WPT Anchor Marianela Pereyra took a moment from her duties at the WPT LA Poker Classic final table to interview the original WPT anchor and first woman of WPT, Shana Hiatt.

• Poker Classic hands (pulled from live upates): — Do Eliminates Jeff Schwimmer at the Final Table Phil Ivey has the button in seat 8, Schwimmer moves all in under the gun for 420,000.
• The WPT LA Poker Classic has been on the World Poker Tour schedule since the very first season and is a favorite among established poker pros and young guns alike.
• 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.

— Do Eliminates Jeff Schwimmer at the Final Table

Phil Ivey has the button in seat 8, Schwimmer moves all in under the gun for 420,000, and Quinn Do calls from middle position with 7 7. Schwimmer shows A Q, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

There's a brief moment of happiness for Schwimmer when he sees an ace in the window, but the flop falls A J 7 — Schwimmer's top pair is drawing very thin against Quinn's set of sevens. The last two cards are 9 and K, and Quinn Do's set holds up to win the pot.

Jeff Schwimmer is eliminated in ninth place, earning $92,570. The next player to bust will earn $127,680 for eighth place.

— Do Eliminates Michael Watson at the Final Table

WeiKai Chang has the button in seat 3, Watson moves all in from late position for 500,000, and Quinn Do calls from the small blind with K K. Watson shows A 4, and he needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes 10 9 5 Q 3, and Quinn's pocket kings hold up to win the pot. Mike 'SirWatts' Watson is eliminated in 10th place, earning $61,610. The next player to bust will receive $92,570 for ninth place.

— Do Eliminates Yury Parad

Hand 11: Quinn Do raises to 60,000, and Yury Parad reraises all in for 229,000 more from the big blind. Do makes the call and turns over 5 5, while Parad shows A K. The board comes 10 10 7 3 2, no help to Parad as he is eliminated in 16th place, earning $48,840. Do rakes the pot and wishes Parad a happy birthday as he makes his way to the payout table.

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—Nam Le Doubles Up to Over 1 Million

Brian McCann raises 52,000 preflop, and Nam Le reraises to 150,000. McCann reraises all in, and Le makes the all-in call for 410,000. They then open up their hands:

McCann: A Q
Le: K K

Board: Q 6 4 3 4

Le doubles up on the hand and he now has 1,165,000. McCann is crippled and has only 38,000.

— Nam Le Doubles Up to Jump Start His Run to the Final Table

On a flop of J 6 6, Charles Moore bets 35,000,and Nam Le calls. The turn is the 5; Moore asks Le how much he has left. After he counts down his stack, the dealer announces he has 44,000. Moore says 'That's what I bet.' Le quickly calls all in and shows K J. Moore shows J 2. The river is the 5 and Nam Le doubles up to 203,000.

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Lifetime winnings: $9,103,269

2008 POY points: 0
Hometown:Palo Alto, California

Prior WPT experience:Final Tables: 2003 Gold Rush (fourth), 2004 World Poker Finals (third). Cashes: Seven total ($533,049).

Poker accomplishments: Eleven WSOP gold bracelets, the most in history. Won the main event in 1989 at the age of 24 years old. Won the 2005 NBC Heads-Up Championship. Has cashed in more than 100 major tournaments. Sixty-four WSOP cashes for a grand total of $5,854,386 in career winnings at the WSOP.

Pivotal L.A. Poker Classic hands (pulled from live updates):

— Hellmuth Eliminates WeiKai Chang at the FInal Table

Nam Le has the button in seat 5, Chang moves all in from middle position for 820,000, and Hellmuth calls from the small blind with A Q. The look on Chang's face tells us that he is dominated, and he shows K Q.

The board comes 4 3 2 2 9, and Hellmuth wins the pot with his ace high. WeiKai Chang is eliminated in seventh place, earning $172,370.

— Hellmuth Eliminates Blair Hinkle

Hellmuth calls, and Blair Hinkle moves all in for 410,000. Hellmuth says, “I think I might have you beat. I know I should fold, but my gut is telling me I'm right.” Eventually, he makes the call, and they turn up their hands:

Hinkle: 9 7
Hellmuth: Q 2

Board: J 5 2 J 8

Hinkle is eliminated on the hand in 11th place, and he will take home $61,610 in prize money.

— Hellmuth Eliminates Jennifer Tilly

Phil Hellmuth raises under the gun to 95,000, Jennifer Tilly moves all in from the button for 535,000, and Hellmuth calls with K Q. Tilly shows 10 7, and she'll need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes A 8 2 6 5, and Tilly turns a gutshot straight draw, but misses her outs on the river, and Hellmuth wins the pot with king high. The crowd applauds as Jennifer Tilly is eliminated in 12th place, earning $61,610.

— Hellmuth Eliminates Mike Carson

Phil Hellmuth raises under the gun to 95,000, Mike Carson moves all in for 695,000, and Hellmuth calls with A K. Carson shows 5 5, and he needs the pocket pair to hold up to stay alive.

The board comes A 9 7 K 8, and Hellmuth flops a pair and turns aces up to win the pot. Mike Carson is eliminated in 13th place, earning $55,220. The next player to bust will earn $61,610.

— Hellmuth Eliminates David Singer

David Singer moves all in preflop, and Phil Hellmuth makes the call:

Singer: AQ
Hellmuth: A A

Board: 10 9 8 2 7

Singer is eliminated in 18th place, and he will take home $48,840 in prize money.

— Hellmuth Eliminates Neil Ho to Pass 1 Million in Chips

Neil Ho is the man who has been antagonizing Phil Hellmuth for the past few days, although he has really toned it down now that they've been seated next to each other during the last redraw.

