La Poker Classic Winners

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Poker Classic returned to Commerce Casino in Season VII of the World Poker Tour with another spectacular showing. A field of 696 entries generated a prize pool of $6.682 million, with $1.687 million going to the winner. That winner was Cornel Cimpan, who defeated Binh Nguyen in heads-up play. Best of all, being able to play free casino with all the opportunities that we mentioned earlier, is the option to play anywhere, anytime, no matter where you are or what time, since being online and 2020 Fallsview Poker Classic Winners have a 24 / 7 there are no limits. Compete in Los Angeles poker tournaments. Poker series include LAPC, LA Poker Open, Cal State Poker Championship, and The Commerce Hold'em Series. If not, Cimpan would become the winner of the 2009 L.A. The dealer turned over the four of spades, leaving Nguyen with a $935,424 consolation prize. At the time of the final hand. Poker database with tournament results, event results, pictures and player profiles. United States 2019 Los Angeles Poker Classic (LAPC) Commerce Casino, Los Angeles.

Chris Moorman gave a masterclass performance at the WPT LA Poker Classic final table to demolish hopes of a home victory and claim the $1,015,460 first prize. Casino jobs victoria bc.

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Chris Moorman gave a masterclass performance at the WPT LA Poker Classic final table to demolish hopes of a home victory and claim the $1,015,460 first prize.

The world´s best online poker player – Chris Moorman – showed he is equally a force to be reckoned with in a live poker environment when taking down the WPT LA Poker Classic for the second seven-figure score of his career.

Throughout the nine hours it took to complete the six-handed final table, Moorman pressured his opponents into mistakes and – when things did not go entirely to plan – he recovered to bust out four of his final table opponents and become the latest member of the WPT Champions Club.

Going into the final table, Moorman was most people´s favourite to take the WPT LA Poker Classic despite being second in chips to overnight leader Michael Rocco. Moorman also had to overcome two WSOP bracelet winners – Patrick Bruel and Adam Friedman – if he was going to add a WPT title to his impressive resume.

Moorman Goes Up then Down – Friedman First to Bust

When the final table got underway at the Commerce Casino, the tournament was a few hands short of going in Level 26 (blinds 20,000/40,000 – ante 5,000). Chris Moorman started well enough – winning six of the first nine hands – but was forced out of a 1.8 million chip pot by Michael Rocco to be reduced below his starting stack.

During the early action, Adam Friedman had lost half his stack to Josh Neufeld when Neufeld flopped a Seven-high straight and, down to his last fourteen big blinds, Friedman moved all-in with 4♥ 4♦ and received a call from Glenn Lafaye (A♥ J♠). Lafaye paired his Ace on the flop and Friedman was eliminated from the WPT LA Poker Classic final table in sixth place.

Moorman Eliminates Neufeld but Doesn´t Know What to do about Rocco

Chris Moorman recovered the chips he had lost to Michael Rocco with interest when he shoved all-in to a pot already containing 3.8 million chips and forced a fold from Rocco. He then eliminated Josh Neufeld in fifth 10♣ 10♦ > A♥ 10♥ to have half the chips in play in front of him, but could not shake off Michael Rocco.

Michael Rocco forced Chris Moorman out of another substantial pot to level the chip counts between the two players, and then took four out of the next five pots to open a gap between the two chip leaders. Moorman was heard to say, I don´t know what to do about this guy to one of his supporters on the rail, and things got worse for Chris Moorman shortly after, when Glenn Lafaye took him for 1.6 million chips a few hands later with a paired Queen.

Things got even worse for Chris Moorman as the game went into Level 29 when he doubled-up Patrick Bruel 4♣ 4♦ > A♠ K♠ and, when play started for Level 30 (blinds 50,000/100,000 – ante 15,000) Chris Moorman was the shortest stacked of the four remaining players:

Moorman Back on Track – Busts Bruel, but Chopped Back Down by Lafaye

Moorman´s recovery came courtesy of a flopped paired of Threes against Patrick Bruel and some fairly aggressive pre-flop betting. By the time Level 30 came to a close, Chris Moorman and Patrick Bruel had exchanged places on the leaderboard, and this enabled Chris Moorman to call Bruel´s shove following the flop of J♥ 8♠ 2♣. Bruel turned over K♣ 8♣ for a pair of Eights, but he failed to improve past Moorman´s (A♣ J♣) flopped pair of Jacks and was eliminated in fourth place.

