L.A. Poker Classic - Live Updates

On the second hand of heads-up play, Quinn Do limps in from the small blind and Phil Ivey raises to $400,000 from the big blind. The flop comes A♠ 8♠ 6♠ and Ivey bets out $700,000. Do makes the call, leaving himself with only about $1 million behind, and the turn is the A♣. Ivey moves all-in and Do goes into the tank, counting and re-counting his stack and looking absolutely miserable about the circumstances.

Eventually, after some serious soul-searching, Do announces a call and turns up 9♥ 8♥ for aces-up. Ivey, however, has A♥ 8♦ for aces-full and Do is drawing dead. The river card is a meaningless 4♣ and Phil Ivey has won the Los Angeles Poker Classic and his first World Poker Tour title!

For the win, the Full Tilt pro will take home $1,596,100 as well as a gigantic trophy and a WPT chip set. Quinn Do earns $909,400 for his second-place finish. Congratulations to both finalists and to the staff at the Commerce Casino and World Poker Tour for staging another epic event!

 

The scantily clad women have come and gone and the money, WPT chip set and piles of $1 bills wrapped in hundos are on the table. That means it's time for heads-up play to determine the LAPC champion. Game on!

We're taking a quick break before starting heads-up play between Phil Ivey and Quinn Do. Here are the chip counts to mull over as you wait:

Phil Ivey	$10,680,000
Quinn Do	$2,480,000

Sooo... Ivey's kind of dominating.

On the hand after Nam Le's elimination, Phil Ivey limps in from the small blind and Charles "Woody" Moore checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes 8♥ 5♥ 2♦ and Ivey bets out $160,000. Moore flat-calls and the turn is the 7♠. Ivey fires out $400,000 and Moore moves all-in. Ivey immediately calls with 8♦ 7♣ for top two while Moore is on the draw with 6♥ 2♠.

Moore needs a nine, four or deuce to stay alive, but the river card is the J♠ and we're down to two players in this LAPC final table. Moore is out in third place and will take home $625,630 for his finish.

Nam Le raises to $420,000 from the small blind and Phil Ivey puts him all-in in the big blind. Le insta-calls and turns up A♦ A♥ to Ivey's 3♥ 3♣. The Bapester looks ready to double up, but after the flop comes T♠ 6♠ 2♦ the turn is the 3♦, sending a roar of approval through the crowd of drunken louts who've managed to insinuate themselves into the media area. The river card is the Q♦ and Ivey cracks Le's aces, eliminating Nam in fourth place for a $411,770 consolation prize. And Ivey continues to walk all over this final table...

The last few rounds have seen plenty of raising but very little calling, with Nam Le and Charles Moore both moving all-in and getting no callers. Meanwhile, Phil Ivey continues to press his advantage, taking a tidy pot from Quinn Do just moments ago.

Ivey raised to $450,000 from under the gun and Do made the call in the small blind. The flop came K♥ 8♠ 4♠ and Do checked to Ivey, who bet out $700,000. Do tanked for a few minutes but then folded out and Ivey took down the pot.

We're back from break and the cards are back in the air. Here are the latest chip counts as four-handed play continues:

Seat 1	Quinn Do	$3,120,000
Seat 2	Nam Le	$1,030,000
Seat 3	Phil Hellmuth	$0
Seat 4	Phil Ivey	$7,070,000
Seat 5	Charles Moore	$2,350,000
Seat 6	Scott Montgomery	$0

 

Nam Le has moved all-in in each of the last two hands without getting a caller. The second time he open-shoved under the gun for his last $1,140,000 and the action folded around to Quinn Do in the big blind, who went into the tank for a few minutes before finally laying down the hand and giving up the blinds and antes.

We're now on a 10-minute tape change break. Action will resume shortly.

Here are the current chip counts:

Seat 1	Quinn Do	$2,540,000
Seat 2	Nam Le	$1,410,000
Seat 3	Phil Hellmuth	$0
Seat 4	Phil Ivey	$6,300,000
Seat 5	Charles Moore	$3,320,000
Seat 6	Scott Montgomery	$0

 

The round is over and the blinds are moving up once more. Since this is the final table, we won't have a break until the WPT cameramen need to change tape. Onward!

Quinn Do raises to $350,000 from under the gun and Charles Moore makes the call in the big blind. The flop comes 9♥ 5♣ 2♦ and Moore checks to Do, who bets out $400,000. Moore immediately moves all-in and Do beats him to the pot for his last $1.1 million, showing K♦ 9♦ against Moore's A♦ 5♦. Do is ahead with top pair and Moore will need to improve to bust his opponent. The turn is the T♠ and the river the 4♣ and Do doubles through Moore, bringing him up to close to the $3 million mark.

Here are the chip counts as we begin four-handed play:

Seat 1	Quinn Do	$3,140,000
Seat 2	Nam Le	$2,310,000
Seat 3	Phil Hellmuth	$0
Seat 4	Phil Ivey	$2,500,000
Seat 5	Charles Moore	$5,490,000
Seat 6	Scott Montgomery	$0

 

One hand after doubling through Charles Moore, Scott Montgomery commits his last $800,000 to the middle over the top of a Nam Le opening raise and Le makes the call, turning up K♦ J♦ to Montgomery's J♣ 8♠. The flop comes 7♦ 5♠ 5♣ and Montgomery cannot escape Le's domination. The turn is the 3♠ and the river the 3♣ and Le's king-high takes the pot and sends Montgomery to the rail. Scotty is out in fifth place and will take home $296,860 for his time.

