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Phil Ivey Wins 2008 WPT LA Poker Classic

by A Bodog Beat Original | February 29th, 2008 | 1 Comment
Poker pro Phil Ivey collects the $1.6 million dollar first-place prize for winning the 2008 WPT LA Poker Classic. (Bodog Beat Image) It only took two hands of heads-up play and seven previous WPT final table appearances for Phil Ivey to take down his first WPT title, and now he will forever be known as the champion of the 2008 WPT … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Charles "Woody" Moore No More, Finishes Third at LA Poker Classic

by A Bodog Beat Original | February 28th, 2008 | Add a comment
Charles “Woody” Moore finishes in third place at the WPT LA Poker Classic. (Bodog Beat Image) In what has become the norm at the final table of the WPT LA Poker Classic, on the very next hand dealt after Nam Le was sent home, Woody found himself a victim of something else that has become a familiar happening at this final … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Nam Le Finishes Fourth at 2008 WPT LA Poker Classic

by A Bodog Beat Original | February 28th, 2008 | Add a comment
Nam Le represented Team Bodog at the 2008 WPT LA Poker Classic and takes home fourth place. (Bodog Beat Image) After hanging on with the short stack longer than most expected, Nam Le found himself taking a brutal beat from dominant chip leader Phil Ivey on a hand that should have doubled him up. With all of his chips in the middle … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Phil Ivey Steamrolling WPT LA Poker Classic Final Table

by A Bodog Beat Original | February 28th, 2008 | Add a comment
Phil Ivey has surged into the chip lead at the final table of the WPT LA Poker Classic. (Bodog Beat Image) All you need to know is that Phil Ivey has more chips than the other three players combined. It’s a little scary. He definitely seems determind to take down his first WPT title. Here are the chip counts: Phil Ivey - 7,180,000 Quinn … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

From First to Worst, Scott Montgomery Busts Out Of LA Poker Classic

by A Bodog Beat Original | February 28th, 2008 | Add a comment
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 … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Phil Hellmuth Headed Home From WPT LA Poker Classic

by A Bodog Beat Original | February 28th, 2008 | Add a comment
Phil Hellmuth is dunzo at the final table of the WPT LA Poker Classic. (Bodog Beat Image) Technically, Phil Hellmuth headed to Vegas for the NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship, but we’re suckers for alliteration and the “h” was calling us. There are now only five players remaining at the final table of the WPT LA Poker Classic after Hellmuth was sent home … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Nam Le Doubles Through Phil Hellmuth at LA Poker Classic Final Table

by A Bodog Beat Original | February 28th, 2008 | Add a comment
Poker pro Nam Le is representing Team Bodog at the final table of the WPT LA Poker Classic. (Bodog Beat Image) Well, we said that the action had calmed down here at the final table of the WPT LA Poker Classic and literally as we hit publish on that last post, Nam Le got in a huge pot with Phil Hellmuth. … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Action Starts Early at Final Table of WPT LA Poker Classic

by A Bodog Beat Original | February 28th, 2008 | Add a comment
The action is underway and heating up fast at the WPT LA Poker Classic. (Bodog Beat Image) If this is any indication of the way this final table is going to play out today, then we could be looking at quite a few fireworks here at the WPT LA Poker Classic. The very first hand of play gave us a new … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Phil Ivey Leads Televised Final Table at WPT LA Poker Classic

by A Bodog Beat Original | February 28th, 2008 | 1 Comment
Poker pro Phil Ivey holds a commanding chip lead going into the final table of the WPT LA Poker Classic. (Bodog Beat Image) Just before midnight last night and after a crazy long day that somehow managed to include a “cake break” to celebrate Yury Parad’s 60th birthday, Wei Kai Chang was eliminated in seventh place to give us the six … Read More Read More
 
 
 
 

Final Table, Sort Of, Set At The 2008 WPT LA Poker Classic

by A Bodog Beat Original | February 27th, 2008 | Add a comment
Michael Watson has made the “final table” of the WPT LA Poker Classic but this may be the only chance we get to use this sweet pic of him, he’s a little short-stacked. (Bodog Beat Image) Blair “blur5f6″ Hinkle made an ill-advised all-in re-raise on Phil Hellmuth and found himself heading to the rail very shortly thereafter. His elimination leaves us … Read More Read More