabilia. Scroll down to see the photos, and...

Our first crop of photos includes some players who have already enjoying success here at the Liz Flynt Spring Poker Classic. Gene O'Leary finished runner up in the first major event of the series, taking home more than $42,000 for this efforts. We also spotted...

We have an hour left in registration for this opening flight, and 148 players have entered so far, meaning that we are right in line to meet the guarantee in this tournament. If you are unable to make it out in time for this flight, we have our second session starting...

Today should be an exciting one here at the Hustler Casino, as it is the one and only day of qualifying for the $50,000 Guaranteed event! The first of two legs today has just kicked off, and registration will be open until about 4:50 PM today. If you are unable to...

Last night, Paul Manaster topped a field of 83 players to take down the only Pot-Limit Omaha event of the series here at the Spring Poker Classic. He defeated Jeremy Yap heads up, and also bested Cody Shedd in 3rd place. Read below for a full breakdown of all the...

The Pot-Limit Omaha event drew a total of 83 entries tonight, creating a prize pool of $13,695. That cash will be handed out tonight to the final 11 players, with each of them earning at least $200.  The eventual winner will take home a beautiful Hustler Casino...

Registration for tonight's Pot-Limit Omaha Event is open for one more level, and we just crossed the $12,000 mark in the prize pool. 74 players have entered so far, and you still have time to come on down and get in on the action!

Tomorrow we are kicking off another big guarantee event here at the Hustler Casino, the $50,000 Guaranteed Event #13. The action all starts at 12:30, and what makes tomorrow so important is that it is the only day of qualifying! We have two sessions tomorrow, with...

We have an even 50 players entered so far in today's Pot-Limit Omaha event, and those 50 are taking their first break of the day. When they return, they will play three more 30 minute levels. After the ensuing break, registration and re-entry for this event will be...

We took a walk through the floor today to see who was taking their shot at Pot-Limit Omaha today. Amongst the crowd was married couple Heath Mendelsohn and Rossana Woo, who has been handling the video interviews for us at this series. We also spotted one of the Le...

We are switching things up today and straying away from the tradition No-Limit Hold'em format.  The players will be getting two more cards today as we are playing pot-limit Omaha! The buy-in tonight is $200, and players will start with 20,000 in chips. Registration is...

Last night, Event #11 saw 141 players come out, creating a prize pool of over $23,000. Irma Vargas ended up on top of the field, earning $6,300 for his efforts. Nika Futterman continued her successful Spring Poker Classic with a third place finish, as did Erich Karle,...

Once again, our very own Rossana Woo caught up with young grinder KyungMin Lee who shipped the heads up tournament! This is KyungMin's first win and trophy, and, as he discusses with Rossana, a game he has a lot of confidence in....

The final numbers are in for the $15,000 guarantee event: 141 total entries, with first place taking home $6,300. Check out below for the total payouts: 1 - $6,300 2 - $4,350 3 - $2,525 4 - $2,000 5 - $1,600 6 - $1,350 7 - $1,050 8 - $800 9 - $590 10-12 - $500 13-15 -...

After more than 7 hours of play, KyungMin Lee arose the champion in the heads up tournament! At the end of the day, he won a total of six rounds of heads up to finally claim the top prize of $8,000 and a trophy. An interview with KyungMin will be up shortly. Congrats...

Registration just closed for this event, but many well-known grinders are still in the field battling it out for first. Gerald Hyunh Gene O'Leary Brent Hart Ron West Heath Mendelsohn

Rossana Woo met up with Kathy Chang who was the last woman standing in the heads up tournament. She may have busted short of the money but she was in high spirits as this was her first live heads up tournament she ever played....

And we are down to the final two, who will battle it out for the top prize of $8,000 and the glory of being the 2015 Liz Flynt Spring Poker Classic Heads Up Champion! KyungMin Lee will go up against Ryan Teves for the trophy and first place prize.  

We've reached the semi-finals of the heads up tournament, where players are now guaranteed at least $2,000 for 3rd and 4th place. The heads up matches will go as follows: KyungMin Lee vs. Ryan Jones Ryan Teves vs. Ron West

KyungMin Lee Martino Bakri Kathy Chang Ryan Jones Ron West Haim Bensalmon Ryan Russ Ryan Teves

Rossana Woo caught up with KyungMin Lee right after he beat his first round heads up opponent within 10 minutes. KyungMin is currently one of the eight people left in this heads up tournament, and is looking to take the top prize of $8,000....

These final 8 players will battle it out in the quarterfinals of this heads up event: Martino Bakri vs. KyungMin Lee Ryan Jones vs. Kathy Chang Ryan Teves vs. Ryan Russ Ron West vs. Haim Bensalmon  

The $15,000 guarantee deepstack tournament is underway! So far, 64 people have registered for the event. Registration is open for the first five levels. Come join in for a chance to get a piece of the prize pool.

