2009 L.A. Poker Classic

$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 L.A. Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$1,686,260
Event Info
Buy-in
$9,600
Entries
696
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
0

Poker is Easy

Four players limped into a pot at John Racener's table -- Phil Hellmuth and two others. Action checked to the cutoff after the dealer spread a flop of {6-Clubs} {5-Spades} {4-Spades}. She made it 800 to go, bringing a check-raise from Racener to 2,600. Hellmuth disgustedly slammed his cards into the muck. The other player folded as well, bringing action back to the cutoff. She had Racener covered and moved all in.

Racener made an easy call with the second nuts, {7-Hearts} {3-Spades}, putting himself all in. He had a good sweat coming when his opponent turned over a flush draw, {K-Spades} {10-Spades}. The turn and river came {5-Diamonds} and {K-Hearts}, both safe cards for Racener. He doubled to 14,500.

Tags: John RacenerPhil Hellmuth