Championship | 2007 L.A Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 5

03-01-2007 21:59 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

JC Tran 6.2M
Jacobo Fernandez 4.5M
Average Stack 3.16M
Eric Hershler 2.5M
Paul Wasicka 1.5M
Chau Giang 1M

(Thru 70 Hands)

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03-01-2007 21:49 UTC-8

David Bach Eliminated in 6th Place

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Hand #69: David Bach moved all in with his short stack of 205K. Eric Hershler, Jacobo Fernandez, and Chau Giang called. The flop was {A-Hearts}

. Everyone checked. The turn was {2-Hearts}

and Hershler moved all in. Fernandez and Giang folded. Hersher showed {2-Spades}

for a set and Bach flipped over {A-Spades}

for two pair. The turn was {3-Diamonds}

and Hershler won the pot as Bach headed to the rail.

David Bach from Athens, GA won $257,425 for 6th place.

Click on the Hand in Depth link to the right to view this bust out hand.

Tags: Chau Giang David Bach Elimination Eric Hersher

03-01-2007 21:36 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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JC Tran 5.47M
Jacobo Fernandez 3.65M
Average Stack 2.636M
Eric Hershler 2.2M
Paul Wasicka 1.8M
Chau Giang 1.4M
David Bach 505K

(Thru 64 Hands)

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03-01-2007 21:28 UTC-8

Jacobo Fernandez Heating Up

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Jacobo Fernandez won 7 out of the last 11 hands, mostly due to pre-fop aggression.

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03-01-2007 21:08 UTC-8

Eric Hershler Picks Up Pot from JC Tran

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Hand # 54: Eric Hershler limped. JC Tran called from the small blind and David Bach checked his bog blind. The flop was {Q-Clubs}

. Tran bet 300K. Bach mucked and Hershler raised to 1M. Tran carefully watched Hershler as he put all his chips into the pot before he glanced at his big stack and mucked. Hershler picked up about 900K in chips.

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03-01-2007 21:00 UTC-8

Cards Are Back in the Air

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03-01-2007 20:49 UTC-8

Crew Break

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03-01-2007 20:42 UTC-8

Chau Giang Doubles Up Against David Bach

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Hand #52: David Bach raised 480K and Chau Giang moved all in for 760K. Bach called with {A-Diamonds}

and Giang flipped over {A-Hearts}

. The flop was {6-Hearts}

. The turn was {Q-Hearts}

and the river was {7-Diamonds}

. Chau Giang doubled up after he won a pot worth over 1.6M. Bach is now the shortstack with a shade over 1M.

Tags: Chau Giang David Bach

03-01-2007 20:38 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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JC Tran 5.8M
Jacobo Fernandez 2.27M
Average Stack 2.636M
Paul Wasicka 2.75M
Eric Hershler 2.2M
David Bach 1.9M
Chau Giang 700K

(Thru 51 Hands)

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03-01-2007 20:36 UTC-8

Wasicka Takes Pot from Chau Giang

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Hand #50: Paul Wasicka raised to 350K, which is exactly the amount in the pot with blinds and antes. Eric Hershler agonized over a decision for two minutes before he mucked. Chau Gang counted down his chips a couple of times before he called. The flop was {7-Hearts}

. Giang checked and Wasicka moved all in. Giang quickly folded. He's down to 700K.

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