$2,200 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Freezeout)
Level 10: 400/800 with a 100 Ante
Remaining Players: 88 of 191
We caught the action after everything was done besides chopping up a pot. Safiya Umerova gave a clap on the river and sat back down in here seat after she ran into Mike Sexton’s 
. The dealer put a wheel-friendly 
board and her tournament was still alive, though both still have some work to do.
Safiya Umerova – 10,500 (13 bb)
Mike Sexton – 12,000 (15 bb)
Umerova won the third event of the 2016 LA Poker Classic after finishing second in the opening tournament. She followed that up with a fifth-place finish in Event 9 a few days ago, the biggest field of the series so far.
While Sexton was waiting for his half of the chopped pot, he had a visit from his WPT co-commentator Vince Van Patten. They chatted for a while and we look forward to seeing Van Patten duplicate his 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown run. His very first WPT cash came right here during last year, Van Patten’s 27th place finish was celebrated in the ballroom and followed closely by the cameras.
