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The L.A. Poker Classic, the annual live poker tournament that begins in January and continues until early March, begins its run of 54 events this coming Wednesday.

The largest events scheduled include a $5,100 heads-up championship on 22 February. 22, a $5,100 eight-game mix championship on 17 February and a $25,100 high roller event on February 27. The Main Event, with its $10,000 and World Poker Tour (WPT) label will start on 25 February; a field of 600 participants is expected, this would generate a prize pool of over $6 million. The end of the Main Event will bring the series of 54 events to a close on 3 March. The 745 players who entered the same event in 2010 were bested by Andras Koroknai whose heads-up win over Raymond Dolan won him $1.7 million first-place prize.

The first event of the six-week poker extravaganza is the five-day $335 buy-in NLHe event that has a guaranteed prize pool of $1 million. With four starting days, last year’s equivalent event attracted 5,847 players who created a prize pool of $1.6 million.

The tournament is going to join the ranks of its competitors who are including events directed at senior citizens. This year will see the inaugural L.A. Poker Classic No Limit Hold’em Senior Championship on Wednesday, 23 February. The event will only be open to people of 50 years or older and will have a buy-on of $545. Tournament Director Matt Savage commented of the new event: “By giving our more mature players an opportunity to compete against others more in keeping with their own mindset, playing style, speed and experience, we create an environment that is exclusive and yet more relaxing,” said Tournament Director Matt Savage.

Many online poker rooms are offering very attractive packages for seats in the L.A. Poker Classic, this is definitely the best way (for most ordinary-earning people) to gain entry for events of such luch buy-ins.