[{"title":"Gardens Tournaments So Cal Fall Special 2024","slug":"gardens-tournaments-so-cal-fall-special-2024","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"/system/attachments/568/So_Cal_Fall_Structure_01.pdf\"\u003eEvent 1\u003c/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"/system/attachments/569/So_Cal_Fall_Structure_02.pdf\"\u003eEvent 2\u003c/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"/system/attachments/570/So_Cal_Fall_Structure_03.pdf\"\u003eEvent 3\u003c/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"/system/attachments/571/So_Cal_Fall_Structure_04.pdf\"\u003eEvent 4\u003c/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"/system/attachments/572/So_Cal_Fall_Structure_05.pdf\"\u003eEvent 5\u003c/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"/system/attachments/566/event_6.pdf\"\u003eEvent 6\u003c/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"/system/attachments/573/So_Cal_Fall_Structure_08.pdf\"\u003eEvent 7\u003c/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"/system/attachments/574/So_Cal_Fall_Structure_09.pdf\"\u003eEvent 8\u003c/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"/system/attachments/579/So_Cal_Fall_Structure_9.pdf\"\u003eEvent 9\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003ca href=\"/system/attachments/567/Milestone.pdf\"\u003eMilestone\u003c/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"/system/attachments/576/So_Cal_Fall_Structure_13.pdf\"\u003e$150 Satellites \u003c/a\u003e| \u003ca href=\"/system/attachments/577/So_Cal_Fall_Structure_14.pdf\"\u003e$75 Satellites\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/565/content_S0_Cal_schedule.jpg\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 647px;\" /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","display_order":-17,"mobile_body":"Gardens Tournaments SO CAL FALL SPECIAL 2024\r\nStarting September 23 \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAll players must have positive ID \u0026 SS#. No purchase necessary. Hawaiian Gardens Casino reserves the right to change or cancel all promotions at any time. Must be 21 to enter casino.\r\nGambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit www.problemgambling.ca.gov. GEGA 001465, 000055,  000570,  001465","image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/images/000/000/085/content/Artboard_2-100.jpg?1725395590","mobile_full_image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/mobile_full_images/000/000/085/content/Mobil_fall_sp-100.jpg?1725395591","tournament_schedule_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/tournament_schedules/000/000/085/original/Binder8.pdf?1726168782","tournament_category_slug":"tournament-roundup"},{"title":"Memorial Weekend Tournaments","slug":"memorial-weekend-tournaments-3fe783bb-e1ab-4010-aa88-e52021df7171","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","display_order":-16,"mobile_body":"roundup","image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/images/000/000/084/content/Promo_Mwt-100.jpg?1716594649","mobile_full_image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/mobile_full_images/000/000/084/content/Mobile_MWT-100.jpg?1716594650","tournament_schedule_url":"","tournament_category_slug":"tournament-roundup"},{"title":"So Cal Spring Special ","slug":"so-cal-spring-special","description":"\u003cp\u003e.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","display_order":-12,"mobile_body":" . ","image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/images/000/000/082/content/Promo-100.jpg?1713985562","mobile_full_image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/mobile_full_images/000/000/082/content/mobile-100.jpg?1713985563","tournament_schedule_url":"","tournament_category_slug":"tournament-roundup"},{"title":"Winter Series Tournaments","slug":"winter-series-tournaments-cd1cdc1b-2237-4183-a755-e5e1fd1a3f21","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","display_order":-11,"mobile_body":"Visit www.thegardenscasino.com for more details\r\n\r\nEvent #1\t\t\t\t\r\nDate:\t12/26/23\tTime:\t9:00 AM\t\r\nTournament:\tNLH SENIORS 50+\t\t\t\r\nGuarantee:\t$25,000\t\t\t\r\nEntries: 250\t\t\tBuy-in: $250\t\t\r\nNotes: 8-way chop Orig. 1st: $13,960\t\t\t\t\t\r\nTotal Prize Pool: $50,000\t\t\r\n\r\nEvent #2\r\nDate:\t12/27/23\tTime:\t11:00 AM\t\r\nTournament:\tNLH KNOCKOUT BOUNTY\t\t\t\r\nGuarantee:\t$50,000\t\t\t\r\nEntries: 380\t\t\tBuy-in: $360\t\t\r\nNotes: 2-way chop. 1st orig. $24,750\t\t\t\t\t\r\nTotal Prize Pool: $114,000\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\nEvent #3\r\nDate:\t12/28/24\tTime:\t11:00 AM\t\r\nTournament:\tNLH LADIES \t\t\r\nGuarantee:\t$10,000\t\t\t\r\nEntries: 71\t\t\tBuy-in: $250\t\t\r\nNotes: 3-way chop Orig. 1st: $5,135\t\t\t\t\t\r\nTotal Prize Pool: $14,200\r\n\r\nEvent #4\t\r\nDate:\t12/28/24\tTime:\t12:00 PM\t\r\nTournament:\tPLO\t\t\t\r\nGuarantee:\tTROPHY EVENT\t\t\t\r\nEntries: 68\t\t\tBuy-in: $500\t\t\r\nNotes: No Chop\t\t\t\t\t\r\nTotal Prize Pool: $29,920\t\r\n\r\nEvent #5\r\nDate:\t12/29/24\tTime:\t11:00 AM\t\r\nTournament:\tNLH DEEPSTACK\t\t\t\r\nGuarantee:\t$50,000\t\t\t\r\nEntries: 455\t\t\tBuy-in: $360\t\t\r\nNotes: 9-way chop Orig. 1st: $34,225\t\t\t\t\t\r\nTotal Prize Pool: $136,500\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\nEvent #6\r\nDate:\t12/30/24\tTime:\t11:00 AM\t\r\nTournament:\tNLH MYSTERY BOUNTY\t\t\r\nGuarantee:\t$100,000\t\t\t\r\nEntries: 563\t\t\tBuy-in: $500\t\t\r\nNotes: 6-way chop Orig. 1st: $42,250\t\t\t\t\t\r\nTotal Prize Pool: $247,720\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\nEvent #7\r\nDate:\t12/31/24\tTime:\t11:00 AM\t\r\nTournament:\tNLH MONSTERSTACK TURBO\t\t\t\r\nGuarantee:\t$25,000\t\t\t\r\nEntries: 295\t\t\tBuy-in: $250\t\t\r\nNotes: 4-way chop Orig. 1st: $15,995\t\t\t\t\t\r\nTotal Prize Pool: $59,000\r\n\r\nEvent #8\r\nDate:\t01/01/24\tTime:\t11:00 AM\t\r\nTournament:\tNLH DEEPSTACK \t\t\t\r\nGuarantee:\t$100,000\t\t\t\r\nEntries: 448\t\t\tBuy-in: $500\t\t\r\nNotes: 2-wau chop Orig. $50,090\t\t\t\t\t\r\nTotal Prize Pool: $197,120\r\n\r\nEvent #9\r\nDate:\t01/02/24\tTime:\t11:00 AM\t\r\nTournament:\tH.E.R.O.S\t\t\t\r\nGuarantee:\tTROPHY\t\t\t\r\nEntries: 81\t\t\tBuy-in: $400\t\t\r\nNotes: 6-way chop Orig. 1st: $9,360\t\t\t\t\t\r\nTotal Prize Pool: $27,540\t\r\n\r\nEvent #10\r\nDate:\t01/03/24\tTime:\t11:00 AM\t\r\nTournament:\tNLH KNOCKOUT BOUNTY \t\t\t\r\nGuarantee:\t$50,000\t\t\t\r\nEntries: 319\t\t\tBuy-in: $360\t\t\r\nNotes: 4-way chop Orig. 1st: $21,505\t\t\t\t\t\r\nTotal Prize Pool: $95,700\t\t\t\r\n\r\nEvent #11\r\nDate:\t01/07/24\tTime:\t12:00 PM\t\r\nTournament:\t$500K MAIN EVENT\t\t\t\r\nGuarantee:\t$500,000\t\t\t\r\nEntries: 1031\t\t\tBuy-in: $995\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\nTotal Prize Pool: $1,025,845\r\n\r\nEvent #12\r\nDate:\t01/07/24\tTime:\t11:00 AM\t\r\nTournament:\tNLH PROGRESSIVE BOUNTY\t\t\t\r\nGuarantee:\t$50,000\t\t\t\r\nEntries: 299\t\t\tBuy-in: $360\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\nTotal Prize Pool: $88,205\t\t\t\t\t","image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/images/000/000/080/content/sq_WST100.jpg?1703723264","mobile_full_image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/mobile_full_images/000/000/080/content/Winter_mobile100.jpg?1703723264","tournament_schedule_url":"","tournament_category_slug":"tournament-roundup"},{"title":"SoCal Special 2 Day Tournament ","slug":"socal-special-2-day-tournament","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","display_order":-10,"mobile_body":"SoCal Special  2-Day Event**  \r\nNo Limit Hold’em Tournament\r\n$200,000 Guarantee!\r\nFriday 9/29 – 1A @ 11am\r\nSaturday 9/30 – 1B @ 11am (Last Chance)\r\nRegistration closes at approx. 