Commerce Casino

The Commerce Casino is Los Angeles poker institution. The card room is based in the suburb of Commerce and also contains the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Pius Heinz

Five Thoughts: A New World Champion

Ein Toast! 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Pius Heinz leads our Five Thoughts.

World Poker Tour

Remaining World Poker Tour Season X Schedule To Include Eight Main Events in 2012

The World Poker Tour Season X is nearing its halfway point and will boast an impressive 2012 schedule that will include eight Main Events, both domestic and international.

Brandon Adams

The Nightly Turbo: Brandon Adams on FTP, William Hill Protests Continue, and More

Brandon Adams cleared the air about his initial misguided reaction to Black Friday, and the protests at William Hill are becoming a cause for concern for the company's top executives.

Nightly Turbo

The Nightly Turbo: Wynn Classic Kicks Off, Commerce Million Dollar Tournament, and More

The Nightly Turbo is bringing you the day's top poker news stories including the details of the Wynn Classic Summer Guarantee,Commerce Casino's Million Dollar Tournament, and more.

Gregory Brooks

World Poker Tour on FSN: The L.A. Poker Classic Part II

FSN continued its broadcast of the World Poker Tour Season IX with Part II of the L.A. Poker Classic, featuring a final table that included Carlos Mortensen, Vivek Rajkumar, Gregory Brooks, and Amir Lehavot.

Antonius, Adams

The Nightly Turbo: Antonius and Adams Battle, WPT Slovenia, and More

The Nightly Turbo is bringing you the day's top poker news stories including the details of the tennis bet between Brandon Adams and Patrik Antonius, news of the WPT Slovenia, and more.

Carlos Mortensen

World Poker Tour on FSN: The L.A. Poker Classic Part I

FSN continued its broadcast of the World Poker Tour Season IX with Part I of the L.A. Poker Classic, featuring a final table that included Carlos Mortensen, Vivek Rajkumar, Steve Gross, Gregory Brooks, Darryll Fish, and Amir Lehavot.

Davidi Kitai

World Poker Tour on FSN: The WPT Celebrity Invitational Part II

The World Poker Tour Season IX Celebrity Invitational featured a final table that included Dinara Khaziyeva, Damon Schramm, George Rechnitzer, Dan Heimiller, Davidi Kitai, and Almira Skripchenko.

Dan Heimiller

World Poker Tour on FSN: The WPT Celebrity Invitational

The World Poker Tour Season IX Celebrity Invitational featured a final table that included Dinara Khaziyeva, Damon Schramm, George Rechnitzer, Dan Heimiller, Davidi Kitai, and Almira Skripchenko.

World Poker Tour

The Nightly Turbo: WPT Extends Bellagio Contract, Commerce Plans Facebook Tourney, and More

The World Poker Tour is extending its contract with the Bellagio. We'll give you the scoop on that, the Commerce Casino's Facebook tournament, and more in this edition of the Nightly Turbo.

Carlos Mortensen

World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic Day 5: Mortensen Looking for WPT Title Number Four

Carlos Mortensen is leading the way into 2011 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic Main Event final table. This marks his fifth WPT final table and he's going for his fourth WPT title.

Vivek Rajkumar

World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic Day 4: Rajkumar Leads Final 18

The field has been whittled down to 18 players in the 2011 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic Main Event. Vivek Rajkumar leads a star-studded field that includes Carlos Mortensen, Allen Cunningham and Kathy Liebert.

Jason DeWitt

World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic Day 3: DeWitt Leads as Money Bubble Bursts

Jason DeWitt finds himself on top of the pack with 63 players left going into Day 4 of the 2011 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic Main Event. Hoyt Corkins became the bubble boy after busting in 64th place.

World Poker Tour

World Poker Tour Celebrity Invitational Kicks Off Saturday

The World Poker Tour Celebrity Invitational kicks off on Saturday and scores of celebrities will be on hand to play for the Chrysalis organization and a $25,000 seat to the WPT World Poker Championship.

Macau

This Week in Tournament Poker: Big Guarantee in LA, El Sayed Wins in Amneville and Hasse Victorious in Macau

PokerNews takes a look at the past week's action in the tournament poker world.

