California Poker Championship

Commerce Casino California Poker Championship

The Commerce Casino California Poker Championship is one of the more popular poker tournaments in Southern California. The Commerce Casino California Poker Championship is a series of primarily no limit Texas Holdem poker tournaments held annually in September (previously held in May). The Commerce Casino is one of the larger poker rooms in Southern California offering a wide variety of poker games and daily poker tournaments as well as other card games such as Pai Gow.

Daily poker tournaments at the Commerce Casino California Poker Championship start the first week of September and culminate the last week of September with the two day California Poker Championship Tournament. Most of the daily poker tournaments at the Commerce Casino California Poker Championship are no limit Texas Holdem poker tournaments but there are usually a couple of limit Texas Holdem poker tournaments and a H.O.R.S.E. poker tournament.

Buy-ins for the poker tournaments are around $200 to $300, with a $1,500 buy-in for the main event Commerce Casino California Poker Championship Tournament.

The Commerce Casino California Poker Championship poker tournament received some notoriety in 2004 when actor Ben Affleck won the California Poker Championship tournament in an exciting come from behind finish. Mr. Affleck started the final table with the second lowest chip count and went on to best several top poker pros including Stan Goldstein and former poker world champion John Esposito. Mr. Affleck took home the top prize of $356,400, Stan Goldstein collected $204,930 for second place and Chuck Pacheco, founder of Castle Rock Entertainment, picked up $106,920 for third place.

Below is the typical schedule for the Commerce Casino California Poker Championship. For poker tournament dates and times, contact the Commerce Casino by telephone at (323) 721-2100.

Day	Poker Tournament (buy-in + entry fee)


Day One	No Limit Texas Holdem $200 + $25
Two	No Limit Texas Holdem $300 + $35

Three	Limit Texas Holdem $200 + $25

Four	No Limit Texas Holdem $200 + $25

Five	No Limit Texas Holdem with rebuys $300 + $35
Six	No Limit Texas Holdem Deepstack $100 + $20

Seven	Limit Texas Holdem $200 + $25

Eight	No Limit Texas Holdem $500 + $45


Nine	No Limit Texas Holdem $200 + $25


Ten	No Limit Texas Holdem $300 + $35

Eleven	H.O.R.S.E. Poker Tournament $300 + $35
Twelve	No Limit Texas Holdem with rebuys $300 + $35
Thirteen	No Limit Texas Holdem Shootout $200 + $25
Fourteen	No Limit Texas Holdem $500 + $45
Fifteen	No Limit Texas Holdem $300 + $35
Sixteen	No Limit Texas Holdem $200 + $25
Seventeen	Limit Texas Holdem $200 + $25
Eighteen	Satellite Tournaments to the California Poker Championship Tournament $170 + $20

Commerce Casino California Poker Championship
Nineteen	Commerce Casino California Poker Championship - No Limit Texas Holdem $1,500 + $60