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

03-02-2007 00:20 UTC-7

Chop It Up!

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Hand #90: Jacobo Fernandez raised 1M from the button and JC Tran moved all in from the small blind. Fernandez called with {3-Diamonds}

. Tran flipped over {Q-Diamonds}

. The flop was {8-Hearts}

. The turn was {K-Hearts}

which gave Tran even more outs. The river counterfeited when the {7-Diamonds}

spiked. The pot was chopped because both players played the board.

Tags: Jacobo Fernandez JC Tran

03-02-2007 00:24 UTC-7

JC Tran = $10 Million Man

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Title says it all.

03-02-2007 00:34 UTC-7

Eric Hershler Doubled Through JC Tran

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Hand #96: JC Tran moved all in from the small blind and Eric Hershler called with {K-Diamonds}

for about 1M. Tran flipped over {10-Clubs}

. The flop was {J-Spades}

. The turn was {Q-Spades}

and the river was {5-Clubs}

. Hershler doubled up to 2M.

Tags: Eric Hershler JC Tran

03-02-2007 00:41 UTC-7

Eric Hershler 2, JC Tran 0

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Hand #98:: Eric Hershler moved all in from the button and JC Tran called. Hershler had {Q-Clubs}

and Tran showed {J-Hearts}

. The flop was {A-Clubs}

and al of JC Tran's railbird's screamed for a Queen. The turn was {5-Spades}

and the river was {J-Clubs}

. Hershler doubled up again against Tran and has over 4M. Tran's stack slipped to 7.4M.

Tags: Eric Hershler JC Tran

03-02-2007 00:41 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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JC Tran 7.4M
Average Stack 5.277M
Jacobo Fernandez 4.4M
Eric Hershler 4M

(Thru 99 hands)

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03-02-2007 00:54 UTC-7

Eric Hershler Takes $3M Pot from Jacobo Fernandez

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Hand #102: Jacobo Fernandez raised 1M and Eric Hershler smooth called. The flop was {A-Hearts}

. Hershler checked and Fernandez bet 1M. Hershler moved all in for 1.92M. Fernandez sat and analyzed Hershler's check-raise for several minutes before he mucked K-3 face up. Hershler showed {K-Hearts}

and picked up a 3M pot.

Tags: Eric Hershler Jacobo Fernandez

03-02-2007 01:07 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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JC Tran 7.87M
Eric Hershler 6.27M
Average Stack 5.277M
Jacobo Fernandez 1.69M

(Thru 102 hands)

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03-02-2007 01:13 UTC-7

Jacobo Fernandez Eliminated in 3rd Place

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Hand #105: Jacobo Fernandez moved all in with {J-Spades}

and Eric Hershler called {A-Spades}

. The flop was {A-Clubs}

and Hershler made a set of Aces. The turn was {5-Diamonds}

and the river was {2-Hearts}

. That hand put Hershler into the chiplead with over 8M.

Jacobo Fernandez headed to the rail in third place and won $607,490.

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

Tags: Eric Hershler Jacobo Fernandez

03-02-2007 01:16 UTC-7

Money Presentation

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There's a short break as the staff prepares the money presentation for the final two players. Heads-up action between JC Tran and Eric Hershler will resume shortly. First pace will win $2,429,970, while second place takes home a cool $1,177,010.

03-02-2007 01:27 UTC-7

Show Me the Money!

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The gorgeous ladiesof Commerce brought out the prize money on silver platters. Stay tuned for heads-up action.