Championship | 2007 L.A Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 5

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

03-01-2007 19:27 UTC-8

Cards Are Back in the Air

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They will play one more hand in the level before the blinds increase.

03-01-2007 19:21 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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JC Tran 5.05M
Paul Wasicka 2.81M
Jacobo Fernandez 2.1M
Eric Hershler 2.08M
David Bach 1.8M
Chau Giang 1.16K

(Chip counts through the first 24 hands.)

03-01-2007 19:19 UTC-8

Crew Break

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There will be a two minute break to change the tapes in the cameras, which means we'll be back in ten minutes.

03-01-2007 19:13 UTC-8

Don't Steal Bach's Blinds

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Hand #24: Paul Wasicka raised from the button 180K. David Bach re-raised 620K more from his big blind and Wasicka mucked.

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03-01-2007 19:05 UTC-8

Chau 2, Jacobo 0

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Hand #21: In another battle of the blinds, Jacobo Fernandez raised pre-flop to 180K. Chau Giang moved all in and Fernandez folded as he flashed 8-7o. Giang showed K-10.

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03-01-2007 19:01 UTC-8

Tran on a Roll

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JC Tran picked up three out of four hands and appears to be in control of the action at the final table. He's approaching 5M in chips.

03-01-2007 18:58 UTC-8

80 Hands Until First Elimination?

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At the 2006 WPT L.A. Poker Classic, a new record was set on the number of hands played before the first elimination. That number was 80 hands. It took nearly four hours before the first player busted out.

03-01-2007 18:47 UTC-8