While other early chip leaders have rode the proverbial rollercoaster, Phil Ivey has managed to remain at or near the chip lead for yet another day at the 2008 WPT LA Poker Classic.
Ivey ended Day 3 play stacked at 656,000. He trails only Kyle Burnside, who ended the day at 781,000.
Only 58 players remain from the starting field of 665. Following Ivey as the third overall big stack is big racked Jennifer Tilly with 569,000. She’s followed by Day 1 chip leader David Singer with 561,000.
Other notables include but are surely not limited to: Glum Girl Svetlana Gromenkova (292,000), 2006 LAPC winner Alan Goehring – 284,000, Nam Le – 180,000, Toto Leonidas – 146,000, Phil Hellmuth – 100,000, and last year’s LAPC champ Eric Hershler – 90,000.
2004 LAPC winner Antonio Esfandiari was eliminated three from the money.
With so many big names remaining, and with the WPT’s recent history of big name flame-outs as we get to the TV table, we’re sure to see a final table consisting of Yury Parad, Mike Hamparsomian, Pete de Best, Hassan Kamoei, David Stroj, and Jeff Chotikul. No offense to Yury Parad, Mike Hamparsomian, Pete de Best, Hassan Kamoei, David Stroj, and Jeff Chotikul.
Get full chip counts from the WPT site here.
And in honor of Ben Affleck, who once won the California State Poker Championship in Commerce Casino where the LAPC is held, here’s the surprisingly very funny I’m F*cking Ben Affleck video.
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We just got a text that Svetlana Gromenkova (at right) has been eliminated from the WPT LA Poker Classic, courtesy of poker pro David Singer, who was the Day 1 chip leader and is currently stacked near the top of the field at the Commerce today. 
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