2009 L.A. Poker Classic

$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 5
Event Info

2009 L.A. Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$1,686,260
Event Info
Buy-in
$9,600
Entries
696
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
0

Mark Bryan Eliminated in 9th Place ($96,883)

Mark Bryan - 9th Place
Mark Bryan - 9th Place
Mark Bryan's roller coaster ride of a main event has just come to the end, as he was recently eliminated from the tournament by big stack Blake Cahail.

Bryan's demise came after he attempted to make a move holding the {10-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds}. Facing a 100,000 preflop raise from Cahail, Bryan moved all in over the top, but was quickly looked up by Cahail who tabled a pocket pair of kings.

A {K-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} flop ensued, giving Cahail a monstrous lead in the hand, but as the WPT's B.J. Nemeth pointed out, Bryan wasn't drawing completely dead.... he still had running outs to a straight flush. While that might've made for some pretty sweet blog material, the possibility was killed when the {9-Spades} fell on the turn, locking things up for Cahail.

We'll have new chip counts posted momentarily!

Tags: Blake CahailMark Bryan