5:50pm (each 11am flight)\r\nPlayers may re-enter\r\n$1,100 Total Buy-In ($1,000 Prize Pool+$60 Entry Fee+$40 Service Charge)* \r\nSunday 10/1 Day 2 @ 12pm** \r\n30,000 Starting Chips – 40 min. levels Day 1 \u0026 Day 2","image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/images/000/000/076/content/socal_promo100.jpg?1694118250","mobile_full_image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/mobile_full_images/000/000/076/content/socal_mobile100.jpg?1694117291","tournament_schedule_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/tournament_schedules/000/000/076/original/socal_structure.pdf?1694117292","tournament_category_slug":"tournament-roundup"},{"title":"Gardens WPT® Poker Championship ","slug":"gardens-wpt-poker-championship","description":"\u003cp\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","display_order":-9,"mobile_body":".","image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/images/000/000/074/content/sq_poker_champ_web.jpg?1684343505","mobile_full_image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/mobile_full_images/000/000/074/content/poker_champ_mobile.jpg?1684343506","tournament_schedule_url":"","tournament_category_slug":"tournament-roundup"},{"title":"WPT Gardens Poker Championship 2020","slug":"wpt-gardens-poker-championship-2020-4166a235-edbf-4e3a-9c83-08bbb3b03031","description":"\u003cp\u003eClick \u003ca href=\"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/tournaments/major-series-events\"\u003ehere \u003c/a\u003eto view Structure sheets\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","display_order":-5,"mobile_body":"Please visit www.thegardenscasino.com for more information","image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/images/000/000/064/content/WPT_Poker_Champ_promo.jpg?1577997875","mobile_full_image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/mobile_full_images/000/000/064/content/WPT_Poker_Champ_mobile.jpg?1577997876","tournament_schedule_url":"","tournament_category_slug":"tournament-roundup"},{"title":"OC LA Gardens Classic 2019","slug":"oc-la-gardens-classic-2019-2bed6c47-2a84-4bb2-a2a8-b38741bdad19","description":"\u003cp\u003eOC LA Gardens Classic\u0026nbsp;schedule and structure\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/tournaments/major-series-events\"\u003eView Schedule and Strucutre\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","display_order":-4,"mobile_body":"Please visit www.thegardenscasino.com for more information","image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/images/000/000/057/content/OCLA_GC_IHTV_Promo_Nano.jpg?1568850030","mobile_full_image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/mobile_full_images/000/000/057/content/OCLA_GC_Mobile_.jpg?1568850030","tournament_schedule_url":"","tournament_category_slug":"tournament-roundup"},{"title":"WPT Garden's Poker Festival 2019","slug":"wpt-garden-s-poker-festival-2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eClick for \u003ca href=\"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/tournaments/major-series-events\"\u003eWPT Gardens Poker Festival schedule and structure\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","display_order":-3,"mobile_body":"Please visit www.thegardenscasino.com for more information","image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/images/000/000/054/content/WPT_Square.jpg?1563296214","mobile_full_image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/mobile_full_images/000/000/054/content/WPT_PF_Mobile.jpg?1563296215","tournament_schedule_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/tournament_schedules/000/000/054/original/content_poker_festival_2019_final.pdf?1563296215","tournament_category_slug":"tournament-roundup"},{"title":"Memorial Day Weekend 2019","slug":"memorial-day-weekend-2019-5c2fa663-f7be-4a66-aa07-c1106fd8489a","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo Limit Hold\u0026rsquo;em Main Event $300,000 GTE\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eEntries 1,301\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003ePrize pool $390,300\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","display_order":-2,"mobile_body":"No Limit Hold’em Main Event $300,000 GTE\r\n\r\nEntries 1,301\r\n\r\nPrize pool $390,300","image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/images/000/000/052/content/Memorial_Day_promo_Nano.jpg?1559065683","mobile_full_image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/mobile_full_images/000/000/052/content/Memorial_2019_mobile.jpg?1559065683","tournament_schedule_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/tournament_schedules/000/000/052/original/Tourny_Wall_Sched_memorial.pdf?1559065683","tournament_category_slug":"tournament-roundup"},{"title":"WPT Gardens Poker Championship 2019","slug":"wpt-gardens-poker-championship-2019","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanuary 1, 2019\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nEvent #1 $50K Guarantee:\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n631 entries\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n$144,450 Prize Pool\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n1st Place: $36,140\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/235/content_2019_wptgardens_poker_championship_final_table_event_1.jpg\" style=\"width: 750px; height: 500px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cspan style=\"color:#696969;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinal Table\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe year started out with a BANG! Event #1 drew 631 entries almost tripling\u0026nbsp;the guarantee\u0026nbsp;totaling the prize pool to\u0026nbsp;$144,540 with $36,140 going to first place.\u0026nbsp; The final eight players\u0026nbsp;chopped the remaining prize pool with William Zaiss taking home the trophy.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMega Satellite $5,500 GTE\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n40 entries\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n$7,900 Prize Pool\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe first nightly $5,500 guarantee $175 buy-in Mega Satellite had 40 players generating a total prize pool of $7,900.\u0026nbsp; The Mega Satellites award five $1,100 entries into any $1,100 WPT Gardens Poker Championship Main Event Mega Satellite,\u0026nbsp;running from January 10 through January 13.\u0026nbsp; One of the great features to the $175 Mega Satellites is awarding cash payouts to the top 10% of the field.\u0026nbsp; Any money in the prize pool that exceeds the $5,500 in entries gets paid out to the top players. Noteworthy -\u0026nbsp;$1,100 entries are transferable.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanuary 2, 2019\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nEvent #2 $30K GTE Bounty\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n289 entries\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n1st Place: $11,120+Bounties\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/236/content_cavin_and_jamison_step_and_repeat.jpg\" style=\"width: 750px; height: 709px;\" /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe $30,000 guarantee bounty event had a total prize pool of $54,110 which saw the final four players chopping the remaining prize pool.\u0026nbsp; The top two chip leaders, Randy Lazanis and Mike Shariati\u0026nbsp;played one hand for the trophy.\u0026nbsp; Mike Shariati, a WPT Season fourteen Player of the Year, came out victorious and took home the\u0026nbsp;trophy.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMega Satellite $5,500 Guarantee\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n36 entries\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n$7,050 Prize Pool\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eJanuary 3, 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eEvent #3 $20K GTE\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n221 entries\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n$31,950 Prize Pool\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n1\u003csup\u003est\u003c/sup\u003e Place - $9,360\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/238/content_2019_wptgardens_poker_championship_winner_event_3.jpg\" style=\"width: 750px; height: 500px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eRonald Swain\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eEvent #3 saw a lot of action at the Gardens Casino with a $20,000 guarantee and a $125 total buy-in with one optional $50 add-on. \u0026nbsp;With the\u0026nbsp;trophy on the line, the final nine players decided to make a deal and the Gardens Casino regular, Ronald Swain was awarded $5,075 and the trophy. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eJanuary 4, 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eEvent #4 $100K GTE\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n878 entries\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n$200,920 Prize Pool\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n1\u003csup\u003est\u003c/sup\u003e Place - $49,595\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/239/content_2019_wptgardens_poker_championship_winner_event_4.jpg\" style=\"width: 750px; height: 500px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eLance \u0026quot;Cord\u0026quot; Garcia\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eEvent #4 was a treat to our Friday tournament regulars. With a $100,000 guarantee, 878 players were present and ready to play. The prize pool was completely obliterated as the massive field generated $200,920 which doubled the original guarantee. As the field neared the final table, it was obvious that there was one player on a mission. \u0026nbsp;Enter Lance \u0026ldquo;Cord\u0026rdquo; Garcia,\u0026nbsp;who has\u0026nbsp;more than $2.4M in live tournament cash games. Being\u0026nbsp;the overwhelming chip leader and with five players left, the finalists cut a deal. \u0026nbsp;Second through fifth place\u0026nbsp;agreed to chop the money evenly as Cord Garcia took\u0026nbsp;home $48,000, almost the full amount of the original 1st place payout of $49,595 and the trophy.