With his enhanced chip stack, Chris Moorman started to target Glen Lafaye – who had taken the chip lead from Michael Rocco after a failed Rocco bluff – however, one huge pot in which Lafaye flopped a set of Deuces against Chris Moorman´s K♣ K♠, reduced Moorman´s stack back down to 2 million chips.

Moorman Wins the Pivotal Hand of the Final Table to Bust Rocco

The pivotal hand of the WPT LA Poker Classic came at the end of Level 31 (60,000/120,000 – ante 20,000). Glenn Lafaye had raised to 325,000 chips from the button, and Michael Rocco moved all-in from the Small Blind. Chris Moorman shoved over the top from the Big Blind and Glenn Lafaye made the call – knowing that if his hand was to hold, victory the WPT LA Poker Classic would be his:

• Glenn Lafaye: Q♦ J♦
• Chris Moorman: 10♠ 10♣
• Michael Rocco A♣ 8♦

The flop of K♥ Q♠ J♥ gave Glenn Lafaye two pairs, while both Chris Moorman and Michael Rocco both had draws to a Straight. The 3♠ on the Turn was a blank, and Lafaye would accomplish a dual knockout and victory in the event if he could avoid an Ace, a Ten or a Nine on the River. Dramatically, the A♠ was dealt on the River – giving Chris Moorman a virtual triple up and eliminating Michael Rocco in third place.

Lafaye Leads into Heads Up, but Moorman Pressure Wins the Day

Despite Chris Moorman´s triple up, Glenn Lafaye held an 8.275 million -v- 7.75 million chip advantage going into the heads-up. However, his lead was not to last for long, as Moorman applied the pressure, and reduced his opponent´s stack to less than two million chips without a single hand going to showdown. Lafaye managed one double-up when his A♠ Q♠ out-kicked Moorman´s Q♣ 5♥ on a Queen-high board, but Glenn Lafaye´s participation in the WPT LA Poker Classic was only going to last five more hands.

With blinds now at 100,000/200,000 (ante 25,000), Chris Moorman raised to 600,000 chips and Glenn Lafaye made the call. Following the flop of J♣ 7♣ 6♦, Chris Moorman led out again for another 525,000 chips, and Glenn Lafaye responded by announcing he was all-in. Moorman snap-called and the cards were on their backs:

Glenn Lafaye: 5♠ 4♦ for an open-ended straight draw

Chris Moorman: A♥ A♦ for an over-pair

Lafaye needed to hit either end of his draw to stay alive in the tournament, but the Q♥ on the Turn and 5♦ on the River quietened the American´s rail and gave Chris Moorman victory in the WPT LA Poker Classic.

The World Poker Tour's (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic kicked off last Saturday from the Commerce Casino. A total of 696 poker hopefuls entered, representing a growth of 5% from 2008. In the end, one man stood tall above the rest, Andrew Cimpan, who pocketed nearly $1.7 million for the win and earned a $25,000 entry into the WPT Championship at the Bellagio in April. He bested Binh Nguyen heads-up.

The pivotal hand of the WPT LA Poker Classic came at the end of Level 31 (60,000/120,000 – ante 20,000). Glenn Lafaye had raised to 325,000 chips from the button, and Michael Rocco moved all-in from the Small Blind. Chris Moorman shoved over the top from the Big Blind and Glenn Lafaye made the call – knowing that if his hand was to hold, victory the WPT LA Poker Classic would be his:

• Glenn Lafaye: Q♦ J♦
• Chris Moorman: 10♠ 10♣
• Michael Rocco A♣ 8♦

The flop of K♥ Q♠ J♥ gave Glenn Lafaye two pairs, while both Chris Moorman and Michael Rocco both had draws to a Straight. The 3♠ on the Turn was a blank, and Lafaye would accomplish a dual knockout and victory in the event if he could avoid an Ace, a Ten or a Nine on the River. Dramatically, the A♠ was dealt on the River – giving Chris Moorman a virtual triple up and eliminating Michael Rocco in third place.

Lafaye Leads into Heads Up, but Moorman Pressure Wins the Day

Despite Chris Moorman´s triple up, Glenn Lafaye held an 8.275 million -v- 7.75 million chip advantage going into the heads-up. However, his lead was not to last for long, as Moorman applied the pressure, and reduced his opponent´s stack to less than two million chips without a single hand going to showdown. Lafaye managed one double-up when his A♠ Q♠ out-kicked Moorman´s Q♣ 5♥ on a Queen-high board, but Glenn Lafaye´s participation in the WPT LA Poker Classic was only going to last five more hands.

