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James Mackey

LA Poker Classic $10,000 Heads-Up Event Down to Final Four

by Ace Rothstein | February 20th, 2009 | Add a comment
After the exciting finale to the HORSE event, the LA Poker Classic has served up another high buy-in, high profile tournament, the $10,000 Heads-Up event. The tournament drew out a lot of well-known and popular players – 111 in all … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Scotty Nguyen

Scotty Nguyen Wins LA Poker Classic HORSE Event

by Ace Rothstein | February 19th, 2009 | Add a comment
Poker pro Scotty Nguyen has cemented himself as the master of all things HORSE poker. The 2008 WSOP HORSE World Champion took down the LA Poker Classic HORSE event last night, earning $339,743 for the win. Sort of. As reported … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 
 
Poker pro Jeff Madsen

Jeff Madsen Leads LA Poker Classic HORSE Event With 16 Left

by Ace Rothstein | February 18th, 2009 | Add a comment
As we said yesterday, we could’ve bet money that the LA Poker Classic HORSE event wouldn’t get down to the final eight players today, and we were right. As always. There are actually 16 players remaining, two tables, and poker … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Phil Ivey Wins 2008 WPT LA Poker Classic

by A Bodog Beat Original | February 29th, 2008 | 1 Comment
Poker pro Phil Ivey collects the $1.6 million dollar first-place prize for winning the 2008 WPT LA Poker Classic. (Bodog Beat Image) It only took two hands of heads-up play and seven previous WPT final table appearances for Phil Ivey to take down his first WPT title, and now he will forever be known as the champion of the 2008 WPT … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Charles "Woody" Moore No More, Finishes Third at LA Poker Classic

by A Bodog Beat Original | February 28th, 2008 | Add a comment
Charles “Woody” Moore finishes in third place at the WPT LA Poker Classic. (Bodog Beat Image) In what has become the norm at the final table of the WPT LA Poker Classic, on the very next hand dealt after Nam Le was sent home, Woody found himself a victim of something else that has become a familiar happening at this final … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Nam Le Finishes Fourth at 2008 WPT LA Poker Classic

by A Bodog Beat Original | February 28th, 2008 | Add a comment
Nam Le represented Team Bodog at the 2008 WPT LA Poker Classic and takes home fourth place. (Bodog Beat Image) After hanging on with the short stack longer than most expected, Nam Le found himself taking a brutal beat from dominant chip leader Phil Ivey on a hand that should have doubled him up. With all of his chips in the middle … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Phil Ivey Steamrolling WPT LA Poker Classic Final Table

by A Bodog Beat Original | February 28th, 2008 | Add a comment
Phil Ivey has surged into the chip lead at the final table of the WPT LA Poker Classic. (Bodog Beat Image) All you need to know is that Phil Ivey has more chips than the other three players combined. It’s a little scary. He definitely seems determind to take down his first WPT title. Here are the chip counts: Phil Ivey – 7,180,000 Quinn … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

From First to Worst, Scott Montgomery Busts Out Of LA Poker Classic

by A Bodog Beat Original | February 28th, 2008 | Add a comment
Scott Montgomery was eliminated in fifth-place from the final table of the WPT LA Poker Classic. (Bodog Beat Image) So, our last post wasn’t that long ago, but as a testament to how much action is going on at the final table of the WPT LA Poker Classic, the chipleader from that post, Scott Montgomery, just busted out in fifth place. The … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Phil Hellmuth Headed Home From WPT LA Poker Classic

by A Bodog Beat Original | February 28th, 2008 | Add a comment
Phil Hellmuth is dunzo at the final table of the WPT LA Poker Classic. (Bodog Beat Image) Technically, Phil Hellmuth headed to Vegas for the NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship, but we’re suckers for alliteration and the “h” was calling us. There are now only five players remaining at the final table of the WPT LA Poker Classic after Hellmuth was sent home … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Nam Le Doubles Through Phil Hellmuth at LA Poker Classic Final Table

by A Bodog Beat Original | February 28th, 2008 | Add a comment
Poker pro Nam Le is representing Team Bodog at the final table of the WPT LA Poker Classic. (Bodog Beat Image) Well, we said that the action had calmed down here at the final table of the WPT LA Poker Classic and literally as we hit publish on that last post, Nam Le got in a huge pot with Phil Hellmuth. … Read More Read More