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After nearly two months of exciting poker action at the 2025 LA Poker Classic, the day has finally arrived. The final table is set in the $10,000 LAPC Main Event, with $372,280 up top under the lights of the feature table. Play will get underway at 2:00 p.m. local time in the stream theater at The Commerce Casino & Hotel.
The remaining nine contenders have navigated their way through a field of 145 entries over three days of play, and everyone is looking up at Faraz Jaka leading the way with 2,210,000 chip is his bag. That represents 184 big blinds, or more than 25 percent of the chips in play, leaving just 6,500,000 for the other eight players.
The group chasing Jaka is full of final table experience, starting with Frank Brannan in second spot with 1,242,000 chips. Brannan held the lead for a good portion of Day 3, before Jaka's run through the final few levels of the night. He now sits just ahead of Elvyn Bello, who rounds out the top three with 1,235,000 for 103 big blinds.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faraz Jaka | United States | 2,210,000 | 184 |
| 2 | Frank Brannan | United States | 1,242,000 | 104 |
| 3 | Elvyn Bello | Dominican Republic | 1,235,000 | 103 |
| 4 | Adam Weinraub | United States | 1,005,000 | 84 |
| 5 | Michael Nia | United States | 992,000 | 83 |
| 6 | Anthony Hu | United States | 813,000 | 68 |
| 7 | Gevork Kasabyan | United States | 558,000 | 47 |
| 8 | Jonathan Pastore | France | 375,000 | 31 |
| 9 | Cecile Ticherfatine | France | 280,000 | 23 |
Just one other player will enter the final day with more than a million chips, as Adam Weinraub bagged one chip over that mark (1,005,000). Weinraub has been at the top of the leaderboard after every day of this event, and will be looking to finally claim the top spot tonight.
Michael Nia finished last night just shy of that million mark, after his rollercoaster day ended with 992,000 chips. That was good for fifth position, just ahead of high-stakes regular Anthony Hu . Always a dangerous opponent in any event, Hu bagged 68 big blinds in his bid for this prestigious title.
Next on the chip list is Gevork Kasabyan, who put a steady run together on Day 3 to collect 558,000 chips. WSOP bracelet winner Jonathan Pastore holds the next position with 375,000, while Cecile Ticherfatine will enter as the short stack carrying 23 big blinds into action.
LAPC Main Event Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $372,280 |
| 2 | $235,990 |
| 3 | $138,900 |
| 4 | $84,320 |
| 5 | $65,400 |
| 6 | $54,010 |
| 7 | $47,200 |
| 8 | $42,140 |
| 9 | $37,230 |
Everyone has earned at least $37,230, with the larger pay jumps still to come until one of the nine players earns the LAPC trophy and $372,280 first-place prize.
The remaining contenders will return to the LAPC poker room to take final table photos and prepare for the livestream, with action getting underway at 2:00 p.m. local time. The clock was paused last night with 65:17 left in Level 18, where blinds will resume at 6,000/12,000 and a 12,000 big blind ante.
The PokerNews team will once again be on the floor for all of the final table action, so be sure to tune in as the LAPC Main Event wraps up here in Los Angeles.
