$10,000 LAPC Main Event Day 2 | 2025 LA Poker Classic

02-24-2025 16:24 UTC-8

Chanderson Shows Down a Winner

Josh Noy

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Faraz Jaka opened to 3,600 in middle position and Paul Chanderson defended his big blind to see the 8♣4♦9♣ flop.

Chanderson checked to Jaka, who continued for 6,500. The call was made to the 10♣ turn, where both players checked. Another pair of checks followed the 10♥ river and Chanderson tabled Q♦8♦.

"Pair of eights?" asked Jaka, as he mucked and saw the chips sent to the other end of the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Faraz Jaka	258,000 10,000	10,000

Paul Chanderson	108,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Faraz Jaka Paul Chanderson

02-24-2025 16:20 UTC-8

Queens for Lee

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Josh Noy

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Paul Lee opened to 3,500 in middle position and made the call after Matthew Salsberg three-bet to 9,500 on his left.

Lee checked the 7♣4♠10♥ flop, with Salsberg continuing for 8,000. The call was made and the dealer flipped over the 8♦ turn, producing a pair of checks.

Another pair of checks followed the 5♠ river, with Lee revealing Q♠Q♦ to claim the pot as Salsberg mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul W. Lee	207,000 75,000	75,000
Matthew Salsberg	54,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Matthew Salsberg Paul Lee

02-24-2025 16:14 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Heimiller	154,000 28,000	28,000
Beth Hall	138,000 36,000	36,000

Jonathan Cohen	108,000 66,000	66,000

Paul Chanderson	104,000 64,200	64,200
Billy Baxter	102,000 51,000	51,000

Timothy Telliard	92,000 18,000	18,000
Peter Cross	79,000 2,800	2,800
Pedro Bromfman	42,000 64,000	64,000

Jamie Shavel	38,000 16,000	16,000

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Josh Noy

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

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02-24-2025 16:03 UTC-8

Salsberg Takes from Pock

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Josh Noy

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

David Pock opened to 4,000 in early position, with action folding around to Matthew Salsberg in the small blind. The call was made and the dealer revealed the 10♠J♠4♠ flop.

Both players checked to see the A♦ turn, where Salsberg fired 5,000 into the middle. Pock did not think long before sliding his cards to the dealer as Salsberg raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Salsberg	71,000
David Pock	34,000

Tags: David Pock Matthew Salsberg

02-24-2025 16:02 UTC-8

Nia Drags Pot with Shove on Turn

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Erick Torres

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Nick Pupillo opened the action with a raise under the gun to 4,000 bringing Cecile Ticherfatine in the next seat over before Michael Nia raised two seats over to 8,500.

The table folded back around to Pupillo who called which brought in Ticherfatine also.

The action froze on a flop of 3♥9♥10♦ bringing in a free 8♥ turn.

Pupillo opted to bet the turn for 13,500 causing Ticherfatine to fold, but Nia elected to put Pupillo to a decision when he jammed.

Pupillo quickly folded giving Nia the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Nia	212,000 180,000	180,000
Nick Pupillo	33,000 89,000	89,000

Tags: Cecile Ticherfatine Michael Nia Nick Pupillo

02-24-2025 15:58 UTC-8

Forman Building a Stack

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Josh Noy

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Steven Forman opened to 3,500 in the hijack and Jonathan Pastore answered with a three-bet to 9,000 in the cutoff. Action folded back around to Forman, who made the call.

Forman checked the 6♣9♦3♦ flop and Pastore fired 9,000. After taking some time, Forman tossed out a raise to 24,000.

Pastore slid his cards to the dealer, and Forman continued to add chip to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Forman	262,000 107,000	107,000
Jonathan Pastore	57,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Jonathan Pastore Steven Forman

02-24-2025 15:50 UTC-8

Flop Jam by Nguyen Gets the Job Done

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Erick Torres

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Saji Abdelkarim made a positional raise from the button to 4,000, but he found resistance from the big blind when Phuoc Nguyen three-bet to 15,300.

Abdelkarim grabbed his chips and called swelling the pot heading into a flop of K♥8♦4♣.

Nguyen was undettered by the flop and went all in for his remaining stack putting Abdelkarim to a decision.

Abdelkarim folded awarding Nguyen the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phuoc Nguyen	65,000 116,700	116,700
Saji Abdelkarim	43,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Phuoc Nguyen Saji Abdelkarim

02-24-2025 15:40 UTC-8

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Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

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Level: 9

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600