2009 L.A. Poker Classic
$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 3
Unkind Rivers for Esfandiari, Akkari
Two tables down, Andre Akkari bet 22,000 into a pot of 30,000 with the board showing . Akkari's opponent agonized over his decision but ultimately moved all in for 48,000 total. Akkari quietly stated, "I call," showing for a flopped two pair. Akkari's opponent turned over but was bailed out by a river , which overcoated Akkari's two pair and gave his opponent aces and eights with a better kicker.
Akkari still has 64,000 chips.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Kofi Farkye - 447,000
Mike Sowers - 371,000
Antonio Esfandiari - 327,000
Cody Slaughbaugh - 290,000
Zach Hyman - 260,000
Haralabos Voulgaris - 257,000
Chris Karagulleyan - 242,000
Anthony Venturini - 212,000
KJ Nam - 200,500
Bertrand Grospellier - 195,000
Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Game On
The First Break
Phan and Nguyen Up the Theatrics
"Game's on," said Phan with a grin.
"Game on," agreed Nguyen.
"You want action?"
"I don't give a shit," said Nguyen as he stood up from the table. "I move all in so that you have to make a decision. Now make your decision. If you fold and show, I'll show. If you don't show, I won't."
"These guys don't realize the Academy Awards were last night," Mickey "Mouse" Mills muttered to the player on his left.
Phan gave the matter some thought for about a minute, then open-mucked and called out for a Coronoa. Nguyen showed .
"I didnt want to gamble with you," Phan told Nguyen. "If it were Mickey, I'd gamble in a heartbeat."
Young Doubles Through Kottler
Farkye Terrorizing His Table
"It was the wildest call I've seen in a while," said Monroe. We counted Farkye's stack at 460,000. His call demonstrated that those chips don't mean that much to him and as a result, the rest of his table is watching him very warily.