With blinds now at 100,000/200,000 (ante 25,000), Chris Moorman raised to 600,000 chips and Glenn Lafaye made the call. Following the flop of J♣ 7♣ 6♦, Chris Moorman led out again for another 525,000 chips, and Glenn Lafaye responded by announcing he was all-in. Moorman snap-called and the cards were on their backs:

Glenn Lafaye: 5♠ 4♦ for an open-ended straight draw

Chris Moorman: A♥ A♦ for an over-pair

Lafaye needed to hit either end of his draw to stay alive in the tournament, but the Q♥ on the Turn and 5♦ on the River quietened the American´s rail and gave Chris Moorman victory in the WPT LA Poker Classic.

The World Poker Tour's (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic kicked off last Saturday from the Commerce Casino. A total of 696 poker hopefuls entered, representing a growth of 5% from 2008. In the end, one man stood tall above the rest, Andrew Cimpan, who pocketed nearly $1.7 million for the win and earned a $25,000 entry into the WPT Championship at the Bellagio in April. He bested Binh Nguyen heads-up.

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A whopping 303 hands were dealt at the final table, with nearly 200 of them coming heads-up. In fact, it took 66 hands for a single elimination to occur. The honor of being the first player ousted from the televised six-handed final table went to Full Tilt Poker pro Chris Ferguson, who put all of his chips at risk after calling an all in by Cimpan with A-K on a 10-8-8 board. Cimpan held pocket fours, giving Ferguson plenty of outs. However, the turn came a six and the river came a three, ending Ferguon's dreams of winning his first WPT title. 'Jesus' took home $240,538 for his efforts.

Pat Walsh hit the skids in fifth place. With blinds of 50,000-100,000 and a 10,000 chip ante, Nguyen raised to 250,000 pre-flop. Walsh bumped it up to 950,000 and Nguyen pushed all in. Walsh called for his tournament life, flipping over A-2. Nguyen had him dominated with A-J and the better hand held. Walsh earned $310,694 for his fifth place finish in Los Angeles. His elimination came on the 97th hand of final table play.

Chris Karagulleyan, who was the chip leader entering the final table and a former winner of the Legends of Poker during the WPT's inaugural season, was ousted from the L.A. Poker Classic in fourth place, earning $430,963. Cimpan moved all in from the small blind for ten times the big blind and Karagulleyan called for all of his chips with A-9. Cimpan reluctantly flipped over Q-8. Both players hit a pair on the flop of A-Q-10, but Cimpan improved in the hand for good when the turn came another queen.

Six hands later, online poker pro Mike 'SowersUNCC' Sowers was eliminated in third place. After an up and down final table for the North Carolina native, Sowers pushed over the top of a re-raise by Nguyen holding pocket fours. However, he found himself to be a 4:1 underdog against Nguyen's pocket queens. The board bricked out for the youngster, who won a $5,000 buy-in tournament during the 2008 Borgata Winter Open for nearly $400,000.

La Poker Classic Winners Winning

On the 303rd hand of final table play, Cimpan pushed as the chip leader with K-5 of clubs. Nguyen turned over A-9 and the flop came 10-5-3, pairing Cimpan. The turn came a 10, leaving Nguyen rooting for an ace or a nine to win the hand and double up. If not, Cimpan would become the winner of the 2009 L.A. Poker campo grande ms. Poker Classic. The dealer turned over the four of spades, leaving Nguyen with a $935,424 consolation prize. At the time of the final hand, there were only 55 total big blinds in play.

Cimpan told WPT Live Updates Hostess Amanda Leatherman after the final cards had been dealt, 'I'm so tired. I can't fake it. Nguyen didn't let me play the game that I wanted to play.' He also sent a shout out to his daughter, Joy (who is 13 years-old), and his son, Joshua (who is nine). Entering the marathon heads-up battle, Nguyen stood with twice as many chips as Cimpan.

Here were the final standings and payouts from the Commerce Casino:
1st Place: Andrew Cimpan – $1,686,760
2nd Place: Binh Nguyen – $935,424
3rd Place: Mike Sowers – $654,797
4th Place: Chris Karagulleyan – $430,963
5th Place: Pat Walsh – $310,694
6th Place: Chris Ferguson – $240,538

Saturday marks the start of the WPT Celebrity Invitational from the Commerce Casino. A $200,000 prize pool and a $25,000 seat into the WPT Championship will be up for grabs. The WPT then takes a two week hiatus until the Bay 101 Shooting Star event:

Bay 101 Shooting Star (San Jose, California)
March 16th through 20th, 2009

Foxwoods Poker Classic (Mashantucket, Connecticut)
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WPT Championship (Las Vegas, Nevada)
April 18th through 25th, 2009

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