Preparing for the LAPC

Now that cards are in the air at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and the first players have already busted out, it's time to start thinking about what comes next. For U.S.-based players, the choice is obvious: the L.A. Poker Classic at Commerce Casino.

Matt Savage has been the tournament director at Commerce for about a year now. This year he actively solicited suggestions from anyone with an interest in giving them on how to make the 2010 L.A. Poker Classic better than it's ever been. The result is a 51-tournament series that starts on January 20 with Day 1a of the five-day Event #1, $335 NLHE with "re-entries" (what I'm calling the "Super Donkathon") and that doesn't end until March 4 with the conclusion of the $10,000 NLHE championship event.

The rest of the L.A. Poker Classic in between those events represents a wide assortment of games at a wide assortment of buy-ins. There is literally something for everyone, with mixed games, non-hold'em games (including triple draw, badugi and even Chinese Poker!) and a few Savage specialties like the "Ironman" tournament all getting their moment in the sun.

Feel free to peruse the LAPC schedule for yourself. Right now it looks as though CK and I may be heading down to L.A. for the first week of the LAPC. As always, let me know if you'll be around!