2009 L.A. Poker Classic
$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 5
Fifteen Minute Break
Game Reset for Ferguson
That pot doubled Ferguson up to 1.73 million, almost the exact count that he had at the beginning of the day. It's like he's starting fresh (apart from the fact that the blinds and antes have doubled since the start of the day). Nguyen is down to 1.07 million.
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Hyman Broken -- Zach Hyman Eliminated in 12th Place ($64,477)
Cahail checked the flop to Hyman, who made a large continuation bet of 215,000. Cahail check-raised all in for more than a million chips. Hyman had only 650,000 behind. He spent three minutes in the tank before calling all in with . Cahail turned over for a very craftily played pair of aces. The turn and river were no help to Hyman. He's been eliminated in 12th place, earning $64,477.
Cahail now has 2.85 million in chips.
25K Chips Introduced; Savage Issues Prop Bet
We asked Tournament Director Matt Savage about the size difference just to be sure we weren't seeing things, and he confirmed, offering the following prop bet:
Savage says he's willing to part with up to $20 -- an absolute freeroll -- if anyone can execute a perfect odd-even riffle using two full stacks of the big chips (20 chips in each stack, 40 chips in total). We'll let you know if any attempts are made.
Ferguson Gets It in Best (Again) but Doesn't Win (Again)
Jeremy Kottler Eliminated in 13th Place ($57,796)
Kottler:
Sowers:
Kottler had an overcard and the nut flush draw against Nguyen's top pair, but his ship never came in. Neither the that hit the turn nor the that fell on the river improved Kottler. He left the tournament in 13th place to a round of applause from the rail.
Level: 26
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000