Rossana Woo speaks with Hustler Casino Tournament Director Craig Kaufman who explains the details of the heads up tournament, including what the winner will receive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Khetlpq7vM

Here are some snapshots of players in the first round of today's heads up tournament. Dave Banerjee Andrew Miramontes Nika Futterman Lila West Deepinder Singh Kevin Taylor

The heads up tournament isn't the only event to run today at Hustler Casino, a $15,000 guaranteed deepstack tournament is also set to begin at 5pm. Players will start with 20,000 chips. Registration is open for the first five levels, so the last time to register will...

Below find the total list of players registered for Event #10 the heads up tournament.

The heads up tournament is off and running! Players will start with a stack of 10,000 chips, and start in the 100-200 blind level. The winner of today's lottery was Troy B., who rounded out the total 64 players in this event. The first place winner will take home...

Below you will see the full list of 13 winners from last night's survivor event. Amongst the players who took home $2,000 last night were Daniel Straus and Nika Futterman. Read below to see the full list of players who cashed, and thanks to everyone who came out for...

Last night's $15,000 Guaranteed event drew a total of 121 players, creating a prize pool of just under $20,000. The eventual winner went by JJ, taking home an even $5,000. JJ defeated Matthew Ara heads up, and outlasted Phong "Turbo" Nguyen at the final table, who...

We have 63 seats sold in today's Heads Up event, meaning there is just one seat left! We will be having a raffle at 1:15 today to see who will be claiming the 64th and final spot. Come on out and put your name in, and don't forget that if you miss out on the heads up...

The survivor event drew a grand total of 139 players, meaning that the top 14 players will be the "winners" of the event, each one earning $2,000 for their showings. Be sure to come back tomorrow morning to find out who ends up claiming these coveted 14 spots. Good...

Tomorrow is going to be another action packed day here at the Spring Poker Classic, with two one tournaments kicking off at 2 and 5 PM respectfully. The first event is the 64 player max heads-up event. We have just five spots leftover, so if you want your seat and you...

The field for today's survivor event is now over 100 players, and we still have 90 minutes left in registration. We spotted a few familiar faces in the field today: Hustler Casino regulars Joey Deluca and Nika Futterman. We also saw Gerald Hunyh, and Kyung-Min Lee,...

We are three levels into play so far in today's survivor event, and so far, we have 81 entrants. Players are taking their first break of the day, before they return and play two one hour levels. Once the following break concludes, registration will close, and we will...

Welcome back to the Hustler Casino for another great day of poker. Today, we have just one event, and it's a variant on your standard No-Limit Hold'em tournament. This event is a survivor tournament, which means that once we get down to the final 10% of players, the...

Play wrapped up last night at about 3 AM, where Jared Kawalsky finished on top of a six way chop. He bested a tough final table that included Paul Chauderson (10th), Rubin Chappell (8th), and Danny Illingworth (7th). Check below for a full breakdown of all of the...

Danny Illingworth got the rest of his money in preflop holding [Jh][9h], and he was up against the [Ac][Kd] of Seon Kim. The board ran down [10c][6c][7s][2d][10d], and Illingworth was knocked out. The final six players are currently looking at the numbers for a chip...

Jared Kawalsky raised it up under the gun, and Rubin Chappell defended his big blind. The flop came down [Jh][7s][Qh], and Chappell check called a bet from Kawalsky. The turn brought the [Ks], and Chappell checked again to Kawalsky, who fired out 650,000. Chappell...

Jay Chavkin was all but eliminated when his King-Queen ran into the Ace-King of Jay Kaneshiro in an all-in preflop confrontation. He was all-in from the big blind on the very next hand, and his 9-7 couldn't catch up with the King-Jack of new chip leader Jared...

Paul Chauderson had already been bluffed out of a big pot by Jared Kawalsky when the two got in a raising war preflop. Chauderson ended up shoving on Kawalsky, barely having him covered. Kawalsky made the call, and the cards were flipped up. Kawalsky: [Ac][Kh]...

We have reached the final 10 here at Event #7, and improbably, Paul Chauderson finds himself at another major final table here at the Spring Poker Classic. Just days after finishing in 7th place in the $300,000 Guaranteed, he has the chip lead with 10 left in this...

Jon Peck- 16th Place After playing 13-handed for over an hour, we lost two players in quick succession. The following three players recently busted out, earning $2,900 for their showings. 13. Tho Ngo 14. Bernice Tato 15. James Ahn And these three players took home...

