Eric Hershler Poker Tournament Updates

Eric Hershler Takes A Seat

Oct 17, '18

In 2007 Eric Hershler defeated a field of 791 entries to win the WPT L.A. Poker Classic, overcoming J.C. Tran heads-up to win $2,429,970.

Hershler has more than $3.1 million in total live tournament earnings, which he will be looking to add to with a deep run here in the 2018 CPPT Bike main event.

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WPT Champ Eric Hershler in the House

Oct 12, '15

Eric Hershler has taken his seat on Day 1C.

Hershler is well known throughout the California poker circuit, with over $3 million in live earnings, mostly from southern California card rooms. He is perhaps best known for his 2007 World Poker Tour L.A.P.C main event win in 2007 for $2,429,000.

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Eric Hershler Joins The Field

Oct 11, '14

In 2007 Eric Hershler topped a field of 791 players in a World Poker Tour main event here in Los Angeles, winning more than $2.4 million.

He is now in the field here at the Bicycle Casino, look to add to his list of prestigious win by taking down this Card Player Poker Tour main event.

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Eric Hershler Hits The Rail

May 25, '13

We didn’t catch the hand, but there is nothing but empty felt now where 2007 WPT L.A. Poker Championship winner Eric Hershler’s chip stack once was.

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Eric Hershler In The Mix

May 25, '13

2007 WPT L.A. Poker Classic champ and Los Angeles resident Eric Hershler is in the field here on day 1B, looking to add to his $2.9 million in tournament earnings in this $300,000 guaranteed main event.

Hershler sits with 33,000 in chips after winning a nice pot. On a board of AA106 Hershler bet 2,500 and was called by one opponent. Hershler revealed the 103 fo a rivered flush and his opponent mucked.

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Eric Hershler Eliminated

May 26, '13

We weren’t there to catch the hand, but 2007 WPT L.A. Poker Championship main event winner Eric Hershler has hit the rail here on day 1C.

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It's Getting Crazy Now

May 26, '13

David Rudholm raised preflop from under the gun +2, Rex Clinkscales three-bet from the cutoff and Eric Hershler called from the small blind.

Rudholm then four-bet, Clinkscales five-bet and Hershler called once again. Rudholm called as well and the three players checked through on a flop of 7 4 2.

The turn was the 3 and Rudholm bet 5,100. Clinkscales then moves in for 16,000 and Hershler folded what he later claimed was A-K.

Rudholm called, having Clinkscales barely covered, and was happy to see that his Q Q was ahead of his opponent’s A 8.

The river was the K and Clinkscales was eliminated. Rudholm is now up to 54,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Eric Hershler,   David Rudholm,   Rex Clinkscales

Eric Hershler Back For Shot No. 2

May 26, '13

Eric Hershler played in yesterday’s day 1B field, lasting until just after the dinner break before he was eliminated.

Luckily for him, this main event features a re-entry format, meaning he gets his shot at redemption today.

Hershler is currently seated one table over from Matt Salsberg, who is also making his second appearance in this tournament.

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Eric Hershler Hits The Rail

May 25, '13

We didn’t catch the hand, but there is nothing but empty felt now where 2007 WPT L.A. Poker Championship winner Eric Hershler’s chip stack once was.

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Eric Hershler In The Mix

May 25, '13

2007 WPT L.A. Poker Classic champ and Los Angeles resident Eric Hershler is in the field here on day 1B, looking to add to his $2.9 million in tournament earnings in this $300,000 guaranteed main event.

Hershler sits with 33,000 in chips after winning a nice pot. On a board of AA106 Hershler bet 2,500 and was called by one opponent. Hershler revealed the 103 fo a rivered flush and his opponent mucked.

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Eric Hershler Eliminated

May 26, '13

We weren’t there to catch the hand, but 2007 WPT L.A. Poker Championship main event winner Eric Hershler has hit the rail here on day 1C.

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It's Getting Crazy Now

May 26, '13

David Rudholm raised preflop from under the gun +2, Rex Clinkscales three-bet from the cutoff and Eric Hershler called from the small blind.

Rudholm then four-bet, Clinkscales five-bet and Hershler called once again. Rudholm called as well and the three players checked through on a flop of 7 4 2.

The turn was the 3 and Rudholm bet 5,100. Clinkscales then moves in for 16,000 and Hershler folded what he later claimed was A-K.

Rudholm called, having Clinkscales barely covered, and was happy to see that his Q Q was ahead of his opponent’s A 8.

The river was the K and Clinkscales was eliminated. Rudholm is now up to 54,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Eric Hershler,   David Rudholm,   Rex Clinkscales

Eric Hershler Back For Shot No. 2

May 26, '13

Eric Hershler played in yesterday’s day 1B field, lasting until just after the dinner break before he was eliminated.

Luckily for him, this main event features a re-entry format, meaning he gets his shot at redemption today.

Hershler is currently seated one table over from Matt Salsberg, who is also making his second appearance in this tournament.

