LAPC $10K LAPC Championship Final Table Live Blog

Andras Koroknai wins the LAPC Main Event ($1,788,040)
On the first hand of heads-up play, Andras Koroknai moved all in from the button and Raymond Dolan made the call. They showed:

Koroknai Q♥8♥
Dolan Q♣4♥

Dolan was way behind but took the lead when the flop came T♥9♥4♦. However, Koroknai was four to the heart flush and could still pair his eight or make a straight with a jack. The 7♠ on the turn Koroknai’s gut shot straight draw become an open ended straight draw as well. The river came the K♥ and Koroknai made a flush to win the pot and the tournament.

Raymond Dolan finishes in second place and takes home $1,002,710.

Andras Koroknai wins the $10K LAPC Main Event, $1,788,040, a $25,000 seat in the WPT Championship, the Remington trophy and a Tag Heuer watch.

9:48PM
Heads-up play between Andras Koroknai & Raymond Dolan is now underway!

Quick Break
There is a quick break in the action while the WPT prepares for the money presentation.

Heads-up Chip Counts

Andras Koroknai 13,450,000
Raymond Dolan 1,450,000

Tri Huynh eliminated in 3rd place ($665,140)
Tri Huynh raised to 400K and Andras Koroknai reraised all-in. Huynh called all-in and they showed:

Huynh J♣J♠
Koroknai A♠K♥

Huynh was ahead preflop but couldn’t hold the lead as the board ran out K♣7♠2♦9♣T♠. Koroknai made a pair of kings to win the pot and eliminated Huynh in 3rd place.

9:08PM
The blinds have been increased to 75K-150K with a 25K ante.

9:00PM
Raymond Dolan raised to 300K preflop and Andras Koroknai reraised to 775K. Dolan made the call and the flop came A♣Q♦2♦. Koroknai bet 875K and Dolan raised to 2 million. Koroknai moved all in and Dolan tanked for a few minutes. Finally, he called the 1.73 million additional chips and they showed:

Koroknai A♠J♣
Dolan A♥6♥

The turn came the A♦ and the river was the T♣. Koroknai doubled up to around 9 million chips.

8:46PM
Cards are back in the air.

Updated Chip Counts from the Break

Seat 1 – Tri Huynh 4,140,000
Seat 2 – Raymond Dolan 6,185,000
Seat 3 – Andras Koroknai 4,525,000

8:31PM
We are now on a quick 5-minute break.

Gevork Kasabyan eliminated in 4th place ($450,580)
Tri Huynh raised to 250K from under the gun and Gevork Kasabyan called from the big blind. The flop came A♦9♣8♣ and Kasabyan checked. Huynh bet 300K and Kasabyan reraised to 700K. Huynh moved all in and Kasabyan went into the tank.

After several minutes, he announced call and the showed:

Kasabyan A♠7♦
Huynh A♣9♦

Huynh’s two pair were way ahead of Kasabyan’s pair of aces. The turn was the 7♥ and the river came the 9♠. Huynh made a full house on the river and wins the pot.

Gevork Kasabyan is eliminated from the tournament in 4th place.

7:54PM
Blinds are up to 60k-120k with a 20k ante.

7:35PM
Cards are back in the air at the LAPC Main Event Final Table.

Updated Chip Counts from the Break

Seat 1 – Gevork Kasabyan 2,390,000
Seat 2 – Tri Huynh 1,995,000
Seat 3 – Raymond Dolan 4,475,000
Seat 4 – Andras Koroknai 6,040,000

7:20PM
The players are now on a short break.

7:05PM
After a raise from Raymond Dolan, Andras Koroknai reraised to 600K. Tri Huynh moved all in for his last 745K. Dolan folded and Koroknai called. They showed:

Koroknai A♥T♠
Huynh A♠Q♣

The board came J♥5♦2♣Q♦2♥ and Huynh doubled up to over 1.6 million.

7:00PM
Andras Koroknai has just doubled up with A♦J♠ against Tri Huynh’s K♣K♥ when the board ran out A♠K♠T♥Q♦3♠.

Koroknai made a straight to double up to over 6 million and Huynh is left with 755K.

6:56PM
Gevork Kasabyan moved all in from the small blind for 995K and Tri Huynh called from the big blind. They show:

Kasabyan A♥T♣
Huynh A♣7♣

The board ran out K♣6♣4♥3♠9♥ and Kasabyan won the pot to double up to over 2 million.

6:41PM
The blinds have been increased to 50k-100k with a 10k ante.

6:26PM
Cards are back in the air at the LAPC Main Event Final Table.

Updated Chip Counts from the Break

Seat 1 – Gevork Kasabyan 1,205,000
Seat 2 – Tri Huynh 5,275,000
Seat 3 – Raymond Dolan 4,660,000
Seat 4 – Andras Koroknai 3,760,000

6:02PM
The final table is now on a short break.

5:54PM
Andras Koroknai raised to 180K preflop and is called by Tri Huynh. The flop came 9♥7♥4♥ and Koroknai bet 285K. Huynh made the call and the turn came the 2♥. Koroknai fired 480K and Huynh again made the call. The river came the Q♦ and Koroknai bet 1.05 million.

Huynh announced call and Koroknai immediately mucked his hand. Huynh took the pot at showdown without ever showing his hand.

5:32PM
After raking a few pots, Andras Koroknai has retaken the chip lead from Raymond Dolan.

5:20PM
Blinds have gone up for 40k-80k blinds with a 10k ante.

Raymond Dolan is interviewed on break from the 2010 LA Poker Classic Main Event Final Table by Tournament Director Matt Savage

LAPC $10K LAPC Championship Final Table Live Blog

Cards in the Air
Play has started at the LAPC Main Event final table.

LAPC Main Event Final Table Info
We are about to begin filming of our WPT $10K Main Event Final Table at around 4PM. Here are the chip counts:

Seat 1 – Jean-Claude Moussa 1,360,000
Seat 2 – Gevork Kasabyan 2,000,000
Seat 3 – Tri Huynh 2,565,000
Seat 4 – Raymond Dolan 3,300,000
Seat 5 – Michael Kamran 680,000
Seat 6 – Andras Koroknai 4,995,000

The blinds will be 30K-60K with a 10K ante. Here are the prizes the players are playing for:

1st place $1,788,040 (including a seat in the WPT Championship)
2nd place $1,002,710
3rd place $665,140
4th place $450,580
5th place $321,840
6th place $246,740

Where, why and and who did the tattoo . Its a cool little bio about himself thanks Buddy!!

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Luckily, we filmed it.

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2007 WSOP

Tim Phan is part of the OC Tattoo family.  He has played in numerous poker tournaments  all over the nation and has built a reputation as being one of the top high-stakes poker players.

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Here is Quinton rampage Jackson getting tattooed at OC Tattoo Inc back in 2005 by Eddie Tana.  This is when he got “Street Soldier” tattooed on his arm.

It was cool at the time, so check it out!

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