Live and Upcoming Events. Dec 02 2020: WPTDeepStacks Johannesburg: Dec 15 2020: WPTDeepStacks Taiwan: Dec 27 2020. Dennis Blieden, formerly of Montgomery, won the WPT L.A. Poker Classic and $1-million dollars last week. He survived a field of 493 entrants, including a final table full of pros. Dennis attended Sycamore High School and graduated cum laude from Ohio State. He later moved to Los Angeles and drives up to Las Vegas to play.
Mike Leah must feel as if he has a home-ice advantage at the Fallsview Poker Classic. The Canadian poker pro from nearby Innisfil, Ontario has won a title at this series in three out of the last four years, each time in the $1,100 CAD preliminary event. In 2018 Leah took his dominance at the Fallsview Casino Resort to the $5,000 CADWorld Poker Tour Fallsview Poker Classic no-limit hold'em main event, defeating a record turnout of 517 entries to win $451,821 CAD ($352,985 USD) and his very first WPT title.
'It hasn't sunk in yet,' Leah told WPT reporters after coming out on top. 'Winning a WPT has been near the top of my goal list for a long time, especially getting so close almost exactly three years ago when I lost to Anthony Zinno heads up at LAPC, so I've been pretty hungry to get back here again since that. To do it here, where I've had so much success winning three tournaments already, is pretty cool,' Leah continued. 'So close to home, in my home country, it's a pretty special tournament to win.'
In addition to the title and the money, Leah was also awarded 1,680 Card Player Player of the Year points for the win. As a result, he has flown up the leaderboard, landing in seventh place in the standings.
Wpt La Poker Classic 2018 Winner Wins
Leah came into the final day of this event in third chip position with 20 players remaining. Leah scored some knockouts and double ups to stay in the mix as the field was narrowed down to seven. He then knocked out David Eldridge in seventh palce, getting all-in on a flop of 942 with the A8 up against Eldridge's 94. The Q on the turn kept Eldridge ahead but the 2 on the river completed Leah's flush draw, earning him the pot and sending Eldridge home with $57,429 USD.
From there he survived to heads-up play against Ryan Yu, who took just over a 2-to-1 lead into the final showdown. Despite that advantage, it took only eight hands for Leah to not only turn the tables but also seal the victory. Yu earned $301,217 CAD ($235,326 USD) as the runner-up.
| Place | Player | Earnings (USD) | POY Points |
| 1 | Mike Leah | $352,985 | 1680 |
| 2 | Ryan Yu | $235,326 | 1400 |
| 3 | Tim Rutherford | $173,684 | 1120 |
| 4 | Carlos Chadha | $129,568 | 840 |
| 5 | Daniel Wagner | $97,710 | 700 |
| 6 | Joe Ferrier | $74,496 | 560 |
| 7 | David Eldridge | $57,429 | 420 |
| 8 | Said Michailidis | $44,770 | 280 |
| 9 | Peter Muraca | $35,299 | 140 |
Winner photo credit: WPT / Joe Giron.
Tonight's Los Angeles Poker Classic final table that streamed on PokerGO was nothing short of exciting. The World Poker Tour crowned a new champion in Dennis Blieden, who fought through a field of 493 and a final table full of pros to win the $1 million first-place prize.
There was a lot on the line for Toby Lewis, who opened the final table as the chip leader in his attempt to notch his second seven-figure score of 2018.
The final table streamed with WPT Champions Club member Andy Frankenberger and Dave Farra on the call.
The #WPTLAPC final table is LIVE on PokerGO!
Watch Toby @810ofclubs Lewis try to turn his chip lead into $1 million and his first @WPT title now!
▶️: https://t.co/4E2f3MYHujpic.twitter.com/Z24TYa2GtV
— PokerGO (@PokerGO) March 2, 2018
Wpt La Poker Classic 2018 Winner Spoiler
Blieden set the tone early at the final table with a bluff attempt on Lewis. Casinos near enterprise alabama. ‘The Tax Man' and Blieden clashed a few times and Lewis grabbed the upper hand.
Dennis Blieden tries to bluff @810ofclubs, but Toby Lewis calls correct to increase his #WPTLAPC chip lead.
Watch @WPT action LIVE: https://t.co/4E2f3MYHujpic.twitter.com/HHzPs8rGZb
— PokerGO (@PokerGO) March 2, 2018
In between Blieden's manic play, Manuel Martinez and Peter Hengsakul hit the rail. Both players earned six-figure scores.
'It hasn't sunk in yet,' Leah told WPT reporters after coming out on top. 'Winning a WPT has been near the top of my goal list for a long time, especially getting so close almost exactly three years ago when I lost to Anthony Zinno heads up at LAPC, so I've been pretty hungry to get back here again since that. To do it here, where I've had so much success winning three tournaments already, is pretty cool,' Leah continued. 'So close to home, in my home country, it's a pretty special tournament to win.'
