Carlos Mortensen seems to have a knack for big events. He enters the final table of the World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic $10k NLHE main event as the chip leader at the Commerce casino in Los Angeles. Mortensen will be appearing at his fifth WPT final table and if he wins on Thursday he will set a record for his fourth WPT title, which would be the most all time.
Former WPT Borgata Poker Open winner Vivek Rajkumar is close behind. The final table also former Card Player Online Player of the Year winner Steve Gross, professional Darryll Fish, and relative unknowns Gregory Brooks and Amir Lehavot.
Seat 1: Vivek Rajkumar — 5,185,000
Seat 2: Darryll Fish — 2,275,000
Seat 3: Gregory Brooks — 2,300,000
Seat 4: Amir Lehavot — 4,115,000
Seat 5: Steve Gross — 1,320,000
Seat 6: Carlos Mortensen — 5,235,000
Notables who bust out in Day 4 included
Kathy Liebert in 18th, Matt Marafioti in 17th, November 9'er Jason Senti in 14th, and James Carroll in 10th.
The last two to bust disappointingly missing out in the final table were
Allen Cunningham in 8th for $130,750 and David Baker in 7th for $176,520.
The televised final table will play out Thursday at 4 p.m. PST.