LA Poker Classic Main Event Update: Chris Ferguson Leads after Day 4
February 27, 2009
There are only 20 players left vying for the title of Main Event Champion in the LA Poker Classic after Day 4. It was fast and furious action and after the bubble burst, it was Chris Ferguson who emerged as the chip leader with 1,721,000 in chips. From 63 players, the field was whittled down with several notable eliminations during the day including David Pham (50th), Men Nguyen (36th) and Bertrand Grospellier (32nd).
The eliminations started very early in the day as everyone was guaranteed to be in the money. A few minutes into play, David Daneshgar and Paul Darden busted out on the very same hand to take 63rd and 62nd place respectively. Men “The Master” Nguyen had to settle for a 36th-place finish, pocketing $38,085 in the process. Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier’s dreams of another WPT title were dashed when his all-in with Pocket Jacks couldn’t hold up versus Binh Nguyen’s Ad-Qs. Although Grospellier was in the lead with a 3d-2s-9d flop, the turn and river hit consecutive diamonds, giving Nguyen the nut flush. Grospellier ended up in 32nd place for $38,085.
On the hand where Chris Ferguson took over the chip lead, Kofi Farkye raised to 24,000. Ferguson re-raised to 76,000 behind and Farkye called. The flop was As-Qd-6d. Ferguson and Farkye checked to see a 7d on the turn. Farkye bet out with 120,000 and Ferguson called. After the 3h river, Farkye moved all in for 600,000 more. Ferguson who was 376,000 behind made the call. Unfortunately for Farkye, his 6c-5c was no good versus Ferguson’s A-K. This left Farkye gasping for air with a mere 240,000 in chips while Ferguson grabbed the chip lead.
Joining Ferguson on Day 5 would be Nick Schulman (850,000), Mike Sowers (626,000), Zach Hyman (320,000) and Teddy “Iceman” Monroe (264,000). Bringing up the rear with a mere 164,000 in chips is Cornel Andrew Cimpan. Play resumes with 8,000-16,000 binds and 2,000 ante at 12:00 Noon Pacific Time on Wednesday at the Commerce Casino.
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