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eJanuary 5, 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eEvent #5 $30K GTE\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n405 entries\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n$85,050 Prize Pool\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n1\u003csup\u003est\u003c/sup\u003e Place - $21,960\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/240/content_2019_wptgardens_poker_championship_winner_event_5.jpg\" style=\"width: 750px; height: 500px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eShan Jing\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eJanuary 6, 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eEvent #6 $40K GTE\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n311 entries\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n$72,040 Prize Pool\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n1\u003csup\u003est\u003c/sup\u003e Place - $15,090 + Bounties\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/244/content_2019_wptgardens_poker_championship_event_6_final_table.jpg\" style=\"width: 750px; height: 515px;\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eFinal Table\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eJanuary 7, 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eEvent #7 $10K GTE\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n195 entries\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n$26,650 Prize Pool\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n1\u003csup\u003est\u003c/sup\u003e Place - $8,000\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/243/content_2019_wptgardens_poker_championship_event_7_final_table.jpg\" style=\"width: 750px; height: 499px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eFinal Table\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eEvent #8 $10K GTE\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n164 entries\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n$22,360 Prize Pool\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n1\u003csup\u003est\u003c/sup\u003e Place - $7,140\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/242/content_2019_wptgardens_poker_championship_winner_event_8.jpg\" style=\"width: 750px; height: 500px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eCedric Darrett\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eEvent #8 was a \u0026quot;timed\u0026quot; tournament as players played fifteen levels (Approx. 6 hours).\u0026nbsp; The remaining seventeen players received payouts for their efforts.\u0026nbsp; Chip leader Cedric Darrett walked away with $3,200 and the trophy.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eJanuary 8, 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eEvent #9 Trophy Event\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n42 entries\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n$12,600 Prize Pool\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n1\u003csup\u003est\u003c/sup\u003e Place - $4,910\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/246/content_2019_wptgardens_poker_championship_winner_event_9.jpg\" style=\"width: 750px; height: 720px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eJoseph Hoffman\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eEvent #9 had 42 Limit Hold\u0026#39;em players generating a $12,600 prize pool with the first place getting $4,910 and a trophy.\u0026nbsp; Joseph Hoffman, the winner of last year\u0026#39;s BIG-O/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Mix event, added another trophy to his collection.\u0026nbsp; The final five players chopped with Joseph winning the one hand playoff for the trophy.\u0026nbsp; Gardens casino long time regular cash game and tournament player Christ Wastergard, was chip leader in the chop and took home $3,100 for his efforts.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eJanuary 9, 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eEvent #10 $30K GTE\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n333 entries\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n$62,220 Prize Pool\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:\u0026quot;Calibri\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;sans-serif\u0026quot;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003e1\u003csup\u003est\u003c/sup\u003e Place - $12,480 plus $50 Bounties\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:\u0026quot;Calibri\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;sans-serif\u0026quot;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/247/content_2019_wptgardens_poker_championship_winner_event_10.jpg\" style=\"width: 750px; height: 602px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eVincent Chin\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:\u0026quot;Calibri\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;sans-serif\u0026quot;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eEvent #10 produced 333 entries and $62,220 in the prize pool, doubling the $30,000 guarantee.\u0026nbsp; Vincent Chin won $8,460 and the trophy as the final five players made a deal.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","display_order":-1,"mobile_body":"January 1, 2019\r\nEvent #1 $50K Guarantee:\r\n631 entries\r\n$144,450 Prize Pool\r\n1st Place: $36,140\r\n\r\nFinal Table\r\n\r\nThe year started out with a BANG! Event #1 drew 631 entries almost tripling the guarantee totaling the prize pool to $144,540 with $36,140 going to first place.  The final eight players chopped the remaining prize pool with William Zaiss taking home the trophy.\r\n\r\nMega Satellite $5,500 GTE\r\n40 entries\r\n$7,900 Prize Pool\r\n\r\nThe first nightly $5,500 guarantee $175 buy-in Mega Satellite had 40 players generating a total prize pool of $7,900.  The Mega Satellites award five $1,100 entries into any $1,100 WPT Gardens Poker Championship Main Event Mega Satellite, running from January 10 through January 13.  One of the great features to the $175 Mega Satellites is awarding cash payouts to the top 10% of the field.  Any money in the prize pool that exceeds the $5,500 in entries gets paid out to the top players. Noteworthy - $1,100 entries are transferable.\r\n\r\nJanuary 2, 2019\r\nEvent #2 $30K GTE Bounty\r\n289 entries\r\n1st Place: $11,120+Bounties\r\n\r\nThe $30,000 guarantee bounty event had a total prize pool of $54,110 which saw the final four players chopping the remaining prize pool.  The top two chip leaders, Randy Lazanis and Mike Shariati played one hand for the trophy.  Mike Shariati, a WPT Season fourteen Player of the Year, came out victorious and took home the trophy.\r\n\r\nMega Satellite $5,500 Guarantee\r\n36 entries\r\n$7,050 Prize Pool\r\n\r\nJanuary 3, 2019\r\nEvent #3 $20K GTE\r\n221 entries\r\n$31,950 Prize Pool\r\n1st Place - $9,360\r\n\r\nRonald Swain\r\n\r\nEvent #3 saw a lot of action at the Gardens Casino with a $20,000 guarantee and a $125 total buy-in with one optional $50 add-on.  With the trophy on the line, the final nine players decided to make a deal and the Gardens Casino regular, Ronald Swain was awarded $5,075 and the trophy.\r\n\r\nJanuary 4, 2019\r\nEvent #4 $100K GTE\r\n878 entries\r\n$200,920 Prize Pool\r\n1st Place - $49,595\r\n\r\nLance \"Cord\" Garcia\r\n\r\nEvent #4 was a treat to our Friday tournament regulars. With a $100,000 guarantee, 878 players were present and ready to play. The prize pool was completely obliterated as the massive field generated $200,920 which doubled the original guarantee. As the field neared the final table, it was obvious that there was one player on a mission.  Enter Lance “Cord” Garcia, who has more than $2.4M in live tournament cash games. Being the overwhelming chip leader and with five players left, the finalists cut a deal.  Second through fifth place agreed to chop the money evenly as Cord Garcia took home $48,000, almost the full amount of the original 1st place payout of $49,595 and the trophy.\r\n\r\nJanuary 5, 2019\r\nEvent #5 $30K GTE\r\n405 entries\r\n$85,050 Prize Pool\r\n1st Place - $21,960\r\n\r\nShan Jing\r\n\r\nJanuary 6, 2019\r\nEvent #6 $40K GTE\r\n311 entries\r\n$72,040 Prize Pool\r\n1st Place - $15,090 + Bounties\r\n\r\nJanuary 7, 2019\r\nEvent #7 $10K GTE\r\n195 entries\r\n$26,650 Prize Pool\r\n1st Place - $8,000\r\n\r\nEvent #8 $10K GTE\r\n164 entries\r\n$22,360 Prize Pool\r\n1st Place - $7,140\r\n\r\nCedric Darrett\r\n\r\nEvent #8 was a “Timed” tournament as players played fifteen levels (Approx. 6 hours) and then play ended. Seventeen players remained when time was up as all players received payouts for their efforts. Chip leader Cedric Darrett walked away with $3,200 and the trophy.\r\n\r\nJanuary 8, 2019\r\nEvent #9 Trophy Event\r\n42 entries\r\n$12,600 Prize Pool\r\n1st Place - $4,910\r\n\r\nJoseph Hoffman\r\n\r\nEvent #9 had 42 Limit Hold'em players generating a $12,600 prize pool with the first place getting $4,910 and a trophy.  