2009 L.A. Poker Classic

$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
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

Action at Table 30

Kofi Farkye
Kofi Farkye
We walked by Table 30 to see new arrival Kofi Farkye leading out for 10,000 on a flop of {9-Diamonds} {3-Spades} {5-Diamonds}. He was called by one opponent who was not any of Phil Hellmuth, David Chiu or day-late arrival Brett Shaffer, even though all are seated at the same table.

The turn was the {8-Clubs}. Farkye cut seven orange (5,000) chips off of his stack and threw them over the betting line. His opponent had 75,000 in his stack; a call would require almost half of that. He did call after roughly a minute.

Farkye didn't waste a moment when the river fell {Q-Spades}; he moved in for roughly 140,000 and took down the pot when his opponent pitched his cards into the muck. That hand moved Farkye to approximately 260,000 in chips.

"Wow," marveled Hellmuth. "That's how you got all those chips. Wow."

Shortly thereafter Hellmuth was all in preflop for 2,900 against David Chiu. Hellmuth's suited {A-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} was slightly ahead of Chiu's {9-Diamonds} {8-Clubs}. Both players missed a board that ran out {K-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {6-Hearts}, allowing Hellmuth to double up to roughly 7,100.

"That was a good flop for me," said Hellmuth.

"No kidding," Chiu agreed. "Never say I don't give you action."

"I didn't want it."

Tags: David ChiuKofi FarkyePhil Hellmuth