WPT LA Poker Classique

Par BJ Nemeth

The money bubble burst at the end of Day 3, so Day 4 commencé avec 63 players and played down to the final 18. Here's a look at the official leaderboard from the end of the day:

1. Vivek Rajkumar - 3,231,000 (161 BB)
2. Grégory Brooks - 2,326,000 (116 BB)
3. Jason Dewitt - 1,916,000 (95 BB)
4. Matthew Berkey - 1,614,000 (80 BB)
5. Amir Lehavot - 1,595,000 (79 BB)
6. Carlos Mortensen - 1,467,000 (73 BB)
7. James Carroll - 1,270,000 (63 BB)
8. Allen Cunningham - 1,079,000 (53 BB)
9. Steve Gross - 964,000 (48 BB)
10. Brandon Crawford - 935,000 (46 BB)
11. David "Bakes" Baker - 736,000 (36 BB)
12. Shannon Shorr - 690,000 (34 BB)
13. Jesse Yaginuma - 599,000 (29 BB)
14. Darryll Poisson - 584,000 (29 BB)
15. Jason Senti - 533,000 (26 BB)
16. James Dowdy - 363,000 (18 BB)
17. Kathy Liebert - 304,000 (15 BB)
18. Matt Marafioti - 210,000 (10 BB)

Voici un retour en photo sur la Journée 4 du WPT LA Poker Classic :


Le jour 4, le WPT Live Updates featured a live webcam provided by the team from All 360 poker. It's a unique webcam that provides a 360-degree view of the entire table, allowing viewers to see in whichever direction they'd like. The camera itself is the metallic red object that appears to be hanging over Carlos Mortensen.

Les joueurs, dans le sens des aiguilles d'une montre en partant du bas à gauche : Shannon Shorr, Jason Dewitt, Michael McClain, Carlos Mortensen et Matthew Berkey.


Jour 4 a commencé avec 63 players at the final seven tables, leaving most of the Commerce ballroom empty. There was an eighth table in play (far right), but it was the final table for the LAPC $25,000 high-roller event.


James Caroll a pris la tête du chip lead dès le début et s'est retrouvé au sommet ou près du sommet pendant la majeure partie de la journée.


Jason Dewitt plays a big pot against Carlos Mortensen.


De l'autre côté de la même main, Carlos Mortensen attend que Jason Dewitt réponde à sa mise au tournant.


Almira Skritchenko (à gauche) et Dinara Khaziyeva are both chess masters, and they played a game against each other for the WPT cameras while Day 4 of the main event played out in the background. Skripchenko and Khaziyeva are two of the final tablists who will be at the WPT Celebrity Invitational final table on Wednesday evening.


En marge de l'événement principal, Erik Seidel (foreground, bottom left) won a huge three-way all-in situation in the $25,000 high-roller event. Elky Grospellier (standing, left) was the short stack with [AdQh], up against Seidel's [AhAs] and the [9c9s] of Darren Elias (de l'autre côté de la table). Les as ont résisté à Seidel, éliminant Grospellier à la troisième place et donnant à Seidel la tête en termes de jetons en heads-up.


Erik Seidel carried the momentum of the big three-way hand to go on and win the tournament. Amazingly, this is the fourth high-roller event that Seidel has cashed in so far in 2011. Seidel has a fourth-place finish, a third, and two victories, giving him more than $3.5 million in earnings in those events alone.


Steve Gross joue un pot tard le jour 4.


The most memorable hand of Day 4 était entre James Caroll (à gauche) et Vivek Rajkumar. Carroll four-bet it preflop, and then check-called Rajkumar's bets on the flop and the turn. With the board showing [KhJs8h10d5h], Rajkumar moved all in on the river, and Carroll tanked for about 10 minutes before he folded.


Il a fallu presque autant de temps pour Vivek Rajkumar pour empiler ses jetons comme pour jouer la main. Alors que Rajkumar a refusé de divulguer des détails sur sa main, la table a parlé de la main pendant encore plusieurs minutes.


Après une relance d'Amir Lehavot et une sur-relance de Jason Dewitt, Steve Gross (far left) made a cold four-bet to 270,000. Shannon Shorr (far right) moved all in from the small blind, and Lehavot and Dewitt quickly folded. Gross was caught bluffing, but the pot odds were good and he called with [Jd2c]. Shorr turned over [AsKd], and the board came [Kc9d3sQc3d] to give Shorr the double-up.


