Ben Hoy raised to 2,500 from early position and was called by Sohale Khalili in the big blind.
Khalili checked the 5♦K♠8♣ flop and called when Hoy continued for 1,500. The A♦ turn brought another check-call from Khalili, this time after a bet of 4,000 from Hoy.
One last check from Khalili followed the 3♦ river and Hoy fired again for 9,000. Khalili did not take long to fold as Hoy raked in the chips.
Three-way action to the A♠J♠5♠ flop saw Cecile Ticherfatine fire 4,000 from the cutoff. David Gonzalez check-folded from the big blind while Gie Chung check-called in middle position.
Chung checked again on the J♦ turn and Ticherfatine bet 10,000. After a moment, Chung showed the A♥ as he mucked and Ticherfatine took down the pot.
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After two dramatic opening flights of the $10,000 LAPC Main Event, the chase for the money begins at the 2025 LA Poker Classic. The field will combine for Day 2 at 12:00 p.m. local time, with more players expected to join the field before late registration closes.
The first two days of the event attracted 112 entries here at The Commerce Casino & Hotel, with 67 players bagging chips to put back into play this afternoon. The prize pool sits at $1,041,600 ahead of one last level of registration available to begin the day.
The field is full of notable names and satellite qualifiers, all looking to add their name to LAPC lore by making a deep run this week. Through the first two days, everyone is chasing Martin Carnero, who finished Day 1b with a dominant chip lead and 368 big blinds.
Taylor Paur is the only other player above the 300 big blind mark, as the American ended Day 1a with 326,800 chips. Rounding out the top three is Adam Weinraub, who collected 286,000 chips to sit in prime position heading into Day 2.
Overall Top 10 Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Martin Carnero
Peru
367,700
368
2
Taylor Paur
United States
321,800
322
3
Adam Weinraub
United States
286,000
286
4
Evgeniy Tsyrenov
United States
251,500
252
5
George Archer
United Kingdom
245,000
245
6
Amir Mirrasouli
United States
233,300
233
7
Cesar Rodriguez
United States
184,200
184
8
Phuoc Nguyen
United States
181,700
182
9
Francisco Fragoso
Mexico
176,700
177
10
Frank Brannan
United States
170,400
170
Frank Brannan
Among the notable faces returning to action are Frank Brannan, Billy Baxter, Brian Hastings, Faraz Jaka, Nick Pupillo and Jonathan Pastore.
The tournament will resume on Level 7, where blinds will be 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante. The Day 2 schedule calls for six more levels to be played, each lasting 90 minutes divided by 15-minute breaks.
For those who didn’t find a bag, the opening level of the day is the last chance to get in on the action.
Late registration will close before the start of Level 8 at approximately 1:45 p.m. and full prize pool and payout information will be posted shortly afterwards.
After finishing the opening flights, action will surely pick up with the money bubble and chase for the prize pool looming. Don’t miss any of our PokerNews live reporting coverage through the rest of the LAPC Main Event.
