With the elimination of Garrett Greer in seventh place, the WPT LA Poker Classic Final Table is set and the six remaining players will return at 4:00 pm PT today to play for the chance to have their named engraved on the WPT Champions Cup. The WPT Live Stream (with hole cards and expert commentary) will be on a 30-minute delay and will feature commentary from WPT Raw Deal analyst Tony Dunst and other guests.
Here is what the final table will look like once play get underway:
Seat 1. Paul Klann – 3,375,000 (67 bb)
Seat 2. Toby Lewis – 1,125,000 (22 bb)
Seat 3. David Fong – 2,295,000 (45 bb)
Seat 4. Jesse Yaginuma – 1,235,000 (24 bb)
Seat 5. Danny Fuhs – 3,280,000 (65 bb)
Seat 6. Paul Volpe – 4,195,000 (83 bb)
And here’s the prizepool they’ll be playing for:
1st: $1,004,090 (includes a $25,500 seat into WPT Championship)
2nd: $651,170
3rd: $429,810
4th: $316,650
5th: $236,250
6th: $193,560
And here is some quick bio info about each of our finalists:
Paul Volpe: 4,195,000
- Finished 20th in the WSOP Main
- Ranked 1st online before Black Friday
- Won Sunday Millions
Paul Klann: 3,375,00
- From Alberta, Canada
- Attended University of British Columbia
- Owns a Disaster Restoration Company
- Has been playing poker for the last 5 years
- Plays about 5 tournaments a year
- Won $16k in the Deepstack Venetian main event
Daniel Fuhs: 3,280,000
- Age: 40 years old
- From Aluquerque, NM
- Poker player the last 17 years
- Describes his style as tight but able to play aggressive
David Fong: 2,295,000
- Age: 27 years old
- From San Jose, CA
- Went to UC Berkley, Studied Economics
- Plays cash games for a living the last 2 years
- Has been playing poker for 8 years
Jesse Yaginuma: 1,235,000
- From Bethesola, MD
- Age: 27 years old
- Occupation has been a poker player the last 7 years but played the last 8 years
- Started playing poker because of friendly games in college
- Finished 10th in Season 9 WPT LA Poker Classic
Toby Lewis: 1,125,000
- From Southampton
- Age: 23 years old
- Has played poker for a living the last 5 years but has been playing the last 7 years
- Describes his style as tight aggressive