Carlos Mortensen's chip stack during a break. Day 4 included a lot of table changes as the field got smaller and smaller, so Mortensen had to dismantle and rebuild his structure a few times.


Sans avertissement, Carlos Mortensen's chip-stack sculpture imploded, sending chips everywhere. Mortensen claims it's the first time that has ever happened. Kathy Liébert, qui a fait du surplace avec un petit tapis toute la journée, adorerait avoir les problèmes d'autant de jetons.


Mélissa Hayden (au premier plan, à droite) prend une photo iPhone de son petit ami Allen Cunningham (top left) late on Day 4.


Tim Ouest (left) moved all in from the small blind after looking at just one card -- the [10c]. Allen Cunningham (right) called from the big blind, and West asked, "Can you beat my ten?" West then turned over his other card to see it for the first time -- [10c2s]. West briefly cursed his luck with a smile, until Cunningham flipped over [9s4d]. West was amazed that he was slightly ahead preflop, but the board came [AsAh8h3h4h], and Cunningham spiked a four on the winner to win the pot and eliminate Tim West in 211ère place.


Nikolaï Evdakov (à l'extrême gauche) avait 5-bet all préflop avec [AdKs], et Jason Dewitt (far right) thought for a few moments before calling with [JcJd]. The board came [6d6s5c3c6h], giving Dewitt the double up and knocking Evdakov down toward the bottom of the chip counts.


Here's a little setup: With the board showing [10h9c5s3h9s] and a healthy pot au milieu, Grégory Brooks (right) moved all in, and Evdakov called with [Ah10s] for two pair, tens and nines. But Brooks showed [Ad9d] pour gagner le pot with trip nines and eliminate Evdakov in 19ème place, apportant le Jour 4 to an end. Brooks finished the day with 2,326,000, tout en Jason Senti (top left) seemed more than happy to reach Day 5 in 15ème place avec 533,000.


Ancre WPT Kimberly Lansing interviewe le joueur du jour RISE Clothing Vivek Rajkumar.


Jour 5 commence mardi à 12:00 midi PT. Revenez sur WorldPokerTour.com pour une couverture continue en direct, y compris des mises à jour des mains, des décomptes fréquents de jetons, des interviews vidéo avec Kimberly Lansing et un autre épisode de "The Jess & BJ Show".

With the elimination of Nikolay Evdakov in 19ème place, la finale 18 players are bagging and tagging their chips. They'll return tomorrow (Tuesday) at 12:00 noon PT to play down to the televised WPT Final Table. 

Restez à l'écoute pour connaître le décompte officiel des sièges et des jetons, ainsi qu'un récapitulatif photo qui sera publié demain matin.

Avec le tableau final montrant [10h9c5s3h9s] and a healthy pot already in the middle of the table, Gregory Brooks moves all in, and Evdakov calls with [Ah10s] for two pair, tens and nines. 

But Brooks turns over [Ad9d] for trip nines to win the pot, and Evdakov is eliminated in 19ème place. 

Gregory Brooks  -  Chip Count Coming Soon
Nikolaï Evdakov -  Dehors 19e place ($43,800)

Sur une planche de [5h4c2d2h], Amir Lehavot bets 200,000 from the big blind and Dan Heimiller calls from the cutoff.

La rivière est la [9d] and Lehavot moves all in for 475,000 (more than enough to cover Heimiller).

Genuinely not sure what to do, Heimiller reaches for his chips and then pulls back several times before making his final speach. "I wish my hand had gotten a little better. I'm not sure what to do. I guess I don't have enough to fold. Well, there's another tournament tomorrow, so I guess I call."

Heimiller ships his last 300,000 into the pot and Lehavot turns over [As2c] for trip deuces. Heimiller shows [4s3h] for two pair. Dan Heimiller is eliminated in 20ème place ($43,800) while Amir Lehavot moves up to 1,615,000.

Amir Lehavot - 1,615,000
Dan Heimiller - Eliminated in 20e place ($43,800)

Jason Dewitt relance sous le coup de la menace 50,000, Nikolay Evdakov sur-relance depuis le cutoff pour 150,000, et Dewitt relance à 280,000. Evdakov fait glisser tout son tapis vers l'avant, en faisant tapis, et Dewitt réfléchit quelques instants avant de payer avec [JcJd]. Evdakov retourne [AdKs], et c'est une situation de course. 

