$10,000 LAPC Main Event Day 3 | 2025 LA Poker Classic

02-25-2025 19:40 UTC-8

Ticherfatine Takes from Bello

Josh Noy

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Cecile Ticherfatine checked the 10♦5♥Q♦ flop from the big blind and Elvyn Bello fired a bet of 20,000 on the button. The call was made and the A♠ turn was flipped over.

Another check from Ticherfatine was met with a bet of 56,000 from Bello. Ticherfatine called again and both players checked the 7♥ river.

Ticherfatine tabled K♦Q♠ for queens with a king kicker, while Bello showed Q♣J♠ for an inferior jack kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cecile Ticherfatine	672,000 190,000	190,000
Elvyn Bello	510,000 172,000	172,000

Tags: Cecile Ticherfatine Elvyn Bello

02-25-2025 19:31 UTC-8

Paul W. Lee Eliminated in 14th Place ($27,640)

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Josh Noy

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Paul W. Lee moved all in for 101,000 from under the gun and found a call from Adam Weinraub in the big blind.

Lee's Ax10x could not catch up the Weinraub's 9♠9♦, sending him to the payout desk in 14th place.

On the other table, Evgeniy Tsyrenov called Michael Nia's river bet of 88,000. That prompted Nia to muck without a showdown, awarding the pot to Tsyrenov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Nia	1,220,000 330,000	330,000
Adam Weinraub	1,020,000 110,000	110,000
Evgeniy Tsyrenov	980,000 178,000	178,000
Paul W. Lee	Busted

Tags: Adam Weinraub Evgeniy Tsyrenov Michael Nia Paul Lee

02-25-2025 19:26 UTC-8

Phil Galfond Talks Comeback Against 'VeniVidi1993' & Launching a New US Poker Site

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Josh Noy

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 24th episode, Connor speaks with high-stakes pro and poker coach Phil Galfond about growing up in Maryland, getting into poker with Andrew Robl, playing with Phil Ivey and Doyle Brunson, building a slide between his two New York City penthouses and being married to fellow high-stakes poker player Farah Galfond, who was the first Life Outside Poker guest in March 2024.

Galfond also talked about specializing in Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO), Black Friday, losing $10 million running Run It Once Poker, poker coaching, how bots and real-time assistance (RTA) are impacting online poker, his new "Galfond" documentary, the recently launched BetRivers Poker and his epic comeback against "Venividi1993" in the Galfond Challenge.

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02-25-2025 19:20 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Josh Noy

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Nia	1,550,000 430,000	430,000
Frank Brannan	1,240,000 150,000	150,000

Adam Weinraub	910,000 220,000	220,000
Evgeniy Tsyrenov	802,000 2,000	2,000
Elvyn Bello	682,000 23,000	23,000
Gevork Kasabyan	625,000
Faraz Jaka	601,000 14,000	14,000

Cecile Ticherfatine	482,000 183,000	183,000
Mitchell Hynam	455,000 437,000	437,000

Anthony Hu	379,000 89,000	89,000
Jonathan Pastore	327,000 117,000	117,000

Jonathan Cohen	224,000 71,000	71,000

Hratch Mkrtumyan	210,000 68,000	68,000
Paul W. Lee	96,000 130,000	130,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

02-25-2025 19:02 UTC-8

Break Time

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Josh Noy

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The 14 remaining players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

02-25-2025 18:59 UTC-8

Jaka Takes More from Hu

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Josh Noy

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Four-way action to the 3♣4♣K♠9♣ turn saw Gevork Kasabyan check from the small blind. Anthony Hu and Faraz Jaka committed 20,000 chips, with Evgeniy Tsyrenov folding on the button and Kasabyan making the call.

The dealer revealed the Q♣ river and Kasabyan checked again. Hu fired 25,000 into the middle before Jaka raised to 155,000. Kasabyan got out of the way and Hu went into the tank.

After taking some time, Hu opted to let it go and Jaka raked in another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evgeniy Tsyrenov	804,000 29,000	29,000
Gevork Kasabyan	625,000 30,000	30,000
Faraz Jaka	615,000 120,000	120,000

Anthony Hu	290,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Anthony Hu Evgeniy Tsyrenov Faraz Jaka Gevork Kasabyan

02-25-2025 18:47 UTC-8

Jaka Wins a Flip

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Josh Noy

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Anthony Hu raised on the button and made the call when Faraz Jaka shoved his stack of 243,000 in the small blind.

Faraz Jaka: 5♠5♣ All in
Anthony Hu: A♠K♦

Jaka was flipping and saw his pocket pair hold through the 8♣J♥2♠9♥Q♠ runout, earning the full double through Hu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Faraz Jaka	495,000 285,000	285,000

Anthony Hu	405,000 417,000	417,000

Tags: Anthony Hu Faraz Jaka

02-25-2025 18:34 UTC-8

Steven Forman Eliminated in 15th Place ($27,640)

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Josh Noy

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Adam Weinraub opened to 17,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Steven Forman in the big blind, who moved all in. Weinraub stuck in the call and the hands were turned up.

Steven Forman: A♠J♠ All in
Adam Weinraub: K♦Q♠

Forman remained ahead through the 10♠3♠9♣ flop and 9♥ turn, but Weinraub connected with the Q♣ river to score the knockout.

On the other table, Gevork Kasabyan doubled through Faraz Jaka after flopping trip eights while holding K♦8♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Weinraub	690,000 380,000	380,000
Gevork Kasabyan	655,000 275,000	275,000
Faraz Jaka	210,000 410,000	410,000

Steven Forman	Busted

Tags: Adam Weinraub Faraz Jaka Gevork Kasabyan Steven Forman

02-25-2025 18:19 UTC-8

Nia Calls Correctly

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Josh Noy

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action was heads-up to the J♣6♦10♥3♦ turn, where Michael Nia led out for 87,000 in middle position. Faraz Jaka took some time before tossing in the call.

The 5♠ river was revealed and Nia checked to Jaka, who slid out a bet of 135,000. Nia then took some time of his own and opted to stick in the call.

Jaka tabled K♠J♦ for top pair, while Nia showed K♥K♦ for an overpair to take down the pot.