Championship Day 3 | 2007 L.A Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 5

02-27-2007 04:47 UTC-7

Day 3 Completed

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Action will resume at 3:30pm local time. 54 players remain. Stay tuned for official chip counts.

02-27-2007 04:47 UTC-7

With the elimination of Jimmy Sachindis, we are officially in the money. Each player is guaranteed a payout of $22,780 for their three days of work.

54 players remain, all of whom are bagging and tagging their chips. We will pick up the action tomorrow at 3:30 PM PST.

02-27-2007 04:44 UTC-7

Jimmy Sachindis Eliminated on the Bubble

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Jimmy Sachindis busted out with the shortest stack in the tournament in 55th place. He was all in with {A-Hearts}

against Markus Stranzinger's {10-Diamonds}

. He had Stranzinger dominated, but suffered awicked bad beat. Jimmy Sachindis went out on the bubble when his opponent flopped a 5. His hand did not improve and the last Aussie left in the tournament headed to the rail.

Tags: Bubble Boy Jimmy Sachindis Markus Stranzinger

02-27-2007 04:42 UTC-7

Jeff Cabanillas Takes a 250K Pot

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On a flop of {4-Clubs}

, Lee Markholt bet 35K and Jeff Cabanillas called. The turn was the {2-Diamonds}

and both players checked. The river was the {6-Hearts}

and Markholt checked. Cabanillas bet 80K and after a long think, Markholt called. Cabanillas showed the {3-Spades}

for a straight and Markholt mucked.

Cabanillas dragged a pot worth over 250K.

02-27-2007 04:35 UTC-7

Bubble Time

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The room is bursting with excitement and fruit flavor with 55 players left in the mix. No one left in the field wants to be the Bubble-boy (or Bubble-girl if you are Kristy Gazes). Jimmy Sachindis is the super short stack with 15K.

02-27-2007 04:32 UTC-7

Kristy Gazes Doubles Up with Pocket Aces

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Kristy Gazes was all-in preflop with the {A-Spades}

vs. Andrew Scheinman's {7-Diamonds}

. The board came the {9-Clubs}

and Gazes doubled up to just under 300K.

With Andrew Scheinman's 56th place elimination, play is now hand-for hand with one player left to bust before we're in the money.

Tags: Kristy Gazes

02-27-2007 04:29 UTC-7

Paul Wasicka Takes a Hit

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Paul Wasicka doubled up a player at his table and lost a 600K pot as he lost a 300K chunk out of his stack. Wasicka coughed up the chip lead with 5-7s.

Tags: Paul Wasicka

02-27-2007 04:28 UTC-7

Isaac Haxton Doubles Through Michael Carson

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Michael Carson raised pre-flop and Isaac Haxton moved all-in. Carson called and showed A-J to Haxton's 5-5. The flop was the {A-Hearts}

giving the lead to Carson, but Haxton spiked the {5-Clubs}

on the turn to stay alive. The river was the {2-Diamonds}

and Haxton doubled up.

We are still at 56 players and the players are growing weary and irritable.

"This is torture" Kristy Gazes mouthed to me as I passed by her table.

Tags: isaac haxton kristy gazes michael carson

02-27-2007 04:15 UTC-7

56 Players

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Two off the money. The mood in the ballroom is tense. Short stacks are clenching their buttocks with every hand.

02-27-2007 04:10 UTC-7

Jimmy Sachindis Doubles Up; Gets F-Bomb Penalty

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With a super thin stack, Jimmy Sachindis kept folding because other players at his table kept beating him into the pot. With less than 10K and in the small blind, he found {A-Spades}

. One player raised at the cutoff and Sachindis moved all in. He angrily slammed his two black aces on the table and let an F-bomb slip. His hand held up and ended up with 37K after he doubled up. Unfortunately, Sachindis was given a 10 minute penalty from the tournament directors for using the F-word.

With 56 players remaining, and two off the money, he has enough chips that he won't be blinded out before he gets to return to the action.

Tags: Jim Sachindis