2009 L.A. Poker Classic

$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 6
Event Info

2009 L.A. Poker Classic

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k5
Prize
$1,686,260
Event Info
Buy-in
$9,600
Entries
696
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
0

Sowers Running Good; Karagulleyan Eliminated

Chris Karagulleyan - 4th Place
Chris Karagulleyan - 4th Place
8:59pm -- Chris Karagulleyan Eliminated in 4th Place ($430,963)

After losing 820,000 chips to Mike Sowers, Andrew Cimpan was out of options. He open-shoved and was called by former WPT winner Chris Karagulleyan. Karagulleyan was actually the shorter stack and at risk of elimination.

Karagulleyan: {A-Hearts} {9-Spades}
Cimpan: {Q-Clubs} {8-Clubs}

Karagulleyan was in the lead preflop and after a flop of {10-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} {A-Diamonds}. The turn, however, was a second queen, the {Q-Spades}, giving Cimpan trip queens to the dismay of the heavily partisan crowd. Karagulleyan couldn't complete the re-suckout with a river card of {7-Spades}. He was eliminated in fourth place, earning a healthy $430,963.

"Here comes the bad penny!" shouted one of Cimpan's supporters.


8:55pm -- Another Pot to Sowers


Mike Sowers is running good. He raised to 320,000 preflop and was called by big blind Andrew Cimpan. They checked all the way to the river, where Sowers bet 500,000 on aboard of {5-Spades} {9-Clubs} {5-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds}. Cimpan quickly called, but was forced to muck his hand to Sowers' full house, fives full of jacks, made with {Q-Clubs} {J-Clubs}.

Tags: Chris KaragulleyanCornel Andrew CimpanMike Sowers