PHOTO CREDIT: WPT.com
Carlos Mortensen was accumulating chips in a sick fashion late during today's play at the World Poker Tour Los Angeles Poker Classic (WPT LAPC) Main Event.
El Matador picked up most of his leading chip stack on an absolutely crazy hand when we were 12-handed. Mortensen called Shannon Shorr's and James Carroll's all-in bets. Mortensen was well behind with Queens to Shorr's Aces and Carroll's Kings .. but the flop carried three spades (Mortensen had the queen of spades) and the turn was another spade, eliminating both Shorr and Carroll. On the same hand, at the other remaining table, Jesse Yaginuma was eliminated and we went from 12 to 9 players within minutes.
An absolute sick beat for Shorr while Mortensen became the lead dog from that moment on.
Vivek Rajkumar, who came into the day with the chip lead, sits second and is right on El Matador's heels.
David "Bakes" Baker, Allen Cunningham and Jason DeWitt were the bubble players.
It's going to be one heck of a WPT Final Table when play resumes on Thursday (the players get tomorrow off while the WPT films it's WPT Invitational Final Table).
Here are the chip stacks and seating assignments for Thursday's Final Table:
1. Vivek Rajkumar - 5,185,000
2. Darryll Fish - 2,275,000
3. Gregory Brooks - 2,300,000
4. Amir Lehavot - 4,115,000
5. Steve Gross - 1,320,000
6. Carlos Mortensen - 5,235,000
PTPR PREMIER EVENT
Los Angeles Poker Classic
World Poker Tour Main Event
February 25-March 2, 2011
Commerce Casino
Los Angeles, California, USA
Buy-in: $10,000
Prizepool: $6,537,600
Entries: 681
POINTS AT STAKE
1st position 131
2nd position 81
3rd position 51
4th position 41
5th position 36
6th position 31
DAVID BAKER "BAKES" 31
ALLEN CUNNINGHAM 16
JASON DEWITT 16
JESSE YAGINUMA 15
SHANNON SHORR 15
JAMES CARROLL 15
JAMES DOWDEY 14
JASON SENTI 14
MATTHEW BERKEY 14
BRANDON CRAWFORD 11
MATT MARAFIOTI 11
KATHY LIEBERT 11
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