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

Feb 27, 2007

57 Players Remaining

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2 more until the money bubble.

Feb 27, 2007

Strasser Scoops a 250K Pot

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With about 120K in the pot, on a board of {A-Spades}

, Jason Strasser bet 100K. His opponent went into the tank for seven minutes before he reluctanty called. Strasser flipped over {A-Diamonds}

and his opponent mucked.

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Feb 27, 2007

Tournament director Cheri Dokken just got on the mic and warned the players that "there will be no stalling" as we wait for the final three players to bust before we reach the money.

Alan "BodogAri" Engel laughed at the notion, exclaiming aloud, "has there EVER been a tournament where there is no stalling at the bubble?!"

57 players remain in the field.

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Feb 27, 2007

Gavin Smith... Poker Journalist?

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Gavin Smith has somehow acquired a media badge and a long-lens camera and is playfully (drunkenly?) shooting photos of the remaining players as we continue to wait for the bubble to burst.

Hey hoser! How aboot a chip count, eh?

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Feb 27, 2007

He's Not Bulletproof

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Paul Wasicka makes it 25K to go and Jason Strasser moves all-in for 174K more. Jason shows {K-Clubs}

and Paul tables {9-Hearts}

, the board is {3-Hearts}

; boat and Jason Strasser has 425K. Wasicka still hold the chiplead, but it's a slim lead over Bill Edler.

Tags: jason strasser paul wasicka

Feb 27, 2007

How Long Until the Money?

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How long will it take to bust 5 players? It is 1:22am local time. It could take five minutes or two hours. More than likely it will be an hour or so.

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

Feb 27, 2007

Greg "FBT" Mueller Doubles through "BodogAri"

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A severely short-stacked Greg Mueller moved in pre-flop with A-K and was called by Alan "BodogAri" Engel's A-7. The A-K held up to double Mueller up, though he is still pretty low on chips.

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Feb 27, 2007

Players Are Currently on a 15 Minute Break

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59 players remain.

Feb 27, 2007

Monster Hand for Bill Edler

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When Bill Edler moved all-in on the river to a board of A6575 and after a long, long thought Isaac Haxton calls and Bill shows pocket aces for the boat.
Isaac mucks but as the 280K bet is counting out, he tells Bill he had a weak ace. With the main pot Bill Edler now has 745K.

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