L.a. Poker Classic 2021
A total of 490 entries were made in 2020 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event, creating a prize pool of $4,727,550. After five full days of tournament action, the field has been narrowed down to just six players left to battle it out for the title and the top prize of $1,000,000. The winner of the WPT L.A. Poker Classic Package tournament will receive a VIP package to the WPT® L.A. Poker Classic Main Event running Saturday February 29 thru Wednesday March 4, 2020 at The Commerce Hotel & Casino in Los Angeles, California. The total value of this package will be $12,500 and includes. Our marquee international tournaments where winners enter the illustrious Champions Club™ and have their name etched on the coveted Champions Cup™. Cancellation of Derby City Classic 2021 It is with great regret that the Management Team of The Derby City Classic was forced to make the unenviable decision to cancel the event for 2021. With the increased COVID-19 spike, the Gov. Of Indiana has mandated regulations that would not allow for us to host the event. Coverage of the poker series 2019/2020 WPT L.A. Poker Classic, including results, chip counts, poker videos, and photos.
Can he do it again? Darren Elias leads the way for a potential record-extending fifth World Poker Tour title as he holds the chip lead with six players remaining in the L.A. Poker Classic. Elias has to fend off the likes of John Smith, Matas Cimbolas and David ‘ODB’ Baker as the final table is set to get underway on March 11th on PokerGO.
PokerGO has been your live stream home for the last two seasons of World Poker Tour action and more final table coverage is coming next month. Starting March 11, the L.A. Poker Classic, Gardens Poker Championship, and Borgata Winter Poker Open will crown champions live from Luxor’s Hyper X Esports Arena.
In anticipation of all three final tables, which will stream live on PokerGO from March 11-13, Poker Central gets you caught up with the narratives of these events all week in the leadup to the big action in Las Vegas!
On the final day of action at The Commerce Casino, it was Baker who started out with the chip lead and while he couldn’t maintain the top spot, he did manage to make the final table. On the final day, Andy Frankenberger (12th – $78,040) was the first to go after which fellow WPT Champions Club members Tony Tran (11th – $78,040), and James Carroll (7th – $155,900) also fell short of making it.
Here are the standings and seat order of the final table.
| World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic Final Table | ||
| Seat | Name | Chip Count |
| 1 | Jean-Claude Moussa | 1,250,000 |
| 2 | Matas Cimbolas | 4,675,000 |
| 3 | John Smith | 895,000 |
| 4 | Darren Elias | 9,070,000 |
| 5 | David ‘ODB’ Baker | 4,760,000 |
| 6 | Steve Yea | 1,205,000 |
The payouts at the final table are as follows.
| World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic Final Table Payouts | |
| 1 | $1,015,000 |
| 2 | $646,930 |
| 3 | $473,280 |
| 4 | $346,550 |
| 5 | $267,400 |
| 6 | $201,650 |
La Poker Classic 2020
* First-prize amount includes the winner’s $15,000 buy-in into the season-ending Baccarat Crystal WPT Tournament of Champions.
La Poker Classic 2020 Winner
Check out the full chip counts and payouts right here and follow the WPT Live Updates here as Day 4 is set to get underway at 12:00 pm PT. Exclusive PokerGO live streaming of this event is set to get underway on March 11th.