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Scott Montgomery was eliminated in fifth-place from the final table of the WPT LA Poker Classic. (Bodog Beat Image)

So, our last post wasn't that long ago, but as a testament to how much action is going on at the final table of the WPT LA Poker Classic, the chipleader from that post, Scott Montgomery, just busted out in fifth place.

The wheels on his bus began to fall off when he doubled up Quinn Do the first time. When he doubled Do the second time, he was down to his rims and his journey ended when Nam Le took him out on the following hand:

Hand #51: Phil Ivey has the button in seat 4, Nam Le raises from the cutoff to 350,000, and Montgomery moves all in from the big blind for 800,000. Nam Le thinks for about 10 seconds before he calls with KJ. Montgomery shows J8, and he's dominated as he faces elimination.

The flop comes 755, and Nam Le retains the lead with king high. The turn card is the 3, and Montgomery needs an eight on the river to stay alive.

The river card double pairs the board with the 3, and Nam Le wins the pot with the two pair on the board and his king kicker.

Montgomery earns $296,860 for his fifth-place finish and respect from the poker world for outlasting some of the best players out there. Charles "Woody" Moore is our current chip leader and as we were typing, Phil Ivey took a huge chunk from Nam Le, putting Ivey solidly in second.

You know the drill.