Monday, February 27, 2012

WPT LAPC: PHIL IVEY'S BUBBLE BURSTS

PHOTO (credit BJ Nemeth)/SOURCE: WPT.com

As soon as the LAPC Main Event's first hand was dealt, all eyes have been on Phil Ivey. Ivey was playing his first tournament in the US since Black Friday and the subsequent Full Tilt Poker fiasco.

Ivey (2011 PTPR Rank: NR) was in contention right from the start of the tournament, and it looked like the Ivey of old had returned to the US, however, Ivey' stack size started to take a stumble late on Saturday and again on Sunday - culminating in Ivey being the bubble boy, busting one out of the money, as Sunday play came to an end.

Tuan Phan has the chip lead as Monday play is set to being at the WPT LAPC. Phan (2011 PTPR Rank: 835th) won the WSOP Circuit Atlantic City Main Event last season.

Jason Somerville has been in the news lately, recently announcing on his blog that he was gay. Somerville (2011 PTPR Rank: 77th) - who won a WSOP bracelet last summer - had a fantastic Sunday, chipping up to second place after three days of play.

Former NAPT Los Angeles Champion Joe Tehan (2011 PTPR Rank: 266th) sits third in chips while Noah Schwartz is sixth. Schwartz (2011 PTPR Rank: 828th) currently sits 14th on the 2012 PTPR Tournament Poker Player of the Year Leaderboard - he won a PCA side event in January.

NOTABLE CHIP COUNTS
TUAN PHAN 1,140,000
JASON SOMERVILLE 860,000
JOE TEHAN 831,500
NOAH SCHWARTZ 685,000
THOMAS MARCHESE 530,000
DAVID "DOC" SANDS 463,500
DANIEL IDEMA 451,000
DANIEL KELLY 378,500
NICK BINGER 363,500
ALLEN CARTER 359,500
DAVID PHAM 355,000
DAVID BAKER 347,000
STEPHEN CHIDWICK 292,500
MATT MARAFIOTI 175,000
JOE HACHEM 153,000
SOREL MIZZI 124,000
AMIT MAKHIJA 115,500
JASON DEWITT 110,000
CHRISTIAN HARDER
KUNAL PATEL 46,000



WPT LAPC PAYOUTS (USD)
1st $1,370,240
2nd $806,370
3rd $521,770
4th $355,750
5th $252,980
6th $202,910
7th $155,480
8th $110,680
9th $79,060
10-12th $60,610
13-15th $47,430
16-18th $39,530
19-27th $34,260
28-36th $28,990
37-45th $23,720
46-54th $21,080

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DEFENDING CHAMPION
Gregory Brooks
2011 PTPR Ranking: 26th

PTPR PREMIER EVENT
Los Angeles Poker Classic
WPT LAPC Main Event
February 24-29, 2012

Commerce Casino | California
Buy-in: $10,000 | Prizepool: $5,270,400
Entries: 549

PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION
1st place 130
2nd place 80
3rd place 50
4th place 40
5th place 35
6-7th place 30
8-11th place 15
12-15th place 13
16-18th place 10

LIVE EVENT COVERAGE
LAPC LIVE

NEXT TOUR STOP
WPT Shooting Star
Bay 101, San Jose, CA
2011 Champion: Alan Sternberg

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