Peter Hengsaku was also short when the final table kicked off. Alas, Martinez could not get anything going early on and he became the first player to go dunzo at the final table. Manuel Martinez began the final table as the short stack by default. He was one of the two big stacks, while the other four were roughly in the same boat. Toby Lewis held the big stack, while Dennis Blieden was second in chips when the final table commenced. Late on Day 5, Greg Paryani bubbled off the final table when he busted in seventh place.
Alas, the poker gods blessed Dennis Blieden. Lewis attempted to win his first major on the WPT, but he fell short of the mark. The British pro moved into the Top 10 in all-time winnings after his run at the LAPC. Only 62 lucky fools got a cut of this year's pool.Īussie Millions champion, Toby Lewis, held the chip lead going into the final table. The total prize pool topped $4.6 million with an even $1 million set aside to the champion. Sure, it was 7 entries short of 500, but it's not to shabby in this day and age. The $10,000 buy-in attracted a decent sized field of 493 runners. The Commerce Casino on the outskirts of Los Angeles hosted the annual gathering of poker geniuses, die-hards, sharks, sketch-mongers, and other degen souls. The newest champion on the World Poker Tour needed only two hands to defeat British pro Toby Lewis heads-up for the title at the 2018 L.A.