Joseph Hoffman, the winner of last year's BIG-O/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Mix event, added another trophy to his collection.  The final five players chopped with Joseph winning the one hand playoff for the trophy.  Gardens casino long time regular cash game and tournament player Christ Wastergard, was chip leader in the chop and took home $3,100 for his efforts.\r\n\r\nJanuary 9, 2019\r\nEvent #10 $30K GTE\r\n333 entries\r\n$62,220 Prize Pool\r\n1st Place - $12,480 plus $50 Bounties\r\n\r\nVincent Chin\r\n\r\nEvent #10 produced 333 entries and $62,220 in the prize pool, doubling the $30,000 guarantee.  Vincent Chin won $8,460 and the trophy as the final five players made a deal.","image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/images/000/000/044/content/Poker_Champ_WPT_Promo.jpg?1546544391","mobile_full_image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/mobile_full_images/000/000/044/content/poker_champ_mobile.jpg?1546544391","tournament_schedule_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/tournament_schedules/000/000/044/original/Tourny_Wall_Sched_Poker_Champ.pdf?1546544392","tournament_category_slug":"tournament-roundup"},{"title":"WPT Gardens Poker Championship 2019 Live Updates","slug":"wpt-gardens-poker-championship-2019-live-updates","description":"\u003cp\u003eClick to \u003ca href=\"https://www.worldpokertour.com/event/main-tour-wpt-gardens-poker-championship-season-2018-2019/#eventTab2\"\u003eview live updates\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","display_order":1,"mobile_body":"https://www.worldpokertour.com/event/main-tour-wpt-gardens-poker-championship-season-2018-2019/#eventTab2","image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/images/000/000/047/content/Poker_Champ_WPT_Promo.jpg?1547511120","mobile_full_image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/mobile_full_images/000/000/047/content/poker_champ_mobile.jpg?1547511120","tournament_schedule_url":"","tournament_category_slug":"tournament-roundup"},{"title":"The Gardens Poker Classic 2018","slug":"the-gardens-poker-classic-2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eSee tournament results\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","display_order":2,"mobile_body":"Please see website for results","image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/images/000/000/039/content/promo_PC_PSPC.jpg?1537296334","mobile_full_image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/mobile_full_images/000/000/039/content/PC_Mobile.jpg?1537296334","tournament_schedule_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/tournament_schedules/000/000/039/original/PC_PSPC_Portrait.pdf?1537296440","tournament_category_slug":"tournament-roundup"},{"title":"The Gardens Poker Festival ft. WPT","slug":"the-gardens-poker-festival-ft-wpt-c64c4690-cda3-43a8-85ba-64a4dbd5a89a","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003eGardens WPT Poker Festival from July 13 through July 26.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"http://www.worldpokertour.com/event/main-tour-wpt-gardens-poker-festival-season-2018-2019/#eventTab2\"\u003eView\u0026nbsp;Tournament Info, Live Updates and Chip Counts\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","display_order":5,"mobile_body":"The Gardens Casino is hosting the WPT Gardens Poker Festival from July 13 - July 26.","image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/images/000/000/036/content/4X0A9801-1.jpg?1531784192","mobile_full_image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/mobile_full_images/000/000/036/content/Mobile_PF_wpt.jpg?1531784194","tournament_schedule_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/tournament_schedules/000/000/036/original/schedule_WPT_.pdf?1531784194","tournament_category_slug":"tournament-roundup"},{"title":"Memorial Day Weekend","slug":"memorial-day-weekend","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#a52a2a;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFriday, May 25th, 2018\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eNo Limit Hold\u0026#39;em Event $100k Guarantee\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gardens Casino kicked off the Memorial Day Weekend tournament series with a staggering 847 entries. The $193,980 prize pool almost doubled the guarantee. First place was set to take home $48,210 as the top 85 players made it in the money.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#a52a2a;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonday, May 28th, 2018\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eNo Limit Hold\u0026rsquo;em Main Event $250k Guarantee\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e1,362 total players\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e$272,400 total prize pool\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"/system/attachments/147/memorial_day_results_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"PDF Document - will open new window\"\u003eView Results (PDF)\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","display_order":6,"mobile_body":"No Limit Hold’em Main Event $250,000 GTE\r\n\r\n1,362 total players\r\n\r\n$272,400 total prize pool\r\n\r\n","image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/images/000/000/034/content/Memorial_promo.jpg?1527613892","mobile_full_image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/mobile_full_images/000/000/034/content/mobile_Memorial.jpg?1527613892","tournament_schedule_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/tournament_schedules/000/000/034/original/Memorial_sched_portrait.pdf?1527613892","tournament_category_slug":"tournament-roundup"},{"title":"Poker Championships 2018","slug":"poker-championships-2018","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;\"\u003eJanuary 9th, 2018\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eEvent #14\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eFinal day of the Poker Championship started with a $40,000 guarantee No Limit Hold\u0026rsquo;em Bounty. The windy, rainy day didn\u0026rsquo;t deter 238 players from entering, generating a prize pool of $44,420.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eEvent #15\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eFinal event No Limit Hold\u0026rsquo;em bounty with $10,000 guarantee timed event with Action Clock had 100 players joined in with a prize pool of $13,550\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eCongratulations to our Champion of the Series, Hanth Tran!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/131/content_poker_championships_2018_event_5_champ_hanth_tran.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 620px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eHanth Tran\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;\"\u003eJanuary 8th, 2018\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eEvent #12\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eNo Limit Hold\u0026rsquo;em $10,000 gte Seniors event brought a nice crowd of 123 players generating a prize pool of $16,770. The event ended with the final 10 chopping and George Jura as chip leader\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/129/content_poker_championships_2018_12_final_table.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 311px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003ci\u003eFinal Table\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eEvent #13\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eNo Limit Hold\u0026rsquo;em Deepstack $20,000 guarantee \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/130/content_poker_championships_2018_13_champ_jason_nguyen.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 503px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eJason Nguyen\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;\"\u003eJanuary 7th, 2018\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eEvent #10\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eOur new progressive bounty with $50,000 guarantee pulled together a total of $54,940 and out of that, $14,000 in bounties. Final ten chopped with Narak Pananyan as Chip lead. Mr. Pananyan took home $6,010 plus bounties. The race to becoming Champion of the Series is almost coming to a closing as players Hathi Hangleg and Joseph Hoffman climbed the ranks on the leader board. Mr. Hoffman is currently 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c/sup\u003e place, only nine points behind the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c/sup\u003e place spot.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/127/content_poker_championships_2018_10_champ_narak_pananyan.