But it's Hellmuth who ultimately gets the last laugh.

Neil Ho is all in preflop for about 175,000 with 6 6 up against the A K of Phil Hellmuth. The board comes A K 4 Q 3, and Hellmuth flops two pair to win the pot and bust the thorn in his side out of the tournament.

All of the antagonizing is in the past, as Hellmuth was quiet and gracious in victory, and Neil Ho was congratulatory toward Hellmuth. Neil Ho was actually quite pleased with his finish against a huge field of the best players in the world, and he earns $36,390.

After the hand, Hellmuth joins Phil Ivey in the million-chip club. Hellmuth has about 1,000,000, while Ivey leads the field with 1,243,000.

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— Ivey Doubles Up Through Phil Hellmuth

Phil Ivey has the button in seat 8, Hellmuth raises from the cutoff to 240,000, Ivey reraises from the button to 640,000, Hellmuth moves all in, and Ivey calls with A A. Hellmuth is dominated with A K.

The board comes 10 5 3 10 J, and Ivey's aces hold up to win the pot, doubling his stack to about 5.6 million. Recent chipleader Hellmuth drops all the way down to 1.2 million.

— Ivey vs. Hellmuth at the Final Table

Quinn Do has the button in seat 4, Ivey raises under the gun to 190,000, and Hellmuth asks for a count from the big blind. Ivey doesn't move a muscle, and Hellmuth says, 'This time, I'll at least call you.' Hellmuth calls.

The flop comes Q 10 2, Ivey bets 250,000, and Hellmuth calls and immediately checks in the dark. The turn card is the 10, and Ivey checks behind him. The river card is the K, Hellmuth checks, and Ivey bets 500,000. Hellmuth smacks his hands together, saying, 'Come on, man. What is this B.S.?'

Hellmuth calls, and Ivey shows A A for two pair, aces and tens. Hellmuth mucks, and he is down to 2.85 million. Phil Ivey passes him on this hand, now up to 2.9 million.

—Ivey Doubles up Through Blair Hinkle

Hand 67: Hellmuth raises 90,000 from late position, and Hinkle makes the call from the cutoff. Ivey reraises to 290,000 from the button, and Hellmuth requests a count. Ivey has 714,000 left behind, and Hellmuth goes into the tank. He folds, and then Hinkle reraises 400,000 more. Ivey moves all in for 314,000 more, and Hinkle makes the call. Their hands:

Ivey: K K
Hinkle: J 9

Board: 8 5 4 7 2

Ivey doubles up and he is back near the chip lead.

— Ivey Eliminates Pete De Best

Hand 26: Phil Ivey raises to 60,000 and Pete de Best moves all in for 195,000. Ivey calls and shows 6 6. De Best turns over A 7 and is happy to be racing. The board comes K J 5 9 2 and de Best is eliminated in 15th place.

— Ivey Crosses the Million-Chip Threshold

Phil Ivey just took down a six-way pot with a river bet, forcing everyone else to fold. The pot wasn't huge, but it was enough to take Ivey over the million-chip mark, and he now has 1,005,000.

— Ivey Doubles Up and Takes the Chip Lead

Scott Montgomery raises to 25,000 from the small blind, and Phil Ivey reraises to 80,000 from the big blind. Montgomery reraises to 180,000, and Ivey moves all in for 300,000 more. Montgomery makes the call with A 9, while Ivey shows A K. The board comes J 10 4 7 K, and Ivey doubles up to 955,000, while Montgomery is left with only 80,000 in chips.

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Lifetime winnings: $20,889
2008 POY points: 0

Hometown: Whitehouse, Texas

Prior WPT experience: None

Poker accomplishments: Won a bounty event at the 2007 Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenege.

Pivotal L.A. Poker Classic hands (pulled from live updates):

—Moore Doubles up at the Final Table

WeiKai Chang has the button in seat 3, Moore raises from middle position to 115,000, Montgomery reraises from middle position to 300,000, Moore moves all in for 1.085 million, and Montgomery calls with 9 9. Moore shows A K, and it's a race situation. Moore needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes Q 8 8 3 K, and Moore rivers a king to win the pot and doubles up to about 2.2 million in chips. Montgomery drops down to about 350,000.

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—Montgomery Eliminates Theo Tran at the Final Table

Quinn Do has the button in seat 4, Montgomery moves all in from late position for 770,000, and Tran calls all in from the big blind with 2 2. Montgomery shows K K, and Tran needs to improve to stay alive.

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The board comes J 10 5 K 8, and king on the turn actually gives Tran additional outs to a flush draw — but he misses on the river. Scott Montgomery wins the pot with a set of kings.

Theo Tran is eliminated in eighth place, earning $127,680. The next player to bust will be the TV 'bubble boy,' earning $172,370 for seventh place.

—Montgomery Eliminates Matt Brady

Scott Montgomery raises under the gun to 80,000, Matt Brady moves all in, and Montgomery calls with K K. Brady shows A 10, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes 9 7 6 5 6, and Montgomery's pocket kings hold up to win the pot, increasing his stack to about 1.7 million. Matt Brady is eliminated in 14th place, earning $55,220.

—Montgomery Doubles Up Through Hellmuth

Montgomery raises to 66,000, and Hellmuth makes the call. The flop brings Q 2 2, and Montgomery raises 80,000. Hellmuth makes the call, and the turn brings the 3. Montgomery bets 120,000, and Hellmuth raises Montgomery all in for 90,000 more. Montgomery makes the call. Their hands:

Hellmuth: 9 9
Montgomery: 6 6

River: 6

Montgomery doubles up to 560,000 and Hellmuth is fuming.

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:

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:

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Photos courtesy of Joe Giron / World Poker Tour.

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