Joey Deluca- 27th Place We have reached the point where there is a pay jump after every three eliminations. The following player all took home $1,900 for their efforts tonight. This list includes Tarun Ravi, who came into the day dead last in chips, but was able to...

We have the next round of eliminations for you guys from today's Day 2 restart. The following players have all busted out, earning $1,500 for their showings. 28. Stan Buffett 29. David Marshall 30. Senon Pastores 31. Lance Foshe 32. Jesus Sanchez 33. Christian Foster...

We are down to the final 27 players here in Event #7, and we have just done a complete three table redraw.  Rubin Chappell is still one of our biggest stacks, though a couple of players have overtaken him for the lead. Paul Chauderson, Tommy San, and Jon Peck are all...

We have some fresh chip counts for you guys from some of the notables still in the field. Rubin Chappell has built his stack up to 1.3 million, and is one of the top stacks in play right now. Joey Deluca took a tumble down to 250,000, and is now riding the short...

We have our first round of bustouts for you guys from today's Event #7 finals.  The following players have all been eliminated, earning $1,200 for their efforts. 37. Kien Tieu 38. Jeremy Yap 39. Razmik Peria 40. Fred Wolf 41. Vadim Baranovsky 42. Greg Paszkiewicz 43....

It hasn't taken us long to get down to our final 45 players here in Event #7, and the big money payouts are rapidly approaching. Rubin Chappell has emerged as one of the biggest stacks in the room, flirting with the million chip mark. Danny Illingworth and Joey Deluca...

We have a few photos for you guys from the $15,000 Guaranteed event that kicked of about 90 minutes ago. In the field is Gene O'Leary, who is looking for another final table here at the Spring Poker Classic after he finished runner up in Event #3. We also spotted some...

The players in the restart of the $200,000 Guaranteed are taking their first break of the day. So far, we have lost a quarter of the field, as only 63 remain. Young pro Joey Deluca looks to have pulled into the chip lead, holding 915,000 right now. Check out the rest...

We also had a few minutes to spend with Bernice Tato, who is sitting pretty in the top 20 as we are getting ready to restart here in Event #7. We asked Tato about how she got into poker, and if she feels that she has an advantage or a disadvantage being a woman at the...

Our Rossana Woo also had some time to talk with one of the few ladies who made the Day 2 finals: Bernice Tato. Tato comes into today's play with a top 20 stack, and Woo asked her about her feelings coming into the day. They also discussed whether she feels she has an...

Late last night, LA regular Danny Illingworth bagged up a massive stack of 840,000, the biggest in the room today. We had a few minutes to catch up with Danny before we restarted today. Amongst the topics of discussion were how he got this massive stack his strategy...

We have a few more pictures for you guys from today's exciting restart. This list includes a couple of players who went very deep in the first big guaranteed event of the series, Event #3. Jon Peck finished in 8th place after suffering a pair of brutal beats, while...

The $200,000 Guaranteed restart isn't the only poker being played in the tournament room here today! We just kicked off our second event of the day, the $15,000 Guaranteed tournament. All you need to enter is $200 and a players card, and that will get you 20,000 in...

We have the first round of photos for you guys for the Event #7 restart here today. This list has some of the biggest stacks coming into today's play, including chip leader Danny Illingworth, who bagged up 840,000 last night. We also spotted young pro Joey Deluca, who...

After six qualifying sessions spread out over the last three days, we have only 84 players remaining today. Young pro Danny Illingworth leads the way with a huge stack of 840,000, and with the blinds rolled back to 3,000-6,000, he will come into play today with 140...

We ended up getting a huge 1,249 entries into this massive Event #7, creating a prize pool of $278,650.  Today, there are just 84 players who are coming back to compete for this prize pool. Everyone coming back has already locked up $725, but they all have their eyes...

Over the past three days, 84 players have managed to make the top 7% of the six starting flights on Event #7.  Young pro Danny Illingworth bagged the overall chip lead yesterday with 840,000 in chips. Ryan Teves (748,000) and Joey Deluca (723,000) are hot on his heels...

The fifth starting session of the $200,000 Guaranteed saw a massive field come out, as  317 players came out to play. With the top 10% making money, that means that 32 players will be making the money. However, only the final 22 will be making the Day 2 finals. The...

The fifth flight is closed, and now, your last chance to qualify for the $200,000 Guaranteed event is now underway. After the first flight of the day, there is over $240,000 in the prize pool, so make sure you don't miss out on this last flight. Registration is open...

The final starting day of the $200,000 Guaranteed is now underway! Registration for this flight will be open until about 4:50 today, and the same goes for players who want to re-enter if they are knocked out. The pole position belongs to Joey Deluca, who bagged up...

