2009 L.A. Poker Classic

$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
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Event Info

2009 L.A. Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♣5♣
Prize
$1,686,260
Event Info
Buy-in
$9,600
Entries
696
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
0

Day 2 is a Wrap!

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The robotic voice belonging to Commerce's uber-modern tournament management software has just instructed each table to play one last hand before we call it a day. Following that announcement, human Tournament Director Matt Savage hopped on the mic to make it official; Day 2 is a wrap.

The unofficial tally of remaining players is 170; we won't get an actual figure from the Commerce crew until the bag and tag process has concluded. Today saw the WPT's own Antonio Esfandiari soar to the top of the leaderboard early on and it looks as though he'll maintain the overnight chip lead, slightly ahead of newcomer Kofi Farkye. By our end-of-day estimates, Esfandiari has approximately 405,000 heading into Day 3, while Farkye will return to the felt with right around 390,000 in chips.

Several big names were sent packing throughout the day, including but not limited to, Phil Hellmuth, Erik Seidel, Kevin Saul, David Oppenheim, Amir Vahedi, Mike Matusow and Gavin Griffin. Among those who'll be back for tomorrow's Day 3 action include last year's LAPC champ Phil Ivey, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Haralabos Voulgaris, Jeff "ActionJeff" Garza, Paul Wasicka, Chris Ferguson, and Mike Sowers.

Tune in at noon local time tomorrow for our continued live coverage of the 2009 LA Poker Classic from the Commerce Casino in Commerce, California.

Until then, good night and good luck!