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 517px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eNarak Pananyan\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eEvent #11\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eTimed Tournament usually lasts 6 hours with a $10,000 guarantee ft. the Action Clock by Protection Poker. With the Action Clock in play, players have 30 seconds to act on their hand. Love this event? The Gardens Casino offers regularly schedule daily tournaments featuring the Action Clock on Wednesdays and Thursday evenings! The event attracted 94 players with a total prize pool of $12,860. William \u0026ldquo;I Love Myself\u0026rdquo; Vo was chip lead at the end of the play earning him the eighth spot in the Champion of the Series leader board.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/128/content_poker_championships_2018_11_champ_william_vo.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 526px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eWilliam Vo\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanuary 5th, 2018\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eEvent #8\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003ePlayers were able to buy-in directly for $175 or earn their seat or play in the single table Satellites and earn their seat into the $100,000 gte No Limit Hold\u0026rsquo;em tournament. This trophy event had an amazing turn out with $155,500 prize pool and a chance to earn a great deal of points towards \u0026ldquo;Champion of the Series\u0026rdquo;. Minimum payout was $480 with first place earning $38,880. The final ten chopped and chip leader Danny Nguyen with the vast majority of chips when home with the trophy and $34,420. Mr. Nguyen is currently ranked #2 in the running to becoming \u0026ldquo;Champion of the Series.\u0026rdquo; Don\u0026rsquo;t miss the final days of the Poker Championships and climb through the ranks for the title, glory and one week\u0026rsquo;s worth of buy-ins!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/124/content_poker_championships_2018_8_champ_danny_nguyen.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 548px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eDanny Nguyen\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanuary 4th, 2018\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eEvent #7\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eThe $40,000 guarantee No Limit Bounty event gave players a chance to knock out their competition with a $50 payout for each player eliminated. Final table chopped with Bill Luu in the lead. Honorable mentions Mr. George Tahara at 80+ years young poker veteran jumped in swinging and out-lasted 183 players. Mr. Tahara is a force to be reckoned with! We expect to see him in many more games to come.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/126/content_poker_championships_2018_7_final_table_bill_and_geroge.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 388px;\" /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eEvent #6\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eBIG-O (5-Card Omaha) Hi-Lo and 7-Card Stud Hi-Lo trophy event attracted 46 players and generated a prize pool of $13,800 with Joseph Hoffman taking home the title and trophy.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/125/content_poker_championships_2018_event_6_champ_joseph_hoffman.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 708px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eJoseph Hoffman\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanuary 3rd, 2018\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eEvent #4\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e155 entries for the $30,000 guarantee No Limit Hold\u0026rsquo;em Deepstack with first place receiving $9,570. The game ended with the final 10 doing a chip count and Craig Dahl as the chip lead.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/123/content_poker_championships_2018_event_4_champ_craig_dahl.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 583px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eCraig Dahl\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eJanuary 2nd, 2018\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eEvent #2\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eDay 2 of The Gardens Poker Championships started with No Limit Hold\u0026rsquo;em Deepstack, no re-buys, only 1 re-entry. 171 players turned out a prize pool of $23,940. The event ended in a six way chop with Antonio Braga as chip leader.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/121/content_poker_championships_2018_event_2_6_way_chopresize.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 392px;\" /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eEvent #3\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eTrophy Event for Pot Limit Omaha ft. the Action Clock by Protection Poker with a $550 total buy-in attracted 2 WSOP Bracelets and 2 WPT Titles, Erick \u0026ldquo;E-Dog\u0026rdquo; Lindgren to the table. The game went down to the final two and Mr. Lindgren came up victorious and ahead in the race to become \u0026ldquo;Champion of the Series\u0026rdquo;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/122/content_poker_championships_2018_event_3_champ_erick_lindgrenresize.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 400px;\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eErick Lindgren\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:16px;\"\u003eJanuary 1st, 2018\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eEvent #1\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000\"\u003eThe Gardens Poker Championships kicked off the New Year with $50,000 guarantee bounty event. At 560 entries, the prize pool inflated to $104,350, more than doubling the guarantee.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000\"\u003ePlayers entering the Poker Championships will be earning points from now till January 9 for the chance of the title \u0026ldquo;Champion of the Series\u0026rdquo; and take home a championship belt, a week\u0026rsquo;s worth of buy-ins to The Gardens daily multi-table tournaments and our exclusive VIP apparel.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","display_order":7,"mobile_body":"January 3rd, 2018\r\n\r\nEvent #4\r\n\r\n155 entries for the $30,000 guarantee No Limit Hold’em Deepstack with first place receiving $9,570. The game ended with the final 10 doing a chip count and Craig Dahl as the chip lead.\r\n\r\n\r\nJanuary 2nd, 2018\r\n\r\nEvent #2\r\n\r\nDay 2 of The Gardens Poker Championships started with No Limit Hold’em Deepstack, no re-buys, only 1 re-entry. 171 players turned out a prize pool of $23,940. The event ended in a six way chop with Antonio Braga as chip leader.\r\n\r\n\r\nEvent #3\r\n\r\nTrophy Event for Pot Limit Omaha ft. the Action Clock by Protection Poker with a $550 total buy-in attracted 2 WSOP Bracelets and 2 WPT Titles, Erick “E-Dog” Lindgren to the table. The game went down to the final two and Mr. Lindgren came up victorious and ahead in the race to become “Champion of the Series”\r\n\r\n\r\nJanuary 1st, 2018 \r\n\r\nEvent #1\r\n\r\nThe Gardens Poker Championships kicked off the New Year with $50,000 guarantee bounty event. At 560 entries, the prize pool inflated to $104,350, more than doubling the guarantee.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nPlayers entering the Poker Championships will be earning points from now till January 9 for the chance of the title “Champion of the Series” and take home a championship belt, a week’s worth of buy-ins to The Gardens daily multi-table tournaments and our exclusive VIP apparel.\r\n\r\n","image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/images/000/000/028/content/960x540_PC.jpg?1515003200","mobile_full_image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/mobile_full_images/000/000/028/content/750x330_pc.jpg?1515003200","tournament_schedule_url":"","tournament_category_slug":"tournament-roundup"},{"title":"WPT 500","slug":"wpt-500","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#333333\"\u003eWPT500 at The Gardens Casino from May 21 through May 31 for past results and information.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#333333\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"http://www.worldpokertour.com/event/wpt-500-los-angeles-season-2017-2018/#eventTab2\"\u003eView Results\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","display_order":9,"mobile_body":"http://www.worldpokertour.com/event/wpt-500-los-angeles-season-2017-2018/#eventTab2","image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/images/000/000/019/content/WPT_IHTV.jpg?1495583796","mobile_full_image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/mobile_full_images/000/000/019/content/WPT500750x330.jpg?1498148046","tournament_schedule_url":"","tournament_category_slug":"tournament-roundup"},{"title":"The Gardens Poker Festival Ft. WPT500","slug":"the-gardens-poker-festival-ft-wpt500-6892e43c-f3c3-4401-ab99-a44758f0e440","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWednesday, May 31, 2017 \u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/58/content_dongli.