Commerce Casino

This Week in Tournament Poker: September 5-11, 2010

PokerNews takes a look at last week's tournament poker scene. Read on to find out the results from the last week in tournaments all over the world.

Poker Players Alliance Responds to Commerce Casino's Opposition on Online Gambling Legislation

The Poker Players Alliance called for action last week for its members to sign a letter urging Commerce Casino to change its position on Barney Frank's bill to federally license and regulate online poker. More than 7,000 people had signed the...

Best Tournament Series for Smaller-Stakes Players

Not everyone is blessed with million-dollar bankrolls or sponsorship deals that allow them to play the high buy-in events around the world. Heck, some of us wouldn’t even splurge on a single $10,000 event simply because it’s too much to risk...

The Nightly Turbo: Poker Pros VS Commerce Casino, Trapped Chilean Miners Playing Poker, and More

In tonight's Nightly Turbo, we'll give you the scoop on all the hullabaloo surrounding the Commerce Casino and the poker players that are discussing a boycott of the casino. We've also got a story on the trapped miners in Chile who are passing...

World Poker Tour LA Poker Classic: Andras Koroknai Wins

After six days of action at the Commerce Casino for the World Poker Tour LA Poker Classic, a winner has been crowned. There were 745 hopefuls who hit the felt last Friday hoping they would walk away with the $1.7 million prize pool...

World Poker Tour LA Poker Classic: LeRon Washington Wins Celebrity Invitational

Almost two weeks ago, over 500 celebrities, poker players, and media descended upon the Commerce Casino for one of the most fun-filled tournaments on the poker calendar. Essentially a free roll, with a one time add-on being donated to charity, the...

World Poker Tour LA Poker Classic Day 5: Koroknai Heads The Final Table

It was a grueling Day 5 of the World Poker Tour LA Poker Classic for the six players whot made it through to the TV final table. Play began Tuesday just after noon pacific time with 22 players remaining. It took nearly 15 hours and nine levels...

World Poker Tour LA Poker Classic Day 4: Mortensen Leads The Way

Day 4 of the World Poker Tour LA Poker Classic began with 72 players. After five and a half levels of play just 22 remain in hope of claiming the nearly $1.8 million first-place prize. Heading the counts are familiar names. Day 3 chip leader Mark...

World Poker Tour LA Poker Classic Day 2: Negreanu and Rousso in Top Ten

Another day was wrapped at the Commerce Casino for the World Poker Tour LA Poker Classic as the field worked its way from over 400 down to 186. Although, Salvatore Deluca is the chip leader with 431,000, two Team PokerStars Pros are the ones...

World Poker Tour LA Poker Classic Day 1: Gavin Smith Wins (Prop Bet)

Day 1 of the World Poker Tour LA Poker Classic main event got underway Friday afternoon, and although he is second to last in chips after the day, Gavin Smith was the day's biggest winner. Smith, along with Joe Sebok and Jeff Madsen had a prop bet...

The Top Five Breakout Performances of 2009

A star isn’t born every day in poker, but 2009 surely saw its share of previously unknown players exploding onto the world stage by winning some of the year’s most prestigious titles. One is still a college student, two won World Series of...

Annie Duke

Poker Players Continue Their Philanthropic Ways

There are several worthwhile charity happenings in the poker industry to take note of as people once again prove how generous poker players can be. Whether it is hosting a poker night, throwing an online charity tournament or donating...

Iron Man: Examining the New Poker Tournament Format

When I think of Iron Man, three things come to mind: Ozzy Osbourne, a comic book, and Matt Savage. In 1970, Ozzy Osbourne’s heavy metal band, Black Sabbath, recorded a single titled “Iron Man.” The song became an anthem for headbangers...

chips and shades

Weekend Survival Guide: The Borgata Poker Open, A Nifty New Couch, and NFL Football

In honor of the impending weekend, PokerNews is offering a few ideas that will allow you to spend some of your hard-earned bankroll because nothing's better than working hard but playing harder. Go If you are in Las Vegas, consider checking...

Dani Stern

The Nightly Turbo: A New PokerStars SportsStar, Battle of the Sexes, and High Stakes Poker Coming Back to Your TV

We know how valuable your time is. It's a good thing you have us to search the Internet and find poker's top stories of the day. Now you can get back to cracking your opponent's aces and working on your game sooner.

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