Level: 25
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
2009 L.A. Poker Classic
$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 L.A. Poker Classic
Buy-in
$9,600
Entries
696
Level
35
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
0
Play Resumes
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Break Time
'raidan' Freezes 'The Iceman' -- or -- Teddy Monroe Eliminated in 16th Place ($51,114)
The word on the street is, Lu and Monroe got it all in preflop, Lu with pocket queens and Monroe with pocket nines. Dominated and in desperate need of help from the board to stay alive, Monroe was able to pick up a gutshot straight draw by the turn, but the river blanked out solidifying The Iceman's exit.
Teddy was treated to a nice round of applause from the audience as he exited the tournament area. Meanwhile, Lu stacked up right around 910,000 in chips with the win.
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but it turned out to be a great one, as Cahail could only produce 
.Feldman held on to the lead through the turn as the board filled out
, but the 
fell on river giving Cahail a heart flush. A subtle fist pump was Cahail's only reaction to the river card, which gave him new life with just under one million in chips. The hand left Feldman with right around 600,000 and likely, a very sour taste in his mouth.
Nick Schulman Eliminated in 17th Place ($51,114)
Schulman:
Sowers:
Neither player hit the
flop, but Sowers did make an up-and-down straight draw. The turn blanked 
, but the river 
made Sowers' straight and ended Schulman's tournament. He earned $51,114 for finishing in 17th place.
Schulman Crippled
. There was roughly 330,000 in the middle already. Hyman promised Schulman that he would show if Schulman folded. Schulman knew Hyman didn't want the call. He thought it over for a minute and then called.Hyman:
Schulman:
Hyman made a pair of aces on the flop; Schulman showed a naked flush draw. It didn't hit on the
turn or on the 
river. A pumped-up Hyman dragged a pot worth 1.3 million chips, leaving Schulman with just 176,000.
Monroe Acting Very Deliberately
Monroe replied, "You do what you gotta do. But if you do that, we're done. You're dead to me. And I won't ever forget." Cimpan called the clock anyway, prompting Monroe to muck his hand.
More recently, Monroe and Arjang limped into a pot from the blinds. Both checked the
flop. Monroe bet 26,000 when the turn came , a bet which Arjang called. On the river 
, Monroe bet 27,000. Arjang quickly raised to 82,000, sending Monroe into the tank once again. After two minutes, Peter Feldman approached TD Matt Savage and asked for a clock. Savage informed Monroe that he had one minute to make a decision."Someone call the clock on me again?" asked a surprised Monroe. Savage nodded, and for the second time Monroe folded. He remains short, with about 270,000. Arjang has 1.55 million.
Xuan Nguyen Eliminated in 18th Place ($51,114)
Xuan:
Binh:
The board ran out
, which was no help for Xuan. Binh collected the pot to move to 1.66 million in chips and the apparent chip lead; Xuan headed to the cage to collect $51,114 in prize money.
Level: 24
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000