Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The tournament clock shows 77 players remaining heading into the second break of the day.
2025 LA Poker Classic
$10,000 LAPC Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 LA Poker Classic
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,348,500
Entries
145
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Entries
100
Players Left
40
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Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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102,000
11,100
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11,100 |
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Busted | |
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
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.
$10,000 LAPC Main Event Payouts
| 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 |
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Jim Collopy opened with a raise to 2,600 from early position leading to three total callers from the button and blinds.
The flop of K♥Q♠9♠ led to three checks from the blinds and Collopy in early position before Pupillo bet 6,000 on the flop from the button. The blinds folded leading to a call from Collopy.
Pupillo did not slow down when the A♦ hit the turn betting 22,000. Collopy pondered his options before flat calling Pupillo's turn bet.
The K♣ river slowed both players down leading to both checking their option.
Pupillo rolled over 9♥9♦ for a full house which bested Collopy's rivered trips with K♠8♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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122,000
42,000
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42,000 |
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59,000
42,800
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42,800 |
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Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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272,000
137,000
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137,000 |
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157,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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144,000
35,400
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35,400 |
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124,000
124,000
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124,000 |
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110,000
216,800
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216,800 |
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97,000
35,600
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35,600 |
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87,000
17,000
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17,000 |
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87,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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87,000
55,700
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55,700 |
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83,000
6,400
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6,400 |
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83,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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79,000
29,800
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29,800 |
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41,000
6,500
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6,500 |
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31,000
139,000
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139,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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248,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Nick Pupillo opened to 3,000 in the cutoff and Michael Nia was the only caller in the small blind.
Nia checked the 6♣J♥4♠ flop and called when Pupillo continued for 3,000. The 2♥ turn saw Nia move all in.
Pupillo did not take long to send his cards into the muck and Nia raked in the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,000
18,000
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18,000 |
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32,000
32,000
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32,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Back in September, the $1,200 Main Event at The Commerce Casino Hold’em Series saw 517 entrants generate a prize pool of $542,850. Day 2 started with 51 players and ended in a three-way ICM chop with Sungmin Cho taking home the championship trophy and the top prize of $87,315.
At the time of the ICM chop, Cho from Seoul, South Korea, was the chip leader and was crowned the champion of the tournament. Cho was celebrating his honeymoon with his new wife in Los Angeles at The Commerce Casino. After being unable to play poker for the last six months, his wife agreed to let him enter a tournament while on their honeymoon. He seized that opportunity and emerged with the Day 1b chip lead. Near the money bubble, he remarked, “I’m just really having fun; I haven’t played a tournament in so long.” The fun didn’t stop as he cruised through Day 2, and by the time of the ICM chop, he held 9,800,000 of the 20,680,000 chips in play and was named the champion of the $1,200 Main Event.
2024 Hold’em Series Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sungmin Cho | South Korea | $87,315* |
| 2 | Brian Hastings | United States | $80,100* |
| 3 | Paul W Lee | United States | $72,495* |
| 4 | Naoya Morozumi | Japan | $33,440 |
| 5 | Katherine Brandt | United States | $25,730 |
| 6 | Michael Nia | United States | $21,310 |
| 7 | Martin Carnero | Peru | $17,890 |
| 8 | Alexander Farahi | United States | $14,520 |
| 9 | Yan Yan | United States | $11,160 |
* denotes three-way ICM chop
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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207,000
53,000
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53,000 |
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126,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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104,000
46,900
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46,900 |
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Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Steven Forman and Adam Weinraub entangled in a hand that led to an all in from Forman on the river of a board that read 9♦Q♦2♠2♦6♥.
Steven Forman: K♦6♦
Adam Weinraub: A♦A♠
Forman committed the rest of his stack on the river for 54,500 before Weinraub called with his pocket pair.
Weinraub received the bad news as Forman showed his king high flush winning the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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170,000
116,000
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116,000 |
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155,000
155,000
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155,000 |
