Hand #106: On the first hand of heads-up play, Eric Hershler limped and JC Tran raised 700K. Hershler called. The flop was . Tran bet 1.2M and Hershler moved all in. Tran called and showed while Hershler flipped over for two pair. The turn was and the river was . 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.
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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