Last night, the WPT L.A. Poker Classic tournament concluded, where Lithuanian Matas Cimbolas performed excellently.
In Los Angeles, the World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 buy-in main event took place over five days, and on the final day, when the six remaining players faced off, the action moved to Las Vegas.
At the very beginning, Matas eliminated Korean Steve Yea, whose A♥3♥ couldn't hold up against the Lithuanian's J♦J♣. Shortly after, John Smith pushed about a million with 5♣5♥ from UTG, and Matas found K♠K♦ in the BB and called, rising to 7 million chips and eliminating the second player.
Jean-Claude Moussa finished third when he ran into David Baker's QQ.
The runner-up, D. Elias, was also eliminated by Matas when the opponent pushed with 7♣4♣ and Matas called with A♦2♦.
During the heads-up, the balance swung back and forth, but Matas, hitting a streak of bad luck, reduced his chip stack to 14 big blinds. In the final hand of the tournament, Matas limped from the SB position, and D. Baker just called. The flop showed A♥T♣3♠, the opponent checked, and our player bet 300 thousand, the American called. The American paid another 600 thousand after the fourth community card 6♥. When the river showed 2♥, which gave the American a straight, he pushed all his chips. After thinking for a while, Matas revealed T♠5♦ and saw that it wasn't enough as the opponent had 5♣4♣.
In the WPT L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 main event, among 546 players, Matas Cimbolas earned a $646,930 prize.
WPT L.A. Poker Classic final table results:
1. David Baker (USA) – $1,015,000
2. Matas Cimbolas (Lithuania) – $646,930
3. Darren Elias (USA) – $473,280
4. Jean-Claude Moussa (USA) – $346,550
5. John Smith (USA) – $267,400
6. Steve Yea (South Korea) – $201,650
