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Only eleven-and-a-half weeks until the start of the November Nine<\/a>\u00a0(November 8th). Nearly a month before the ESPN coverage of the Main Event starts up (September 14). What to do in the meantime?<\/p>\n

LA-bor Day: Deal of the\u00a0Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you happen to be in the Los Angeles area the week before Labor Day (September 7th), you’ll be at the confluence of two major tournament series running at the Bicycle and Commerce casinos. There were still some inexpensive flights when we checked the other day, but you might want to shag down there in the car if you can for mobility.<\/p>\n

At the Bike, the WPT Legends of Poker<\/a> is wrapping up, with the $3.7K Main Event<\/a> starting days on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday (August 29th-31st), $400 mega satellites<\/a> running that Friday (the 27th) through Monday, and the ability to buy into Day 2 directly at 25BB. Following the Main Event starts, there’s a $1.1K turbo<\/a>. Plus, of course, all the cash games you can handle.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, September 2nd, the Commerce Poker Series<\/a> starts up. The two casinos are less than four miles apart, with a car you can hop between them easily, back to your hotel, off to the beach, whatever. The CPS starts off with a $200K guarantee ($350 buyin)<\/a> with six starting flights that wraps up Sunday the 6th of September. Sunday also brings a $100K guarantee $350 buyin with $100 bounties<\/a> (one-day event) and a couple of mega satellites for the $1.65K Main Event<\/a> (which doesn’t begin until September 18th).<\/p>\n

On Labor Day itself (September 7th) head home, take a day off, or play Day 1A of a $200K guarantee ($570 buyin)<\/a> with three starting days with Day 2 on Thursday.<\/p>\n

This Week in Portland Poker<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mostly just regularly-scheduled items, but here’s what’s out of the ordinary.<\/p>\n