Record Field at Commerce

Commerce Casino introduced a new tournament
format which had a three-day start, allowing players
to buy back in on subsequent days if they bust out early.

This proved popular, attracting 3,967 players and
making itthe largest land-based tournament in history
behind the World Series of Poker.

Along with available re-entry, there was also
a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool.

According to tournament directore Matt Savage,
"Commerce was jam packed this past weekend.
It shows that a little creativity and an opportunity
for a second chance at hundreds of thousands of dollars
can reinvigorate poker"

First place went to Moshe Mashiah from LA,
who collected $164,627. Commerce crushed its
$500,000 guarantee by $253,730, paying 369
players a share of the $753,730 prize pool.