All the chips went in preflop when Jonathan Wang clashed with Francisco Lopez building a 179,000 chip pot.
Jonathan Wang: A♦K♥
Francisco Lopez: Q♠Q♣
A runout of 5♠K♠2♥K♦4♥ improved Wang's A♦K♥ to trips overtaking Lopez's wired queens.
All the chips went in preflop when Jonathan Wang clashed with Francisco Lopez building a 179,000 chip pot.
Jonathan Wang: A♦K♥
Francisco Lopez: Q♠Q♣
A runout of 5♠K♠2♥K♦4♥ improved Wang's A♦K♥ to trips overtaking Lopez's wired queens.
The pot had roughly 50,000 chips on a board of Q♥2♣K♦J♠ in a battle between Pedro Ingles and John Smith.
Smith checked the J♠ turn form the big blind before Ingles bet 14,200 from early position.
Smith called leading to an 8♥ river. Smith elected to go all in before being called by Ingles who was at risk.
Pedro Ingles: A♦10♦
John Smith: K♣5♥
Ingles was awarded the pot with his broadway straight.
After seeing two players limp in front of him, Nick Pupillo moved all in. Action folded around to the second limper, Gustavo Ortega, who made the call to put Pupillo at risk.
Nick Pupillo: A♣K♥
Gustavo Ortega: 7♦7♥
Pupillo was unable to find help on the 2♥3♦J♥8♠J♠ runout, ending his tournament as Ortega collected the last of his stack.
Ben Hoy and Beth Hall were heads up in middle position through the K♦A♦4♣ flop.
Hoy led out for 3,000 before Hall raised to 6,000. Hoy then moved all in and Hall called.
Ben Hoy: J♦9♦
Beth Hall: 4♠4♥
Hoy was unable to complete his flush draw through the 2♥ turn and 10♥ river, as Hall's flopped set held to score the knockout.
With late registration closed, the final tournament numbers have been confirmed.
A total of 145 entries created a prize pool of $1,348,500, with the top 19 places in the money.
The minimum cash with be worth $20,230, while this week's champion will take home the LAPC trophy and $372,280.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $372,280 | 8 | $42,140 |
| 2 | $235,990 | 9 | $37,230 |
| 3 | $138,900 | 10-12 | $32,360 |
| 4 | $84,320 | 13-15 | $27,640 |
| 5 | $65,400 | 16-18 | $23,600 |
| 6 | $54,010 | 19 | $20,230 |
| 7 | $47,200 |
David Zakarian and Faraz Jaka were heads up on a completed board showing J♣4♦2♠3♥3♣.
With over 50,000 chips in the middle, Zakarian led out for 21,000 in the cutoff. After taking some time, Jaka tossed out a raise to 51,000, enough to put Zakarian all in.
After taking some time of his own, Zakarian opted to stick in the call.
Jaka showed A♣J♦ for two pair, while Zakarian could only show A♥K♣ on his way to the exit.
Victoria Livschitz opened to 1,500 in middle position and Jonathan Pastore called in the cutoff. Dan Heimiller then three-bet to 8,000 on the button.
Action folded back to Livschitz, who slid out a four-bet to 27,500. Pastore folded before Heimiller tossed in the call.
Livschitz checked the J♠10♣6♠ flop and Heimiller fired 17,000 into the middle. The call was made and both players checked the 3♠ turn.
One last check by Livschitz on the J♦ river was met with a check back from Heimiller. Livschitz tabled A♠A♣ for two pair, taking down a sizeable pot as Heimiller mucked.
Cards were on their back preflop after Dan Heimiller jammed for 62,800 before Michael Liang called.
Dan Heimiller: A♠Q♦
Michael Liang: A♦K♥
Heimiller's tournament hopes stayed alive when he spiked top pair on a flop of 4♣Q♥4♦ giving him the lead. Liang failed to overtake Heimiller on the turn 8♣ and river 2♠ leaving him with only 5,600 after the loss.
Liang's day ended shortly after as he was seen leaving the table after being felted.
Faraz Jaka opened to 2,000 on the button and Adam Nudo three-bet to 7,000 in the big blind.
Jaka took some time before betting enough to put his opponent all in and Nudo called.
Adam Nudo: A♥Q♣
Faraz Jaka: 6♣6♦
Nudo was flipping for his tournament life but was unable to connect on the J♦2♣8♠K♠3♠ runout. Jaka raked in another pot as Nudo was sent to the rail.
David Gonzalez and Bill Fagerbakke were also eliminated on nearby tables and have jumped into the $1,000 6-max event taking place in the ballroom.
Paul Lee and Matthew Salsberg were heads up to the monotone 5♦3♦2♦ flop, where Lee led out for 1,500 from the small blind.
Salsberg raised to 5,800 and Lee took some time before making the call. The Q♠ turn saw both players check and the dealer flipped over the A♥ river.
Lee checked one last time and mucked his hand after Salsberg fired again for 10,500 to claim the pot.