Le conseil vient [6d6s5c3c6h], et les valets de poche de Dewitt tiennent le coup pour remporter le pot avec un full et le double de son stack. 

Jason Dewitt -  1,850,000  (92 BB)
Nikolaï Evdakov -  580,000  (29 BB)

Avec près de 450,000 déjà dans le pot et le tableau de lecture [Qs9s5d7d], Gregory Brooks checks in the big blind and Jason Senti checks behind on the button.

La rivière apporte le [5s] and Brooks bets 274,000.  Senti thinks a minute or two before telling Brooks, "This is probably a bad fold," and mucking his hand.

Grégory Brooks - 1,680,000
Jason Senti - 650,000

Le tout 360 Poker team is here at the Commerce, and they have set up their amazing camera to capture all of the action at our featured table here. The camera has multiple lenses that capture all of the action simultaneously, which means viewers all around the world can control the angle that they'd like to see. 

Here's the lineup at the featured table, with approximate chip counts from the start of this level:

Places assises 1. Shannon Shorr -  585,000  (36 BB)
Places assises 2. Darryll Poisson -  650,000  (40 BB)
Places assises 3. Amir Lehavot -  875,000  (54 BB)
Places assises 4.  Jason Dewitt  -  1,480,000  (92 BB)
Places assises 5.  Empty*
Places assises 6.Brandon Crawford -  585,000  (36 BB)
Places assises 7.  Matthew Berkey  -  1,045,000  (65  BB)
Places assises 8. Steve Gross -  1,350,000  (84 BB)
Places assises 9. Dan Heimiller -  220,000  (13 BB)

* Clayton Newman started this level in seat 5 avec 215,000 in chips, but was eliminated in 26ème place, gagnant $43,800. 

Tim West looks at one card before moving all in from the small blind for 67,000 (a little more than 3 big blinds), and Cunningham pauses a bit before he calls, saying, "I wouldn't call here if I didn't need the chips."

West asks, "Can you beat my ten?" West then turns over his other card to see it for the first time -- he has [10c2s]. West curses his luck with a smile on his face, until Cunningham flips over [9s4d]. Unbelievably, West is slightly ahead here. 

The board comes [AsAh8h3h4h], and Cunningham pairs his four on the winner to win the pot and eliminate Tim West in 211ère place.

Allen Cunningham -  650,000  (32 BB)
Tim West -  Dehors 211ère place ($43,800)

Carlos Mortensen relance sous le canon pour 45,000, Nikolay Evdakov reraises from the small blind to 120,000, and Mortensen calls. The flop comes [KcKd9d], Evdakov bets 120,000, et Mortensen appelle. 

La carte tournante est la [8c], Evdakov bets 200,000, and Mortensen has to dismantle part of his chip-stack structure to make the call. 

La carte rivière est la [6d], and Evdakov checks. Mortensen pauses before checking behind, and Evdakov says, "No pair." Mortensen turns over [JcJs], and Evdakov mucks. Carlos Mortensen takes the pot. 

Carlos Mortensen -  1,110,000  (55 BB)
Nikolaï Evdakov -  1,445,000  (72 BB)

Dan Heimiller relance à 55,000 from under the gun and Shannon Shorr reraises to 155,000 behind him.  Heimiller thinks for a couple of minutes, then calls, leaving 306,000 derrière.

Le flop tombe [Qh7s3h] and Heimiller moves all-in.  Shorr thinks for less than a minute and calls with [10h10d], but Heimiller has him just notched with [jsJc].

The turn brings the [Ah] and the river the [7c] and Heimiller takes the pot pour doubler.

Dan Heimiler - 960,000
Shannon Shorr- 600,000 

Arkadiy Stekoeshchikov is all in before the flop with [7c7d] against Gregory Brooks' [Ad5d].

Le conseil d'administration arrive [AhQs6d9s8h], giving Brooks top pair and eliminating Arkadiy Stekoeshchikov in 22e place ($43,800).

Grégory Brooks - 1,500,000
Arkadiy Stekoeshchikov - Eliminatd in 22e place ($43,800)

Amir Lehavot raises to 48,000 from under the gun and Jason DeWitt reraises to 130,000 behind him.  Action folds around to Steve Gross in the cutoff and he cold four-bets to 270,000 total.

