Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth Square off at todays LAPC Final Table

Matthew Parvis | February 28, 2008

Coming into the Final 18, poker fans were thrilled at the thought of a monumental final table. Who wouldnt want the chance to see Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth battle at a WPT final table, both looking for their first WPT title. Well, all of our wishes came true. The final table is stacked at this years LA Poker Classic. Phil Ivey leads the was with over $4 Million in chips. He was able to obtain a large chunk of them when he and Phil Hellmuth got all their chips in the center, Ivey holding two Aces and Hellmuth A-K suited. The hand put Hellmuth in danger, but he was able to hang on and when he eliminated Wei Kai Chang in 7th place, Hellmuth is sitting comfortably in third place with over $2 Million in chips. The table also features Nam Le, the short stack, who is the only WPT Champion of the elite group.

The days action saw a lot of ups and downs, as all of the players were eager to make it to the final table of such a large event. Jennifer Tilly, who may have been a fan favorite, had a rough day. Her final bow took place at the hands of Phil Hellmuth when she made a move with 10c-7c only to be called by Hellmuth’s K-Q. The King high held and Tilly was eliminated in 12th place, becoming the highest finishing celeb in a WPT event.

Play resumes tomorrow at 5PM PST, and we which Phil will rule the day.

Here is the seating assigments and chip counts for tomorrows Final Table:

Seat 1. Quinn Do - 1,450,000

Seat 2. Nam Le - 1,180,000

Seat 3. Phil Hellmuth - 2,380,000

Seat 4. Phil Ivey - 4,100,000

Seat 5. Charles Moore - 1,510,000

Seat 6. Scott Montgomery - 2,680,000

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