Over the past two days, 741 players have walked through the doors of the Hustler Casino hoping to be the one player who eventually takes down this tournament, freerolling them into the $10,000 WSOP Main Event in July. Only 51 players have kept their dream alive so...

We are two hours into play for Flight D, and so far, we have 92 entries.  Registration is open until about 9:50 local time, so you still have tons of time to come on down to Gardena to spend your Saturday night with us. Remember, the top 10% of players tonight will...

It's break #3 for the 80 remaining players in today's opening flight, and we wanted to go around and get you guys some chip count updates. Cord Garcia, who busted on one of the last hands of the night yesterday, is back and once again has amassed a hefty stack. Gene...

The third flight of Event #7 drew a big crowd of 235 entries. This means that the top 24 players will be earning a payday tonight. However, since only the top 7% of the field will be making Day 2, just the final 16 players will move on to the finals on Monday, where...

We have officially crossed the halfway point of qualifying in this tournament, as the fourth of six flights has just started here at the Hustler Casino.  We will be posting the numbers for the first flight of the day shortly, but know that it was definitely the...

We have some more familiar faces to point out here at the Hustler Casino today. Included on this list is Gene O'Leary, who finished runner-up to Erich Karle after a four way chop in Event #3 late Tuesday night. We also spotted Heath Mendelsohn, Clint Mooney, and...

And now, the moment you all have surely been waiting for...the first round of photos from today's play! On today's list, we have young pros Danny Illingworth and Cord Garcia, along with the lovely Suzy Stewart. Lastly, we have Adam Weinraub, who knows plenty about...

We are three hours into play so far in this flight, and as we were expecting, it's going to be our biggest so far. We already have 192 players entered, and registration will be open for another 90 minutes, so you still have plenty of time to come on down and register....

Happy Saturday from all of us the Hustler Casino! Today, we have two more qualifying heats, and the first of those two has just kicked off! Registration will be open for the first five levels, or until about 4:50 local time. Players may re-enter for $275 as long as...

After two days of qualifying for the $200,000 Guaranteed, 24 players have managed to move on to the Day 2 finals on Monday. David Marshall bagged the chip lead with 693,000, easily covering the 517,000 held by Miguel Hernandez. Jon Peck, who finished 8th place in...

The 104 players who have entered so far into the second flight of the day are taking their first break of the night. When they return, they will play two more one hour levels, before taking another quick breather. Registration will close at the end of that break, so...

We are down to just 60 players in the first flight of the day, but only a third of them will end up in the money tonight. We walked through the floor and  spotted a few familiar faces still vying for one of those golden Day 2 tickets. Cord Garcia built up a massive...

The $200,000 Guaranteed event continues tomorrow with two more starting flights. The first session kicks off at 12:30, with registration open until about 4:50. The second flight will start right after that at 5 PM, with registration open until about 9:20. Just like...

We have a few more pictures for you guys from today's play before we sign off for the day. These are from the second flight of the day, and they include Gene O'Leary, who finished runner-up in Event #3 on Tuesday night. We also spotted Leroy Le, Nika Futterman, and...

We had a grand total of 199 players registered for the opening flight of the $200,000 Guaranteed. This means that the final 20 players will earn a payday today. However, since only the top 7% will be advancing to the finals, that means just 14 players will move on to...

Registration has closed for the first flight of the day, and the second session is now underway! Registration is open for the first five levels, or until about 9:50 local time. The top 10% of players will be cashing tonight, but only the final 7% will be advancing to...

Below you will find some more photos from today's exciting opening flight. On this list is Jon Peck, who is fresh off an 8th place finish in Event #3 a few days ago.  We also saw Alan Myerson and Sam Goncouglu, who both final tabled major events here last year. Check...

We took a walk through the tournament floor today and saw a handful of familiar faces who are trying to punch an early ticket to the Day 2 finals on Monday. In our first round of pictures, we have Chris Demaci, who final tabled a major at the Holiday Classic last...

We are two hours into play in the opening flight of the $200,000 Guaranteed, and so far, 141 players have entered into the first of six flights for the event. Registration is open for another two hours, so you still have plenty of time to come on down and take your...

Today, we are kicking off our second major guaranteed event at the Spring Poker Classic! Today starts the $275 buy-in $200,000 Guaranteed event. There are six total flights spanning from today through Sunday, with the finals kicking off Monday afternoon at 3 PM! The...

Last night's Limit Hold'em Championship drew a total of 66 players, creating a prize pool of just under $11,000. In the late hours of the night, Marwan Abdel emerged victorious over Leonid Kaykov, taking home $3,950 for his efforts. Young pro Joey Deluca cashed in his...