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 400px;\" /\u003e \u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#696969\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDong Le, Winner of WPT500 \u003c/i\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe highly-anticipated Day 3 of Event #14 came to a closing, announcing the first ever WPT500 Los Angeles Champion, Dong Le. The event took place at the heart of The Gardens Casino\u0026rsquo;s Special Events Room which included the Action Clock from Protection Poker. Broadcasting was live streamed through WPT with leading commentary Donnie Peters, Daniel Stelitz, and WPT Season X Player of the Year Matt Salsberg. Stelitz stated on live stream, \u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m really excited to see what Dong Le does, I have no idea what he\u0026rsquo;s going to do and I\u0026rsquo;m going to love it\u0026rdquo;. First time WPT player Dong Le\u0026rsquo;s aggressive play pays off, defeating Canadian professional poker player Owen Crowe in a heads-up battle winning the first WPT500 Los Angeles title, 1 \u003csup\u003e st \u003c/sup\u003e place of $224,500, a WPT500 trophy, and The Gardens Casino championship cup.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5ZDjWz0Xq0\"\u003eWatch the replay of the final table\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e1st: Dong Le \u0026ndash; $224,500\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n2nd: Owen Crowe \u0026ndash; $130,000\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n3rd: Peter Hengsakul \u0026ndash; $100,000\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n4th: Richard Tae Kim \u0026ndash; $81,000\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n5th: Ilya Shpiner \u0026ndash; $65,000\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n6th: Deepinder Singh \u0026ndash; $49,000\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n7th: Mike Eskandari \u0026ndash; $36,000\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n8th: Alex Fayneshteyn \u0026ndash; $28,000\u003cbr /\u003e\r\n9th: Greg Roberts \u0026ndash; $21,000\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Poker Festival concluded with Event #16. The event drew 261 entries and a hefty total prize pool of $48,690 with $50 knock out bounties.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThank you to all our players and participants for making The Gardens Poker Festival ft. WPT500 a success, creating an adventurous, engaging and unique environment for all.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTuesday, May 30, 2017 \u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/57/content_4x0a6145.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 400px;\" /\u003e \u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#696969;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinal 9 Players of WPT500 \u003c/i\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDay 2 - The day ended with nine players, including local The Gardens Casino player, Mike Eskandari, along with second place finisher of Event #6 and current chip leader, Peter Hengsakul. Commentators Donnie Peters. Daniels Strelitz and WPT Season X Player of the Year, Matt Salsberg will be reporting on live stream the most anticipated WPT500 of the Poker Festival on Tuesday, May 31 at 3 p.m. as 9 players battle it out for the first place prize of $224,500 \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeat 1. Deepinder Singh \u0026ndash; 4,175,000 (21 bb)\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nSeat 2. Peter Hengsakul \u0026ndash; 8,675,000 (43 bb)\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nSeat 3. Greg Roberts \u0026ndash; 3,050,000 (15 bb)\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nSeat 4. Owen Crowe \u0026ndash; 1,975,000 (10 bb)\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nSeat 5. Alex Fayneshteyn \u0026ndash; 3,275,000 (16 bb)\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nSeat 6. Mike Eskandari \u0026ndash; 7,150,000 (36 bb)\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nSeat 7. Ilya Shpiner \u0026ndash; 3,125,000 (16 bb)\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nSeat 8. Dong Le \u0026ndash; 7,500,000 (38 bb)\u003cbr /\u003e\r\nSeat 9. Richard Tae Kim \u0026ndash; 8,350,000 (42 bb) \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvent #15 was a high roller tournament with 50k in starting chips. This event brought 83 to the table and a prize pool totaling $83,000. Cody Shed took first place outright, taking home the trophy and $25,000. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonday, May 29, 2017 \u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:115%\"\u003eWPT500 Los Angeles ended Day 1 with total entries of 3,266 and a prize pool of $1,633,000. 250 players will be returning for Day 2 for a shot at the final table. Day 2 will play down until its reach the final 9 players. \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSunday, May 28, 2017 \u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt an impressive $1,259,000, The Gardens Poker Festival boasts the prize pool for WPT500 Los Angeles Event #14 to hit over $1.5 million, with first place to take home over $200,000. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaturday, May 27, 2017 \u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:115%\"\u003e\u0026quot;Can you say over $1 Million?\u0026rdquo; was quoted by The Gardens Casino Tournament Coordinator, Cavin Quintanilla as the prize pool hit close to $1,020,000 and the entries totaling 2,038. Excitement is in the air with the prize pool exceeding the guaranteed amount and still has four Day 1 sessions remaining. \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFriday, May 26, 2017 \u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith the Memorial weekend ahead, the prize pool has already reached almost $800,000. A total of 378 players entering has brought the total entries to 1,584 and 128 participants qualifying for day 2 with the average chip stack of $187,500. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThursday, May 25, 2017 \u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWPT500 Los Angeles has brought excitement and a prize pool of over $607,000 to date. Poker legends and pro poker players such as Eric Lindgren with 2 WSOP Bracelets \u0026amp; 2 WPT Titles, Matt Salsberg with over $2.4M in live tournaments, Moshin Charania earning more than 5.2M in live earnings and local pro Tony Ma with 2 WSOP Bracelets came out for the 11am and 5pm sessions of the Gardens Poker Festival\u0026rsquo;s Main Event. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWednesday, May 24, 2017 \u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/55/content_poker_festival_2017_mike_shariati_wpt500.jpg\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 297px;\" /\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/56/content_poker_festival_2017_ebony_kenney_wpt500.jpg\" style=\"width: 243px; height: 297px;\" /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eMike Shariati and Ebony Kenney \u003c/em\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.6667px;\"\u003eA total of 887\u0026nbsp;entries after the first four sessions of the WPT500 Los Angeles and it looks like the prize pool\u0026nbsp;will climb well over $1Million Guaranteed with the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. \u0026nbsp;Several WPT Champions Club Members have entered such as Asher Conniff, Phil Laak, Harry Arutyunyan and WPT Season XIV Player of the Year Mike Shariati. \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"http://www.worldpokertour.com/event/wpt-500-los-angeles-season-2017-2018/?h=1#eventTab2\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLive Updates for May 24th\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTuesday, May 23, 2017 \u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000\"\u003eDay 1C of the WPT500 $1Million Guarantee had 208 entries, bringing the total prize pool to $337,500 after only 3 sessions. With another 17 players advancing to day 2, there are now 55 already bagged and tagged. Minimum payout on day 2 is $1,200, which could be higher as the prize pool looks to soar well above the $1Million guarantee. Players can qualify more than once and play their best stack while getting paid for the lower stacks that will be removed from play. \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000\"\u003eThe 11am sessions have been ending at approximately 9pm. All day 2 players will return on Tuesday 5/30 at 1pm. The high limit VIP Poker cash games have seen an influx of players as a result of the WPT500. \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000\"\u003eThe 6pm Mega satellite had 138 entries and awarded 21 WPT500 seats plus some change. The action will continue Wednesday 5/24 with another 11am session, single table satellites from 10am-5pm and another 6pm Mega satellite. \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"http://www.worldpokertour.com/event/wpt-500-los-angeles-season-2017-2018/?h=2#eventTab2\"\u003eLive Updates for May 23rd\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonday May 22, 2017 \u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000\"\u003eThe Gardens Poker Festival\u0026rsquo;s MAIN EVENT: WPT500 $1Million Guarantee Day 1B had 170 entries, bringing the two day total to $233,500. The event is on pace to exceed $1.6Million so don\u0026rsquo;t miss out on the opportunity to play for life changing money. Tuesday 5/23 WPT500 Day 1C starts at 11am with registration closing at 3:30pm. \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000\"\u003ePlayers can get in on a $65 single table satellite or try one of the very popular Mega Satellites at night. The last two 6pm Mega Satellites have awarded 20 seats each.