Scott Moore open-shoves all-in from under the gun for his last $330,000 and the action folds around to Charles Moore, who looks disgusted but makes the call in the big blind, turning up A♦ 6♣ to Montgomery's J♥ 9♣. Moore looks primed to send Montgomery to the rail, but the board comes Q♦ 9♠ 3♦ 5♠ J♠ and Montgomery flops a pair of nines to earn the check mark and double through Moore.

The break is over and the game is afoot once more from the WPT soundstage, deep in the heart of the Commerce Casino. Five players remain in the hunt for LAPC glory.

It's time for another tape change and thus another break. Action will resume in about 10 minutes.

Scott Montgomery raises to $360,000 from the small blind and Quinn Do makes the call in the big blind. The flop comes A♠ 9♦ 5♠ and both players check. The turn is the K♠ and Montgomery bets out $400,000. Do flat-calls and the river is the J♣. Montgomery moves all-in and Do insta-calls, turning up J♠ 4♠ for the jack-high flush. Montgomery mucks and Do doubles up to $3.1 million while Montgomery is down to under $1 million.

Nam Le raises to $240,000 and Charles Moore re-raises to $600,000 in the small blind. Action folds back to Le, who makes the call and as we go to the flop, Moore checks in the dark. The flop comes T♦ 9♥ 4♣ and Le bets out $400,000. Moore raises to $1 million flat and Le ruminates for a few minutes before faking a fold. The crowd erupts in cheers and Le hangs onto his cards, leading the crowd to laugh as they realize their mistake while the Bapesta keeps a straight face. After a few more minutes, Le folds out and Moore takes down the pot, for real this time.

The blinds are on their way up, with the price of poker now $60,000/$120,000 with a $20,000 ante.

Scott Montgomery raises to $300,00 and Quinn Do moves all-in over the top all-in for about $1 million more. Action folds back to Montgomery, who tanks for a few minutes before announcing, "I don't want to call, but I'm not going to fold." He calls and shows A♦ 5♥, which surprisingly puts him ahead of Do's Q♠ J♥.

The flop comes Q♣ 9♦ 7♥ and the pro-Do contingent goes wild. The turn is the 9♠ and the river the T♦ and Do doubles through Montgomery to over $2.6 million.

Phil Hellmuth open-shoves all-in from the cut-off and Charles Moore makes the call in the small blind, turning up A♥ Q♥ to Hellmuth's A♦ 9♠. The Poker Brat is way behind and will need help to avoid being the first person eliminated at this final table.

The flop A♣ J♠ 2♥ and though the crowd begs the dealer for a nine, Hellmuth remains behind. The turn is the 7♣ and the river the Q♣ and the Poker Brat has been eliminated in sixth place. The Poker Brat shakes everyone's hand and exits to collect his $229,820 while muttering something profane about Nam Le.

Action folds to Phil Ivey in the small blind and he raises to $250,000. Charles Moore makes the call and the flop comes T♣ 7♦ 3♣, prompting a $300,000 wager from Ivey and another flat-call from Moore. The turn is the A♥ and Ivey bets out $500,000. Moore gives the matter some thought but ultimately folds and Ivey takes the pot.

The tape change break is over and the cards are back in the air from the final table of the Los Angeles Poker Classic. Game on!

Play has been stopped for a tape change break and the action will resume in 10 minutes.

Action folds around to Nam Le in the small blind and he limps in. In the big blind, Phil Hellmuth checks his option and the flop comes J♦ 6♥ 3♦. Le bets out $140,000 and Hellmuth makes the call. The turn is the K♥ and Le bets out $350,000. Hellmuth asks Le for a count before putting him all-in for his last $600,000.

Le makes the call, turning up K♣ 3♣ and Hellmuth stands. "Goddamn it, he spiked a king on me." The Poker Brat turns up J♥ 8♣ and is behind heading to the river. Fifth street is the T♠ and Le has doubled through Hellmuth, who in a sporting gesture destroys the 20-stacks of chips as they are being shipped over to Le.

On the first hand at the final table, Phil Ivey raises to $240,0000 and Charles Moore moves all-in over the top for about $1.2 million more. Ivey goes into the tank forever, faking a call repeatedly before finally pulling the trigger and matching the bet. Ivey turns up A♦ 9♣ and is way behind Moore's A♠ K♥, and after the board comes 6h-3♠ 2♥ J♥ Q♣ Moore has doubled through Ivey and put a damper on the Full Tilt pro's day in the early going.

The audience is prepped, Layla Kayleigh has done her spiel and the dealer has been instructed to do his thing. Cards are in the air and the action is under way from the Commerce Casino on the World Poker Tour!

Here are the chip counts as the players take their seats:

Seat 1	Quinn Do	$1,450,000
Seat 2	Nam Le	$1,180,000
Seat 3	Phil Hellmuth	$2,380,000
Seat 4	Phil Ivey	$4,100,000
Seat 5	Charles Moore	$1,510,000
Seat 6	Scott Montgomery	$2,680,000

 

It's final-table time from the Los Angeles Poker Classic at the Commerce Casino in California. From a starting field of 695 hopeful donkeys the numbers have been whittled down to the ultimate six survivors, including Phil Hellmuth and Phil Ivey in a death match for the ages.

The WPT soundstage has already collapsed and been picked up and the players are taking their seats. Action will begin momentarily and it don't stop until somebody's toasting with Layla. Stay tuned for action-packed final-table coverage in the PokerListings.com tradition starting now!