Live Tournament Updates
Day Five Comes to a Close
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Play has ended for the night and the final six for tomorrow's TV table is set. Here will be their seating arrangement for tomorrow. Seat 1: Jacobo Fernandez Seat 2: Chau Giang Seat 3: Paul Wasicka Seat 4: JC Tran Seat 5: David Bach Seat 6: Eric Hershler
Sorted In: Chau Giang, Paul Wasicka, Tournaments, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season V11:26 PM, 02/28/07
Bill Edler Eliminated in 7th Place
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Bill Edler moves all-in for his final T600,000. JC Tran not only calls, but goes all-in. David Bach in the big blind says "I have a pair" but still mucks his hand.
JC Tran shows A
K while Edler shows 34
.
The flop comes 910J to give JC the nut flush. The 9 on the turn seals Edlers fate to eliminate him in 7th place, just shy of the final table. Don't feel too bad for the guy though, after all he will be taking home $189,840.
This is Edler's second straight cash in a WPT Main Event. Combined with his win at the Head's Up Challenge at the Crystal Casino Edler is one of the hottest in the game right now.
11:10 PM, 02/28/07
Hard Losses
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
It's to bad we lost both Vince Procopio and bill Edler at the end. Both are good guys who would have made for some good television. That said, the combination of JC Tran, Chau Giang and Paul Wasicka should be great. Both Paul and JC want that first televised title in the worst way, while Chau is one of the classics. I'm looking forward to tomorrow.
Sorted In: Chau Giang, Paul Wasicka, Tournaments, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season V11:09 PM, 02/28/07
Vincent Procopio Finishes 8th
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Eric Hershler bets T260,000 from middle position and Paul Wasicka raises to T1,200,000 from the cut-off. Vince Procopio calls from the big blind for his last 1,020,000 and Hershler folds. Wasicka flips over the AK
and Procopio shows pocket queens. The board comes K87K2 and Procopio is busted out of the tournament in eighth place. He will take home $151,870 in prize money.
10:56 PM, 02/28/07
Wasicka doubles up
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
On the button, Paul Wasicka raises to T180,000. Bill Edler in the small blind moves all-in to put Wasicka's tournament life at stake. Wasicka calls for his remaining T760,000.
Edler turns over Q
J
Wasicka turns over A10
Board comes 8K578
Wasicka doubles up and is now up to T1,800,000.
10:45 PM, 02/28/07
Color Up
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
The players are back from break after coloring up the T5,000 chips to T10,000 chips. Blinds are now T30,000-T60,000 with T10,000 Antes. There are currently 8 players remaining.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season V10:33 PM, 02/28/07
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Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
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Sorted In: Tournaments, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season V10:11 PM, 02/28/07
No Chip = No Chair = Ben Johnson Out in 9th Place
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
With only a single T5,000 chip left Ben Johnson is all after tossing in his ante. All other action folds to Bill Edler in the small blind. Edler calls and JC Tran in the big blind checks.
The flop comes Q94 and both players check. The turn is the 3. Edler and Tran check again. The river is the 2 and action is checked down.
Edler shows A-9 for a pair of 9's and eliminates Johnson holding K4. Johnson's finish is good for 9th place and $121,500.
10:04 PM, 02/28/07
Chip and a Chair - Literally
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
On a flop of KQ7 David Bach moves all-in and Ben Johnson insta-calls. Johnson flips over pocket queens and Bach shows the A4. The turn and river cards are the 42 and Johnson has a single T5,000 chip left after the hand.
10:01 PM, 02/28/07
Jay Chang Eliminated in 9th Place
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
JC Tran limps in early position as does Eric Hershler. Jay Chang then raises all in for T250,000. JC makes the call and Hershler folds.
JC shows 44. Chang shows KQ.
The board comes A1043Q giving JC a set and the pot. Chang makes his exit in 10th place collecting $91,125.
09:54 PM, 02/28/07
