LA Poker Classic Main Event Day 4: Chris Ferguson Surges to Front

With only 63 players remaining in the Main Event of the LA Poker Classic, Day 4 was a wild ride for former chip leaders, internet superstars and world champions. With no former LAPC champs in the field and the bubble...

Poker Book Review: Phil Shaw's 'Secrets of Sit'n'gos'

London-based online poker player and instructor Phil Shaw has made a name for himself over the last several years as a formidable online competitor, appearing on several sites under variations of his 'Jackal' moniker...

Los Angeles Poker Classic Main Event Day 3: Farkye Leads as Bubble Bursts

One hundred and sixty-seven players returned to the Commerce Casino for Day 3 of the LA Poker Classic Main Event with the 63-person money bubble a possible goal for the day. As the money approached, some big names headed...

WSOP-C Council Bluffs Day 2: John McDonald Leads, Final Set

With only 30 players making it through Day 1 at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Day 2 was destined to be a short affair. In only seven hours of play, the field was narrowed to a final table of nine as John McDonald...

WSOP-C Council Bluffs Day 1: Banghart Best in Opening-day Action

While the LA Poker Classic was going on half a continent away, 67 runners took to the felt at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa for the World Series of Poker Circuit Championship yesterday. Among the competitors...

The Poker Shrink, Vol 48: Blocking

Sometimes it surprises me just how often our basic instincts overrule our really big brain. Early experiments showed that behavioral scientists could condition rats and pigeons to recreate certain behaviors on cue...

LAPC Main Event Day 2: Esfandiari, Farkye Head Pack

More than 400 players returned to the Commerce Casino for Day 2 of the 2009 LA Poker Classic Main Event. While WPT front man Antonio Esfandiari built a massive stack, big-name pros Phil Hellmuth, Erik Seidel, Gavin Griffin...

LA Poker Classic Day 1: Nam, Negreanu Lead

While cycling's Tour de California was rolling through nearby Pasadena, the Commerce Casino's gigantic poker tournament attracted 696 players seeking their own form of gold as the LA Poker Classic main event kicked off...

Politics and Poker: Are You Feeling Stimulated?

Good, you should be. In a remarkable move, the President got the newly elected Congress moving and together they passed a massive $787.5 billion piece of legislation in just 26 days. This stimulus package is but the first...

'durrrr Challenge' Update #2: Antonius Storms Back with $191,000 Win

When the $500-$1,000 HA action on Full Tilt broke early Saturday afternoon, Tom 'durrrr' Dwan and Patrik Antonius agreed to resume their 'durrrr Challenge' match, which had been on hiatus since Wednesday. At just...