Championship Day 4 | 2007 L.A Poker Classic / WPT Event Season 5

02-27-2007 16:43 UTC-8

The Rapid Bustouts

Usually in tournaments, as soon as the money bubble bursts, there's a series of quick bustouts. Smaller stacks who had been hanging on hoping to squeak into the money make moves. Since play ended last night just as the bubble broke, the first few moments of this level should have several eliminations.

02-27-2007 16:45 UTC-8

Three More Players Down

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DANIEL WOODWARD 53rd $22,780
STEVE YOON 52nd $22,780
STAN JABLONSKI 51st $22,780

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

02-27-2007 16:56 UTC-8

Nam Le 1, Markus Stranzinger 0

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Nam Le picked up a big pot worth over 250K off of Markus Stranzinger on a board of {A-Clubs}

. He bet 60K on the river and Stranzinger mucked after several minutes of deliberation.

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02-27-2007 16:58 UTC-8

Bright Lights of L.A.

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The WPT second camera unit is shooting B-roll footage of the final six tables. The camera has a light attached and several players have complained about the shiny bright light in their faces. When a player comlained, one of the floor people joked, "Where are your sunglasses?"

02-27-2007 17:01 UTC-8

Bodog Ari Eliminated in 49th Place; Peter Jetten Busts in 50th

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With 2-2 Alan Engel runs into Q-Q from Roland Weedon. While Jay Chang sent Jetten to the rail.

ALAN "Bodog Ari" ENGEL 49th place $22,780
PETER JETTEN 50th place $22,780

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02-27-2007 17:11 UTC-8

DanHarmetz Eliminated in 48th Place

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Dan Harmetz goes down to CK Hua's 9-9.

DAN HARMETZ 48th place $22,780

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02-27-2007 17:13 UTC-8

Kristy Gazes Resteals from Lester Naquin

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Lester Naquin raised 35K on the button and Kristy Gazes re-raised 105K from the small blind. Naquin headed into the tank for a few minutes as he constantly counted his chips before he eventually mucked.

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02-27-2007 17:15 UTC-8

Nhut Minh Tran Eliminated in 47th Place

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Nhut Minh Tran's {K-Hearts}

was busted out by Bill Edler's {A-Clubs}

. Although Tran flopped top pair, Edler turned the nut fush.

NHUT MINH TRAN 47th place $22,780

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02-27-2007 17:16 UTC-8

The Best? (Kristy Gazes)

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Who is the best female poker player today? Well the usual suspects are always named: Kathy Liebert, Cyndy Violette, Jennifer Harmon. But if you ask who is the best player TODAY, then we think you have to give the nod to Kristy Gazes.

Going for her sixth straight big event cash, including the Final Table at Aussie Millions last month; Kristy is definitely on a roll.

Yesterday, she was playing well and then hit a rough spot that she blames on: "Me, just me; what was I thinking." But like all truly great players, she slowed down, did not go on tilt and with some great support on the rail, stopped the skid and has built her stack back up to $339,00 to start Day Four in the top third of the field.

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