Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Live! Updates Page Launched For $3,500 Main Event




The main event of the $1 Million Live! Poker Classic is only days away, and with that comes the launch of the live updates page for the event.  Live blogging of the culmination of the series will begin at 11:15am on Friday (March 21st), and continue through the final table (March 25th).  Amongst the players who have won seats earlier in the series, this $3,500 event is sure to attract some of the biggest poker names on the east coast.

Be sure to save this link for an easy return during the main event, and take some time to navigate the site and learn more about one of the top poker rooms in the country.  Results from the events earlier in the series can be found on the live updates page, and will posted as soon as each tournament concludes.    Here are the winners from the early stages of the series:

Event 1 ($550 NLH - 499 Entries): Richard Smith (Edgewater, MD) - $60,466

Event 2 ($150 + 50 NLH Bounty - 346 Entries): Daniel Fisher - $3,000 *

Event 3 ($1,100 NLH - 129 Entries): Chris McCoy - $39,500 + Main Event Seat

Event 4 ($550 NLH - 141 Entries): Mark Mattei (Glen Burnie, MD) - $20,434 *

* Denotes Chop

Poker Night In America Comes To Maryland Live!




Maryland Live! Casino and "Poker Night In America" have formed a great partnership to bring televised poker to the State of Maryland for the first time.  On Monday, March 24, filming will take place (back to back sessions) of an invitation-only cash game.  Buy-ins for the cash games will have a $5,000 (minimum) to $20,000 (maximum) range.  Previous stops for Poker Night include Turning Stone Casino (Syracuse), Peppermill (Reno, NV), and the Rivers Casino (Pittsburgh).

The past stops have provided some great lineups (and entertainment), and Maryland Live! will surely continue the trend.  Here is a list of players who have already committed to being part of history:

Danielle Anderson
David "ODB" Baker
Steve Dannenmann
Matt Glantz
Anthony Gregg
Christian Harder
Greg Merson
Darvin Moon
Tom Schneider
Gavin Smith
Jason Somerville