In addition to the title and the money, Leah was also awarded 1,680 Card Player Player of the Year points for the win. As a result, he has flown up the leaderboard, landing in seventh place in the standings.
Wpt La Poker Classic 2018 Winner Wins
Leah came into the final day of this event in third chip position with 20 players remaining. Leah scored some knockouts and double ups to stay in the mix as the field was narrowed down to seven. He then knocked out David Eldridge in seventh palce, getting all-in on a flop of 942 with the A8 up against Eldridge's 94. The Q on the turn kept Eldridge ahead but the 2 on the river completed Leah's flush draw, earning him the pot and sending Eldridge home with $57,429 USD.
From there he survived to heads-up play against Ryan Yu, who took just over a 2-to-1 lead into the final showdown. Despite that advantage, it took only eight hands for Leah to not only turn the tables but also seal the victory. Yu earned $301,217 CAD ($235,326 USD) as the runner-up.
| Place | Player | Earnings (USD) | POY Points |
| 1 | Mike Leah | $352,985 | 1680 |
| 2 | Ryan Yu | $235,326 | 1400 |
| 3 | Tim Rutherford | $173,684 | 1120 |
| 4 | Carlos Chadha | $129,568 | 840 |
| 5 | Daniel Wagner | $97,710 | 700 |
| 6 | Joe Ferrier | $74,496 | 560 |
| 7 | David Eldridge | $57,429 | 420 |
| 8 | Said Michailidis | $44,770 | 280 |
| 9 | Peter Muraca | $35,299 | 140 |
Winner photo credit: WPT / Joe Giron.
Tonight's Los Angeles Poker Classic final table that streamed on PokerGO was nothing short of exciting. The World Poker Tour crowned a new champion in Dennis Blieden, who fought through a field of 493 and a final table full of pros to win the $1 million first-place prize.
There was a lot on the line for Toby Lewis, who opened the final table as the chip leader in his attempt to notch his second seven-figure score of 2018.
The final table streamed with WPT Champions Club member Andy Frankenberger and Dave Farra on the call.
The #WPTLAPC final table is LIVE on PokerGO!
Watch Toby @810ofclubs Lewis try to turn his chip lead into $1 million and his first @WPT title now!
▶️: https://t.co/4E2f3MYHujpic.twitter.com/Z24TYa2GtV
— PokerGO (@PokerGO) March 2, 2018
Wpt La Poker Classic 2018 Winner Spoiler
Blieden set the tone early at the final table with a bluff attempt on Lewis. Casinos near enterprise alabama. ‘The Tax Man' and Blieden clashed a few times and Lewis grabbed the upper hand.
Dennis Blieden tries to bluff @810ofclubs, but Toby Lewis calls correct to increase his #WPTLAPC chip lead.
Watch @WPT action LIVE: https://t.co/4E2f3MYHujpic.twitter.com/HHzPs8rGZb
— PokerGO (@PokerGO) March 2, 2018
In between Blieden's manic play, Manuel Martinez and Peter Hengsakul hit the rail. Both players earned six-figure scores.
Blieden wasn't done just yet with the bluffs. The next victim was Marc Macdonnell. The river brought Blieden's magic out and Macdonnell was helpless to stop it.
Tragamonedas cleopatra gratis casino las vegas. It takes ❤️ to pull off a bluff of this magnitude and now @D_Bloc has a massive lead at the #WPTLAPC final table.
Watch Dennis Blieden, @810ofclubs, and @d_wolters play for $1 million and @WPT glory LIVE: https://t.co/4E2f3MYHujpic.twitter.com/lAWTpXj6sH
— PokerGO (@PokerGO) March 2, 2018
Macdonnell exited soon after in fourth place and was followed out the door by Derek Wolters in third. Wolters earned his second bronze medal of WPT Season XVI as he also finished third at WPT Montreal. The final table replay for that event is also available on PokerGO.
Heads up play between Lewis and Blieden opened with Blieden in the driver's seat. The match didn't last long as Blieden struck quick against Lewis. A perfect turn card put all the chips in the middle and Blieden completed his run from there.
The perfect turn card turns Dennis @D_Bloc Blieden into the newest @WPT millionaire!
Wins #WPTLAPC for $1,000,000! ??
▶️: https://t.co/4E2f3MYHujpic.twitter.com/ntKjUK3li6
— PokerGO (@PokerGO) March 2, 2018
Wpt La Poker Classic 2018 Winner Announced
The accountant from Cincinnati wins $1,000,000 and a seat in the season-ending Tournament of Champions. If you missed any of tonight's action, subscribe now to PokerGO to catch up on the final table.
Wpt La Poker Classic 2019
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