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Trans' pocket eights hold up
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Pre-flop, JC Tran raises to T3,700. Player on the button calls.
Flop comes J
5
4
Tran checks and button bets T8,000. Tran calls.
Turn is the Q
Both players check.
River is the Q
Both players check. Tran flips over 88. Button player shakes his head and shows his pocket sevens to the table.
Tran keeps rolling!
11:48 PM, 02/25/07
Stasser Sucks Out Against Binger
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
An early position player raises and is called by another player in late position. Michael Binger then reraises to T20,500. Jason Strasser in the big blind goes into the tank and declares all-in for T114,100. Action is folded back around to Binger who makes the call.
Binger shows AA
and Strasser is a 4:1 dog holding QQ.
The flop comes KQ8 giving Strasser a set. Binger stands up and lets out a loud moan as Strasser remains seated in silence. The turn is the 3 and the river is the 9 to give Strasser the pot.
After a count, Stasser just has enough to cover Binger. Binger is now eliminated from the tournament and Jason Strasser is currently at T230,000.
11:32 PM, 02/25/07
Day 2 will end at midnight
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Tournament directors announced that level 11 will be the last level of the night. After a dramatic swing from last night's 3:30am finish, play will be stopped tonight around midnight. Be sure to stay here at WorldPokerTour.com for all of Day Two's chip counts, recaps and stories! There are currently 180 players remaining.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season V11:24 PM, 02/25/07
JC Tran wins another one
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Gary Kainer raises to T4,500 in late position. JC Tran calls from the big blind.
The flop comes A82
Tran bets T2,500 and Kainer calls.
Turn is the 5
Tran bets T4,500 and Kainer calls.
River is the 5
Tran checks and Kainer checks. Tran flips over A10 for Aces up and Kainer mucks.
Tran is now up to T520,000.
11:14 PM, 02/25/07
Haralabos Voulgaris Eliminated
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
After a series of preflop raises, Haralabos Voulgaris gets all his money into the pot. Chau Giang calls and shows AK and is dominated against Voulgaris' KK.
The board comes 54210 and all looks good for Voulgaris until the river brings the A serving up a heartbreaking beat for the LAPC Season 3 runner up.
11:12 PM, 02/25/07
Sebok Eliminated
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Joe Sebok has busted out of the tournament and he is currently up in the media area with us typing on a computer.
Sorted In: Joe Sebok, Tournaments, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season V11:08 PM, 02/25/07
Schoenberg and Mercier have been eliminated
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
WPT Academy Faculty member Erica Schoenberg and Isabelle Mercier have both busted out of the tournament.
Sorted In: Erica Schoenberg, Isabelle Mercier, Tournaments, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season V11:06 PM, 02/25/07
Nice Call By Scott Clements
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
On a scary board of AQ7710 Barry Greenstein bets out T17,500 after Scott Clements checked. Clements calls without too much hesitation and shows pocket Jacks. Greenstein mucks and Clements takes the hand
10:54 PM, 02/25/07
Two Eliminations
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Tim Phan, and Freddy Deeb have all busted out of the tournament.
Sorted In: Thien Phan, Tournaments, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season V10:51 PM, 02/25/07
Level 11
Level 5: 200,000-400,000, 50,000 ante
Blinds are T800 and T1,600 with T200 Antes. There are currently 189 players remaining.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Commerce Casino, L.A. Poker Classic, Season V10:35 PM, 02/25/07
