Vlastimil Pustina opened to 1,500 from on the button before Ben Hoy slid out a three-bet to 4,500 in the small blind.
Pustina called and the 3♥9♣K♣ flop was revealed. Hoy led out for 4,000 and Pustina replied by raising to 8,000. The call was made and both players checked through the J♥ turn.
Hoy checked the 2♣ river and Pustina announced all in. After taking some time, Hoy reluctantly put in the call.
Pustina showed A♣3♣ for a flush, while Hoy tabled 9♥9♦ on his way to the exit.
Adam Nudo checked the 5♥A♠J♠ flop from the big blind, with Pedro Ingles firing 1,000 in early position. David Uvaydov made the call in the cutoff and Nudo came along to see the 10♣ turn.
Another check from Nudo was followed by another bet from Ingles, this time for 2,400. Uvaydov folded and Nudo called once again.
Nudo checked one last time on the K♦ river and Ingles slid out a bet of 3,500. After taking a moment, Nudo raised to 7,000.
Ingles thought it over and opted to fold, as Nudo added to his stack.
Shortly after taking down a sizeable pot, Cesar Rodriguez was heads-up with Pedro Ingles to the K♦10♥5♦2♥ turn.
Ingles led out for 4,000 from the small blind and Rodriguez made the call in the big blind. The 4♦ river completed the board and Rodriguez Ingles checked.
Rodriguez took a moment before tossing out a bet of 10,000, good enough to take down another pot after Ingles folded.
Action continues at the 2025 LA Poker Classic, as players have another chance to bag a stack in the $10,000 LAPC Main Event. Saturday’s opening flight saw 26 players advance from a total of 47 entries, leaving the prize pool already well over $400,000 to this point.
Day 1b will get underway this morning at 11:00 a.m. local time, with many notable names expected to take their shot at The Commerce Casino & Hotel.
Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Taylor Paur collected 326,800 chips through the opening flight, setting the pace before Day 2 begins on Monday.
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Taylor Paur
United States
326,800
327
2
Evgeniy Tsyrenov
United States
251,500
252
3
George Archer
United Kingdom
245,000
245
4
Amir Mirrasouli
United States
233,300
233
5
Francisco Fragoso
Mexico
176,700
177
6
Nick Pupillo
United States
136,600
137
7
Victoria Livschitz
United States
127,500
128
8
Ark Onikul
United States
107,700
108
9
Pedro Bromfman
Brazil
106,000
106
10
Xuejun Huang
United States
104,200
104
Taylor Paur
Players will once again start with 60,000 chips when the second flight kicks off at 11:00 a.m. with blinds of 100/200 and a big blind ante of 200. Another six 90-minute levels are on the schedule, with 15-minute breaks in between.
Only one entry per day is available, including Day 2, as late registration does not close until the start of Level 8 on Monday afternoon.
All surviving players from both opening flights will combine, along with any new entries for a further six levels of action before bagging for Day 3.
$10,000 LAPC Main Event Remaining Schedule
Day
Date
Time
1b
Feb. 23
11:00 a.m.
2
Feb. 24
12:00 p.m.
3
Feb. 25
12:00 p.m.
4
Feb. 26
12:00 p.m.
The action wraps up with the final table stream on February 26, and PokerNews will continue live coverage throughout the week. Be sure to stay tuned as the newest LAPC Main Event champion will be determined at The Commerce Casino & Hotel.
