Online Pro Wins Event at L.A. Poker Classic

Vivek Rajkumar Defeats a Stacked Final Table

by Kristy Arnett  |   Published: Feb 13, 2008  |  

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Vivek RajkumarVivek Rajkumar, also known as “Psyduck” in the online poker community, won the biggest buy-in event so far in the L.A. Poker Classic. He took home more than $113,000 in event No. 18, a $2,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament. Rajkumar defeated a field of 167 players, as well as a final table full of pros. The following are the results of the final table:

  1. Vivek Rajkumar — $113,425
  2. Noah Fefferson — $57,100
  3. Dutch Boyd — $44,550
  4. Toto Leonidas — $34,420Mark Nasser
  5. Peter Placey — $28,350
  6. Brandon Cantu — $22,270
  7. Ryan Hughes — $17,010
  8. Zach Stewart — $12,150
  9. Kevork Simonian — $10,120

Also coming to an end this week was event No. 17, a $300 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament with rebuys. The field of 765 players, who rebought 1,220 times, created a prize pool of more than $698,000. Mark Nasser took first and won nearly $168,000.

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