\u0026nbsp; \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"http://www.worldpokertour.com/event/wpt-500-los-angeles-season-2017-2018/?h=3#eventTab2\"\u003eLive Updates for May 22nd\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSunday, May 21, 2017 \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/52/content_4x0a6060.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 600px;\" /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent #14 \u003c/strong\u003e WPT500 $1Million Guarantee started Day 1A with a total of 297 entries. 36 players made it in the money and the top 24 qualified for day 2 which will be on Tuesday May 30 \u003csup\u003e th \u003c/sup\u003e at 1pm. Players that make it to day 2 will have earned the right to play by battling through a Day 1 session and making into the top 8% of the field. \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"http://www.worldpokertour.com/event/wpt-500-los-angeles-season-2017-2018/?h=4#eventTab2\"\u003eLive Updates for May 21st\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaturday May 20, 2017 \u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/51/content_poker_festival_2017_tim_bresien_30k_final_table_5-20-17_copy.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 652px;\" /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eTim Breien \u003c/em\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent #12 \u003c/strong\u003e , a $30,000 Guarantee knockout Bounty tournament. It didn\u0026rsquo;t disappoint as there were 247 entries and a total prize pool of $46,080. Tim \u0026ldquo;No Chop\u0026rdquo; Bresien stayed true to his nickname as he outlasted the field and won the trophy and first place outright. \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent #13 \u003c/strong\u003e incorporated a player card promotional tournament that the Gardens Casino hosts every Saturday into the Poker Festival. The Gardens Casino upped the guarantee to $7,500 from its usual $5,000 guarantee.\u0026nbsp; Total entries were 189, generating a prize pool of $10,770.\u0026nbsp; \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003eFriday May 19, 2017 \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/49/content_poker_festival_2017_darryl_mann_danette_bernard.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 633px;\" /\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDarryl Mann and Danette Bernard \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent #10 \u003c/strong\u003e \u0026nbsp;BIG-O and 7-Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mixed tournament with a $10,000 Guarantee!\u0026nbsp; 95 entries with a\u0026nbsp;prize pool of $12,950. Danette Bernard, a local player/dealer and Darryl Mann were part of the 5-way chop.\u0026nbsp; The Gardens Casino runs a 12-24 Hi-Lo Mix (BIG-O/Stud EO) cash game daily and consistently hosts Mix Games in the spectacular 39 table VIP Poker Room. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/50/content_poker_festival_2017_jerry_rojassm.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 413px;\" /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJerry Rojas \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent #11 \u003c/strong\u003e \u0026nbsp;had 621 with a\u0026nbsp;prize pool swelling\u0026nbsp;up to $142,240 and\u0026nbsp;first place worth $34,120.\u0026nbsp; The Final Table chopped 10 ways and Jerry Rojas took home the trophy in the deal. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThursday, May 18, 2017 \u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent #8 \u003c/strong\u003e at 12pm, was a\u0026nbsp;$10,000 Guarantee Timed tournament. Total entries: 114 and a nice prize pool of $15,510. Players were able to play in both the Timed tournament (just over 6 hours of play) and the featured event that started at 5pm. \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/48/content_9poker_festival_2017_michael_rangel.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 480px;\" /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael Rangel \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent #9,\u0026nbsp; \u003c/strong\u003e $40,000 Guarantee No Limit Hold\u0026rsquo;em tournament with $50 knockout bounties. The turnout added a plenty of excitement\u0026nbsp;as 315 players produced a total prize pool of $59,000. Play ended with some of the Gardens Casino regulars like John Wolczanski, George James and Jesus Sanchez making it to the 7-way chop. Local player Michael Rangel was the chip leader and took home $7,710 plus the trophy and some bounties along the way. \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch2\u003eTuesday, May 16, 2017\u003c/h2\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/46/content_spt.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 400px;\" /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eJames Guziak second from the left \u003c/em\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent #3 \u003c/strong\u003e \u0026nbsp;started with the Senior Poker Tour (SPT) No Limit Hold\u0026rsquo;em Event #3 at 10am. The 50 years young and more crowd bought in for only $110 and played for their share of the $10,000 guaranteed prize pool.\u0026nbsp; The SPT event had 151 entries and more than doubled the guarantee with a prize pool over $20,000.\u0026nbsp; The final 10 players chopped with chip leader James Guziak taking home top honors. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/47/content_4.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 600px;\" /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlberto Orozco \u003c/em\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent #4 \u003c/strong\u003e \u0026nbsp;shifted gears and offered a Limit Hold\u0026rsquo;em event with a prize pool of $10,000.\u0026nbsp; Local poker pro Alberto Orozco won the event out right after a heads up battle for the title. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonday, May 15, 2017 \u003c/strong\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"/system/pictures/45/content_poker_festival_2017_010_sq.jpg\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 600px;\" /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eBruce Tello \u003c/em\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent #1 \u003c/strong\u003e had a whopping 383 entries with the prize pool more than doubling the $30,000 guarantee. The total prize pool including bounties was $71,370 ($19,150 in bounties and $52,220 in payouts). First place took home more than $13,000 plus bounties! Play ended with a five way chop, a deal was made and Bruce Tello who was second in chips took home the trophy. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent #2 \u003c/strong\u003e was a $10,000 guarantee Timed Tournament which featured the Action Clock when the field got down to 4 tables. There were 141 entries and a total prize pool of $19,340, almost doubling the guarantee. The Timed event lasted just over 6 hours and the chip count equity chop saw 16 players getting paid. \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","display_order":10,"mobile_body":"Wednesday, May 31, 2017\r\nThe highly-anticipated Day 3 of Event #14 came to a closing, announcing the first ever WPT500 Los Angeles Champion, Dong Le. The event took place at the heart of The Gardens Casino’s Special Events Room which included the Action Clock from Protection Poker. Broadcasting was live streamed through WPT with leading commentary Donnie Peters, Daniel Stelitz, and WPT Season X Player of the Year Matt Salsberg. Stelitz stated on live stream, “I’m really excited to see what Dong Le does, I have no idea what he’s going to do and I’m going to love it”. First time WPT player Dong Le’s aggressive play pays off, defeating Canadian professional poker player Owen Crowe in a heads-up battle winning the first WPT500 Los Angeles title, 1st place of $224,500, a WPT500 trophy, and The Gardens Casino championship cup.