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L.A. Poker Classic Gets Bigger

2008 L.A. Poker Classic Underway

This year’s highly anticipated L.A. Poker Classic is officially underway as of Thursday, January 24. The number of entrants and spectators testifies to this event’s ever-growing popularity. The L.A. Poker Classic continues to attract some of the most revered professional poker players in the world as well as up-and-coming pros.

The first event - a $300 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament - brought 1,191 participants to the tables. The winner, L.A. resident Kimya Williams, took home almost $78,000 of the $347,000 prize pool.
 
The next event was a Limit Hold’em tourney that attracted 387 players. Robert Pacleb took home the first-place prize of a little more than $30,000. The total prize pool boasted just under $113,000.
 
Event #3 was an Omaha Eight-or-Better event. Stan Zdanowich bested a field of 358 players and walked away with just under $29,000. The total prize pool came to about $107,000. $566,286 has been awarded in prize-pool money as of January 28, 2008.
 
The L.A Poker Classic continues until March 3, 2008, culminating with the WPT Invitational starting on March 1st.