Speedyfold Poker Blog

At the end of Day 5, here are the chip counts of the 6 remaining players

1. JC Tran $3.47M
2. Paul Wasicka $3.39M
3. Jacobo Fernandez $3.37M
4. David Bach $2.27M
5. Eric Hershler $2.16M
6. Chau Giang $1.37M

How they fell, ten down to six :-

10th Position :-

Tran limps from middle position with 4’s and Jay Chang pushes all-in for 210K more. Tran calls.

Chang spikes a set, and Chang (KQ) has an inside straight draw. The draw doesnt come and Jay Chang is out in 10th place winning $91,125.

9th position :-

Ben Johnson gets all-in with pocket QUeens and David Bach calls with the nut flush drawn. David hit the flush on the river and when they count up they chips, Ben Johnson as exactly ONE CHIP. lol, poor guy. Feeling sorry for him, most of the others folds their hands, Chau Giang without even looking at his.

Johnson is anted-in, but Edler from the small blind wins with A9, after him and the big-blind check it down. Ben Johnson is out in 9th place winning $121,500

8th position :-

Paul Wasicka raises to 1,060,00 and Vincent Procopio moves all-in for 1,020,000. Vincent has QQ, Paul has AKos. Paul spikes a king and Vincent Procopio is out in 8th place winning $151,870.

7th position :-

Bill Edler launches with 34os, he is called by JC Tran with AK hearts. Flop comes 3 hearts and Bill Edler is out in 7th place winning $189,840.

And then there were 6

Footnote :- This event was won by Eric Hershler, with JC Tran finishing 2nd

The L.A. Poker Classic is currently taking place at the Commerce Casino. 1st prize up for graps is $2million. Every player reaching the final table wil get at least $257,00

Some big name pros are left like Chau Giang, JC Tran, Nick Shulman and Nam Le. Also some big internet stars are left in, such as Bodog Ari, and Strassa2.

At the end of Day 3 they have reached the money so they can all relax a little

During Day 3, as the bubble approaced (54 players get paid) the action slowed down considerably and it took almost two hours for ten players to bust out. Chau Giang entertained his table by telling gambling stories involving high stakes betting on a round of golf. He flew to Mexico with Bobby Baldwin, Phil Ivey, and Doyle Brunson. They played golf with NBA legend Michael Jordan for 50K per hole.

As we got right to the bubble the mood in the room was apprehensive with all eyes on Jimmy Sachindis tiny stack. He eventually pushed all in against Markus Stranzinger as a sea of media, floor staff, players, and railbirds hovered over their table. Although Sachindis held the dominant hand, Stranzinger flopped a five to seal Sachindis’ fate as the Bubble Boy. The Aussie headed to the rail in 55th place as the remainder of the field advanced into the money. All 54 remaining players are guaranteed to win $22,780.

Some of the big eliminations on Day 3 included: Barry Greenstein, Erik Seidel, Minh Ly, Ted Forrest, and Steve Dannenmann

The Chip Leaders as we enter the start of Day 4 are :-

EDLER WILLIAM 696,000
STRASSER JASON 677,000
SUNG SUK 668,000
TRAN JC 636,000
ALVARADO JUAN 634,000