\r\n\r\n1st: Dong Le – $224,500\r\n2nd: Owen Crowe – $130,000\r\n3rd: Peter Hengsakul – $100,000\r\n4th: Richard Tae Kim – $81,000\r\n5th: Ilya Shpiner – $65,000\r\n6th: Deepinder Singh – $49,000\r\n7th: Mike Eskandari – $36,000\r\n8th: Alex Fayneshteyn – $28,000\r\n9th: Greg Roberts – $21,000\r\n \r\nThe Poker Festival concluded with Event #16. The event drew 261 entries and a hefty total prize pool of $48,690 with $50 knock out bounties.\r\n\r\nThank you to all our players and participants for making The Gardens Poker Festival ft. WPT500 a success, creating an adventurous, engaging and unique environment for all.\r\n\r\nTuesday, May 30, 2017\r\nDay 2 - The day ended with nine players, including local The Gardens Casino player, Mike Eskandari, along with second place finisher of Event #6 and current chip leader, Peter Hengsakul. Commentators Donnie Peters. Daniels Strelitz and WPT Season X Player of the Year, Matt Salsberg will be reporting on live stream the most anticipated WPT500 of the Poker Festival on Tuesday, May 31 at 3 p.m. as 9 players battle it out for the first place prize of $224,500\r\n\r\nSeat 1. Deepinder Singh – 4,175,000 (21 bb)\r\nSeat 2. Peter Hengsakul – 8,675,000 (43 bb)\r\nSeat 3. Greg Roberts – 3,050,000 (15 bb)\r\nSeat 4. Owen Crowe – 1,975,000 (10 bb)\r\nSeat 5. Alex Fayneshteyn – 3,275,000 (16 bb)\r\nSeat 6. Mike Eskandari – 7,150,000 (36 bb)\r\nSeat 7. Ilya Shpiner – 3,125,000 (16 bb)\r\nSeat 8. Dong Le – 7,500,000 (38 bb)\r\nSeat 9. Richard Tae Kim – 8,350,000 (42 bb)\r\n\r\nEvent #15 was a high roller tournament with 50k in starting chips. This event brought 83 to the table and a prize pool totaling $83,000. Cody Shed took first place outright, taking home the trophy and $25,000.\r\n \r\nMonday, May 29, 2017\r\nWPT500 Los Angeles ended Day 1 with total entries of 3,266 and a prize pool of $1,633,000. 250 players will be returning for Day 2 for a shot at the final table. Day 2 will play down until its reach the final 9 players.\r\n \r\nSunday, May 28, 2017\r\nAt an impressive $1,259,000, The Gardens Poker Festival boasts the prize pool for WPT500 Los Angeles Event #14 to hit over $1.5 million, with first place to take home over $200,000.\r\n \r\nSaturday, May 27, 2017\r\n\"Can you say over $1 Million?” was quoted by The Gardens Casino Tournament Coordinator, Cavin Quintanilla as the prize pool hit close to $1,020,000 and the entries totaling 2,038. Excitement is in the air with the prize pool exceeding the guaranteed amount and still has four Day 1 sessions remaining.\r\n\r\nFriday, May 26, 2017\r\nWith the Memorial weekend ahead, the prize pool has already reached almost $800,000. A total of 378 players entering has brought the total entries to 1,584 and 128 participants qualifying for day 2 with the average chip stack of $187,500.\r\n\r\nThursday, May 25, 2017\r\nWPT500 Los Angeles has brought excitement and a prize pool of over $607,000 to date. Poker legends and pro poker players such as Eric Lindgren with 2 WSOP Bracelets \u0026 2 WPT Titles, Matt Salsberg with over $2.4M in live tournaments, Moshin Charania earning more than 5.2M in live earnings and local pro Tony Ma with 2 WSOP Bracelets came out for the 11am and 5pm sessions of the Gardens Poker Festival’s Main Event.\r\n\r\nWednesday, May 24, 2017\r\nA total of 887 entries after the first four sessions of the WPT500 Los Angeles and it looks like the prize pool will climb well over $1Million Guaranteed with the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.  Several WPT Champions Club Members have entered such as Asher Conniff, Phil Laak, Harry Arutyunyan and WPT Season XIV Player of the Year Mike Shariati.\r\nFor live updates please click here\r\n \r\nTuesday, May 23, 2017\r\nDay 1C of the WPT500 $1Million Guarantee had 208 entries, bringing the total prize pool to $337,500 after only 3 sessions. With another 17 players advancing to day 2, there are now 55 already bagged and tagged. Minimum payout on day 2 is $1,200, which could be higher as the prize pool looks to soar well above the $1Million guarantee. Players can qualify more than once and play their best stack while getting paid for the lower stacks that will be removed from play.\r\n \r\nThe 11am sessions have been ending at approximately 9pm. All day 2 players will return on Tuesday 5/30 at 1pm. The high limit VIP Poker cash games have seen an influx of players as a result of the WPT500.\r\n \r\nThe 6pm Mega satellite had 138 entries and awarded 21 WPT500 seats plus some change. The action will continue Wednesday 5/24 with another 11am session, single table satellites from 10am-5pm and another 6pm Mega satellite.\r\nFor live updates please click here\r\n \r\nMonday May 22, 2017\r\nThe Gardens Poker Festival’s MAIN EVENT: WPT500 $1Million Guarantee Day 1B had 170 entries, bringing the two day total to $233,500. The event is on pace to exceed $1.6Million so don’t miss out on the opportunity to play for life changing money. Tuesday 5/23 WPT500 Day 1C starts at 11am with registration closing at 3:30pm.\r\n \r\nPlayers can get in on a $65 single table satellite or try one of the very popular Mega Satellites at night. The last two 6pm Mega Satellites have awarded 20 seats each. \r\nFor live updates please click here\r\n \r\nSunday, May 21, 2017\r\nEvent #14 WPT500 $1Million Guarantee started Day 1A with a total of 297 entries. 36 players made it in the money and the top 24 qualified for day 2 which will be on Tuesday May 30th at 1pm. Players that make it to day 2 will have earned the right to play by battling through a Day 1 session and making into the top 8% of the field.\r\nFor live updates please click here\r\n \r\n\r\nSaturday May 20, 2017\r\nEvent #12, a $30,000 Guarantee knockout Bounty tournament. It didn’t disappoint as there were 247 entries and a total prize pool of $46,080. Tim “No Chop” Bresien stayed true to his nickname as he outlasted the field and won the trophy and first place outright.\r\n \r\nEvent #13 incorporated a player card promotional tournament that the Gardens Casino hosts every Saturday into the Poker Festival. The Gardens Casino upped the guarantee to $7,500 from its usual $5,000 guarantee.  Total entries were 189, generating a prize pool of $10,770. \r\n\r\nFriday May 19, 2017\r\nEvent #10 BIG-O and 7-Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mixed tournament with a $10,000 Guarantee!  95 entries with a prize pool of $12,950. Danette Bernard, a local player/dealer and Darryl Mann were part of the 5-way chop.  The Gardens Casino runs a 12-24 Hi-Lo Mix (BIG-O/Stud EO) cash game daily and consistently hosts Mix Games in the spectacular 39 table VIP Poker Room.\r\n\r\nEvent #11 had 621 with a prize pool swelling up to $142,240 and first place worth $34,120.  The Final Table chopped 10 ways and Jerry Rojas took home the trophy in the deal.\r\n\r\nThursday, May 18, 2017\r\nEvent #8 at 12pm, was a $10,000 Guarantee Timed tournament. Total entries: 114 and a nice prize pool of $15,510. Players were able to play in both the Timed tournament (just over 6 hours of play) and the featured event that started at 5pm.\r\n\r\nEvent #9, $40,000 Guarantee No Limit Hold’em tournament with $50 knockout bounties. The turnout added a plenty of excitement as 315 players produced a total prize pool of $59,000. Play ended with some of the Gardens Casino regulars like John Wolczanski, George James and Jesus Sanchez making it to the 7-way chop. Local player Michael Rangel was the chip leader and took home $7,710 plus the trophy and some bounties along the way.\r\n \r\nTuesday, May 16, 2017\r\nEvent #3 started with the Senior Poker Tour (SPT) No Limit Hold’em Event #3 at 10am. The 50 years young and more crowd bought in for only $110 and played for their share of the $10,000 guaranteed prize pool.  The SPT event had 151 entries and more than doubled the guarantee with a prize pool over $20,000.  The final 10 players chopped with chip leader James Guziak taking home top honors.\r\n\r\nEvent #4 shifted gears and offered a Limit Hold’em event with a prize pool of $10,000.  Local poker pro Alberto Orozco won the event out right after a heads up battle for the title.\r\n\r\nMonday, May 15, 2017\r\nEvent #1 had a whopping 383 entries with the prize pool more than doubling the $30,000 guarantee. The total prize pool including bounties was $71,370 ($19,150 in bounties and $52,220 in payouts). First place took home more than $13,000 plus bounties! Play ended with a five way chop, a deal was made and Bruce Tello who was second in chips took home the trophy.\r\n\r\nEvent #2 was a $10,000 guarantee Timed Tournament which featured the Action Clock when the field got down to 4 tables. There were 141 entries and a total prize pool of $19,340, almost doubling the guarantee. The Timed event lasted just over 6 hours and the chip count equity chop saw 16 players getting paid.","image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/images/000/000/018/content/4X0A6004.jpg?1495588491","mobile_full_image_url":"https://www.thegardenscasino.com/system/tournaments/mobile_full_images/000/000/018/content/Poker_Festival750x330.jpg?1497310168","tournament_schedule_url":"","tournament_category_slug":"tournament-roundup"}]