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

03-02-2007 00:28 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Eric Hershler 8.5M
JC Tran 7.12M

(Thru 105 hands)

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03-02-2007 00:33 UTC-8

Cards Are Back in the Air

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03-02-2007 00:38 UTC-8

JC Tran Eliminated in 2nd Place

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Hand #106: On the first hand of heads-up play, Eric Hershler limped and JC Tran raised 700K. Hershler called. The flop was {A-Diamonds}

. Tran bet 1.2M and Hershler moved all in. Tran called and showed {A-Spades}

while Hershler flipped over {J-Diamonds}

for two pair. The turn was {4-Diamonds}

and the river was {9-Hearts}

. JC Tran was eliminated in second place while Eric Hershler won the L.A. Poker Classic.

JC Tran won $1,177,010 for second place. Eric Hershler won $2,429,970 for first place.

To view the final elimination hand, check out our Hand in Depth feature by clicking on the link to the right.

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03-02-2007 00:41 UTC-8

Eric Hershler Wins 2007 L.A. Poker Classic

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Eric Hershler - 2007 L.A. Poker Classic Champion (Photo Credit: BJ Nemeth)

In his first ever live tournament, Eric Hershler won the 2007 L.A. Poker Classic. The South African native and Los Angeles resident won $2,429,970 and a $25K seat in the WPT Championships at the Bellagio in April.

Here are today's money winners:
1 Eric Hershler $2,429,970
2 JC Tran $1,177,010
3 Jacobo Fernandez $607,490
4 Paul Wasicka $455,615
5 Chau Giang $341,710
6 David Bach $257,425

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