Live Tournament Updates
Live update Cliff-Notes...
Level 30: 250,000-500,000, 50,000 ante
For those of you only reading the blogs. Alan Goehring is leading the field with 415000. David Sutcliffe of "Gilmore Girls" fame is small stacking it with 20800. The Cinderella kid from England is holding strong with 55000. He related that he's "absolutely exhausted". The time change is doing him in. All you folks in the UK...send prayers and coffee.
Sorted In: Alan Goehring, David Sutcliffe, Tournaments, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season IV11:54 PM, 02/17/06
Scotty Nguyen survives an all in...
Level 30: 250,000-500,000, 50,000 ante
Scotty Nguyen goes all in with an A,J, and beats out a pair of pocket 7s by landing a J on the flop. He's barely alive with 22OOO.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season IV11:47 PM, 02/17/06
J.C. Tran busts takes out Eli Elezra with hearts...
Level 30: 250,000-500,000, 50,000 ante
Eli Elezra flops a two pair and goes all in. Little did he know that JC Tran flopped the heart flush and calls him.
Eli had the [Qc,8c]. J.C. had the [6h,4h].
The flop was [Qh,8h,3h]. The turn is a 9
. All Eli needed was another Q or 8 for a full house but the river was unkind and showed a 6
.
11:40 PM, 02/17/06
Here's some recent players that have found the exit.
Level 30: 250,000-500,000, 50,000 ante
Lonnie Heimowitz, Scott Lundberg, Nam Le, Scott Lazar, Philippe Rouas, and Peter Costa all have been busted out.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season IV11:12 PM, 02/17/06
Staying Alive...
Level 30: 250,000-500,000, 50,000 ante
Juha Helppi, the season one winner of Aruba Poker Classic, was in the hole early with 10000 at the start of day two. Halfway through the day, he was still hanging on with about 15000. He's finally been able to win a hand or two and sits at 90000. A far cry from the chip leader but he's got a little breathing room.
Sorted In: Juha Helppi, Tournaments, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season IV11:09 PM, 02/17/06
Julian Hart takes out Jim Meehann
Level 30: 250,000-500,000, 50,000 ante
Julian Hart goes all in with pocket 10's. Jim Meehann calls with Q,5, the flop gives Julian trip 10's and he takes down Jim Meehann as well as a 48,000$ pot.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season IV11:02 PM, 02/17/06
Tournament Announcement
Level 30: 250,000-500,000, 50,000 ante
The Director has called the end of the level. Action will resume in 10 minutes. Stay tuned for all the showdowns here at WorldPokerTour.com.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season IV10:59 PM, 02/17/06
Recent Eliminations
Level 30: 250,000-500,000, 50,000 ante
Nam Le (former WPT final table player and brother of Tuan Le), Scott Lazar and Philippe Rouas.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season IV10:52 PM, 02/17/06
Woods bullies another player but did take a big hit soon after
Level 30: 250,000-500,000, 50,000 ante
James Woods goes over the top of a raise and stares down the other player. Player ponders for a good two minutes and folds. That's power poker at its best. Soon after Woods takes large hit in a pot and is down to around 100000 from 200000 earlier in the day.
Sorted In: James Woods, Tournaments, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season IV10:45 PM, 02/17/06
"Unabomber" survives another all in...
Level 30: 250,000-500,000, 50,000 ante
Phil Laak survives a miracle all in as he turns over a 4,2. Player shows A,9 and Laak is in for a possible beating. The turn does nothing for Phil. The river, or for a lack of better words, the hand of God saves Laak as the dealer turns over a MIRACLE 4. This is what L.A. Poker Classic is all about.
Sorted In: Philip Laak, Tournaments, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season IV10:43 PM, 02/17/06