Shannon Shorr is in the small blind and keeps the action going by moving all-in for 385,000 total.  Lehavot and DeWitt folds and Gross needs a count.

"It's only 115,000 more," Shorr tells him.  Gross still thinks about it, but eventually calls with [Jd2c].  He is drawing live against Shorr's [AsKd].

Le plateau s'épuise [Kc9d3sQc3d] and Shorr's pair of kings take the pot et doublez.

Shannon Shorr- 1,000,000
Steve Gross - 940,000

Kathy Liebert is all-in preflop with [AhQc] and she's been called by Gregory Brooks who has [4s4d].

Le plateau arrive [Kd8s8dQ3h] and Liebert doubles up to 410,000.

Kathy Liebert - 410,000 (21 BB)
Grégory Brooks - 1,200,000 (60 BB)

Mike McClain shoves all-in for 219,000 from the hijack and Vivek rajkumar calls on the button.  McClain shows [4c4h] and he is racing with Rajkumar's [AcJs].

Le [Qc9s8c] flop gives Rajkumar a straight draw and he completes his straight with the [10c] au tournant. La rivière est sans conséquence [2s] and McClain is eliminated.

Vivek Rajkumar - 3,150,000
Mike McClain - éliminé dans 23ème place ($43,800) 

Les joueurs reviennent de la pause pour commencer le niveau 23, avec des stores augmentés de 10,000-20,000 et 3,000 avant. Avec 23 joueurs restants, le stack moyen est d'environ 888,000. 

Le jeu continuera ce soir jusqu'à ce qu'il ne reste plus que deux tables (18 joueurs). 

Si vous souhaitez suivre l'action en direct, il existe un lien extrêmement intéressant 360-caméra de vision de degré (fournie par All 360 Poker) en direct depuis notre table en vedette. Vous pouvez trouver le lien vers cette webcam sur la page d'accueil de WPT.com.

Voici la programmation à la table vedette :

Places assises 1. Shannon Shorr
Places assises 2. Darryll Poisson
Places assises 3. Amir Lehavot
Places assises 4Jason Dewitt
Places assises 5.
Places assises 6. Brandon Crawford
Places assises 7. Matthieu Berkey
Places assises 8. Steve Gross
Places assises 9. Dan Heimiller

Nikolay Evdakov raises to 40,000 from middle position and sam Stein calls on the button.

Le flop tombe [Js6d2d] and the chips very quickly get in the middle, with Stein apparently shoving all-in with [KcQc] for just king-high.  Evdakov holds [KhJd] for top pair and improves to trips with the [Jh] on the turn.  The [Qh] on the river officially gives Evdakov the pot et Stein est éliminé à la dernière main avant la pause.

Nikolay Evdakov - 1,800,000
Sam Stein - éliminé dans 24ème place ($43,800)

Jason Senti and Gregory Brooks see a flop of [As5d2c].  Senti checks out of the big blind, Brooks bets 42,000 from middle position, and Senti calls.

Le tour est le [4d] and Senti checks again.  Brooks bets 94,000 and Senti calls again.  The river brings the [7c] and Senti checks a third time.  Brooks bets 246,000 and Senti tanks.  He asks the dealer for the amount of the bet and there is some confusion about the amount.

Senti calls and mucks when Brooks shows [AcKh] for a pair of aces.  He is surprised to learn the bet is for 246,000 and tells the dealer he thought it was 146,000, as the dealer seemed to indicate that amount was correct.  Senti pays the bet nonetheless, and Brooks takes the pot.

Grégory Brooks - 1,475,000
Jason Senti - 975,000

Pendant le temps qu'il a fallu à Vivek Rajkumar pour empiler ses jetons de la grosse main contre James Carroll, il a joué deux autres pots. 

In the first, he saw a flop of [KsJh8c] against David Baker. Rajkumar bet 65,000 under the gun, and Baker raises from the button to 155,000. Rajkumar calls. The turn is the [6s], et les deux joueurs checkent. 

La carte rivière est la [3h], Rajkumar bets 205,000, and Baker quickly folds. Rajkumar takes the pot et l'ajoute à sa pile grandissante. 

Rajkumar steals the blinds the next hand to make it three hands in a row, and we finally got an accurate count when he finished stacking all of his chips in stacks of 40.

Vivek Rajkumar -  2,880,000  (180 BB)

David Baker -  795,000  (49 BB)