Season XIV of the World Poker Tour continues at the Commerce Casino, where Anthony Spinella commands the chip lead at the final table of the WPT LA Poker Classic. He competes against Farid Jattin, Sam Soverel, Dietrich Fast, Alex Keating, and Hublot WPT Player of the Year leader Mike Shariati for the lion’s share of the $5 million prize pool. The final table is set in the 2014 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event. A total of 534 players made their way to the Commerce Casino to play in this event. One of the biggest WPT L.A. Poker Classic Main Events in recent history has reached its final table. Some 490 players bought in for $10,000 and only six of them remain in the hunt for the title. Some 490 players bought in for $10,000 and only six of them remain in the hunt for the title. Casino: Casino Royale, Maho Bay, St. Maarten Buy-in: $3,200 + $300 5-Day Event: November 3–7, 2014 Number of Entries: 118 Total Prize Pool: $366,272 Number of Payouts: 15 Note: Elias became the first player to win back-to-back WPT titles in the same season.

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UK online prodigy Chris “Moorman1” Moorman has claimed his first major live tournament title, after taking down the WPT LAPC $10k Main Event for a cool $1,015,460. On his way to victory, the 28 year-old pro bested a huge field of 534 players over six days to lift the prestigious World Poker Tour trophy.
On the last day of action at the Commerce Casino, Moorman entered the final table second in chips (106bb) to Michael Rocco (187 bb), with other players in contention including Patrick Bruel (76 bb), Josh Neufeld (64 bb), Glenn Lafaye (61 bb), and a short-stacked Adam Friedman (38 bb).
After Glenn Lafaye (A-J) dispatched Adam Friedman (4-4) to the rail in 6th ($200,440), Chris Moorman (10-10) did likewise to Josh Neufeld (A-10) in 5th for $264,520. A little while later and Moorman was at it again, this time calling Patrick Bruel’s (Kc-8c) all-in shove on a 2c-8s-Jh flop holding Ac-Jc. The turn and river did nothing to improve Bruel’s hand, who then exited in 4th for $332,190.
Next, Michael Rocco raised his last 2 million all-in holding A-8 only to be called in two spots against Moorman (10-10) and Glenn Lafaye (Qd-Jd). The board subsequently rolled out K-Q-J-3-A to eliminate Michael Rocco in 3rd ($423,440), and usher in the heads-up phase of the tournament with Moorman enjoying a narrow 8.2 million to 7.7 million chip advantage over Lafaye.
After a tough final battle, Moorman was then able to stretch his lead to 5 to 1 before the defining hand was played with Lafaye (5-4) going all-in on a J-7-6 flop. Moorman with pocket aces snap called and with a Q and 5 falling on turn and river, Glenn Lafaye finished the runner-up for $662,840, while Moorman was crowned the LAPC champion 2014. The Brit was also awarded an entry into next month’s $15,400 WPT World Championship in Atlantic City.
Final Table Results:
1: Chris Moorman – $ 1,015,460
2: Glenn Lafaye – $ 662,840
3: Michael Rocco – $ 423,440
4: Patrick Bruel – $ 332,190
5: Josh Neufeld – $ 264,520
6: Adam Friedman – $ 200,440

Chris Moorman has emerged victorious in the 2014 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event, winning topping a field of 534 players to win his first major live title, the first-place prize of $1,015,460 and 2,100 Card Player Player of the Year points. As a result of this huge win Moorman has climbed to 5th place in the POY standings. The 28-year-old British poker pro, known as “Moorman1” online, became the first player to exceed $10 million in online tournament earnings late last year, and after this event he’s increased his career live tournament earnings to just over $3.9 million as well.

Moorman entered the final table in second chip position behind Michael Rocco. The two start-of-day leaders survived to three-handed play, which is when the hand of the tournament arose. Glenn Lafaye, who started the hand as the chip leader, raised to 325,000 from the button and Michael Rocco moved all-in from the small blind for 2,020,000. Moorman then moved all-in as well for 2,835,000 total. it came back around to Lafaye, who made the call to put the other two players at risk and possibly end the event right there. The hands were as follows:

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Glenn Lafaye: QJ
Michael Rocco: A8
Chris Moorman: 1010

Moorman was in the lead heading into the flop, but all of that changed when the KQJ giving Lafaye two pair and the lead in the hand. The turn brought the 3, changing nothing.

As long as the river didn’t bring a ten or an ace Lafaye would win the pot and become the next WPT champion. But the A peeled off the deck, giving Moorman the broadway straight. With that he tripled up, pulling nearly level with Lafaye while Rocco was sent to the rail in third place, earning $423,440 for his deep run.

Moorman quickly overtook the the chip lead from Lafaye, and in just 35 hands later it was all over when Moorman’s pocket aces held against Lafaye’s flopped straight draw. Lafaye hit the rail in second place, earning $662,840 and 1,750 points and climbed to 7th place in the POY standings as a result.

Here is a look at the payouts and POY points awarded at this final table:

Wpt La Poker Classic 2014 Final Table Results

Photos courtesy of Joe Giron / World Poker Tour.

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