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Poker pro Alex Outhred will be one of the instructors at the WSOP Academy at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles. (Bodog Beat Image)

After the second consecutive year in which a recent WSOP Academy grad reached a WSOP final table - Patty Till finished third in the 2008 WSOP Ladies Event and Sally Boyer won the same event in 2007 -  the succesful poker school is expading it's roster of instructors and adding a new venue.

When the World Series of Poker Academy arrives at the Bicycle Casino on September 6 for its first-ever event in Los Angeles they will also welcome 2008 WSOP Heads-Up World Champion Kenny Tran to their team of poker instructors, joining WSOP bracelet winner Annie Duke, acclaimed poker tells expert Joe Navarro, noted poker professional and instructor Alex Outhred, who ran deep in the 2008 WSOP Main Event finishing 54th out of 6,844, and many more.

“The WSOP Academy is coming off another amazing summer at the World Series of Poker that saw one of our Academy grads again at a final table just days after attending our camp. And we’re now excited to offer our first academy experience in Los Angeles and welcome 2008 WSOP bracelet winner Kenny Tran, one of LA’s most noted poker professionals, to our family of instructors," said Brandon Rosen of Post Oak Productions, the company that produces the WSOP Academy.

“Like all of our WSOP Academy events, our Los Angeles event will give players the confidence and skills they need to be a threat at the table, whether they're playing in a home game with friends or at the World Series of Poker against the best in the game.”

The WSOP Academy Los Angeles event will provide participants with in-depth seminars, live hand demonstrations, interactive workshops and customized handbooks while covering all aspects of No-Limit Texas Hold 'em strategy, from playing position and calculating pot odds to the importance of aggression and changing gears.

Among the highlights of the camp will be a private poker tournament held at the end of the first day in which participants battle it out for $5,000 seat to the WSOP Circuit event of their choice and other prizes.

The cost of the WSOP Academy Los Angeles event is $1,499. Space is limited to 100 participants, and the event is expected sell out well in advance. Additional details for this event and all other Academy events are available at www.wsopacademy.com or by calling 1-800-989-WSOP.