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Level 9 Update: Eric Baldwin Eliminated

Dec 15, '09

Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 159 out of 329

Chip Counts:

1. Eric Hershler — 350,000
2. Danny Wong — 325,000
3. Brent Hanks — 300,000
4. Faraz Jaka — 295,000
5. Antonio Esfandiari — 260,000
6. Dave Ulliot — 250,000
7. Doyle Brunson — 247,000
8. Jon Turner — 240,000
9. John Juanda — 230,000
10. Shawn Buchanan — 220,000

Average Chip Count: 124,151

Notable Eliminations:

Eric Baldwin
Kathy Liebert
Justin Smith
Joe Cada
J.J. Liu
John Monnette

Big Hands:

Eric Baldwin Eliminated

On a flop of J42 Tom Dwan bet 15,800 and Eric Baldwin (picture right) raised to 37,000. Dwan made the call and the turn fell 4. Dwan checked and Baldwin moved all in for 60,000. Dwan made the call. Their cards:

Dwan: 74
Badlwin: AA

River: 6

Baldwin was eliminated on the hand and Dwan grew his stack to 300,000.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko Doubles Up

Yevgeniy Timoshenko was all in preflop for 48.6 million and John Juanda called him down. Their cards:

Timoshenko: AA
Juanda: AQ

Board: 1092J9

Timoshenko doubled up on the hand to survive in the tournament.

Eric Hershler Takes the Chip Lead

On a flop of KJ4 Eric Hershler (pictured right) bet 10,000 from the big blind and Darryll Fish raised an additional 16,200 from the hi-jack. Hershler called and the 9 fell on the turn. Hershler checked and Fish went into the tank before betting 38,800. Hershler made the call and the 6 fell on the river. Hershler checked, Fish bet 50,200, and Herhsler made the call. Fish turned over 22 and Hershler revealed K10. Hershler won the hand and he grew his stack to 350,000 to take the chip lead.

Left in the Deck

The official prize pool for the tournament has been released.

1st: $1,428,430
2nd: $952,290
3rd: $571,374
4th: $333,302
5th: $249,976
6th: $202,362
7th: $154,747
8th: $107,133
9th: $76,183
10th-12th: $57,137
13th-15th: $47,615
16th-18th: $38,092
19th-27th: $28,569

POY Watch

With Baldwin now out of the tournament and the final size of the field set, the final POY contenders left in the tournament know what to shoot for if they hope to pass Baldwin for the 2009 crown.

Here is a look at the top three point totals in the race:

Eric Baldwin: 6,994
Cornel Cimpan: 5,934
Yebgeniy Timoshenko: 5,509

POY Points to be Awarded at the Final Table of this event:

1: 1,980
2: 1,650
3: 1,320
4: 990
5: 825
6: 660

Cornel Cimpan needs a third-place finish or better here at Bellagio to pass Baldwin and Yevgeniy Timoshenko needs a second-place finish or better to pass Badlwin. Soheil Shamseddin and Mike Leah can’t pass Baldwin with a win but they can improve their final standings in the POY race.

Here is a look at where the remaining top 10 players in the POY race stand in chips in this event:

Yevgeniy Timoshenko: 95,000
Soheil Shamseddin: 90,000
Cornel Cimpan: 65,000
Mike Leah: 55,000

Player Tags: Cornel Cimpan,   Soheil Shamseddin,   Eric Baldwin,   Mike Leah,   Eric Hershler,   Darryll Fish

Steven Landfish Eliminated in 21st Place ($28,569)

Dec 17, '09

Steven Landfish was all in for his tournament life with pocket eights against the pocket kings of Eric Hershler. The board affected nothing and Landfish was eliminated from the tournament. Hershler held 565,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Steven Landfish,   Eric Hershler

Hasan Habib Enforces Rule, Makes Big Laydown

Dec 17, '09

We caught up with the action on a board reading K9322 and Hasan Habib bet 80,000. Jeremy Brown then moved all in for 332,000, covering Habib’s last 105,000.

After tanking for about two minutes, Habib folded, flashing the 2 in the process. As Brown was being pushed the pot, he turned over the 3 and left his other card face down.

Habib, sensing a bit of a needle, then asked the dealer to show the other card. The floor was called and it was confirmed that showing just one card is allowed, but anybody at the table may request to see the other if they wish. Habib insisted and Brown was forced to reveal the 3 for a full house.

The table then raged in a debate over whether or not Brown’s intention in showing one card was to needle Habib. Brown insisted he only did so because Habib had shown one card and Emeline Boich agreed. Antonio Esfandiari took it one step further and bet Habib $1,000 that it wasn’t a needle.

They finally agreed on Eric Hershler as an impartial observer, but Hershler disappointed by saying that both views could be valid. A few minutes later, after being warned by the floor to tone it down, Esfandiari relented and admitted that Brown’s intention was to needle, but that he was right because he failed “miserably” to do so. Esfandiari believes that a true needle would have been if Brown showed something arbitrary like a seven.

During all of the commotion, Brandon Terry was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Tags: Hasan Habib,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Jeremy Brown,   Eric Hershler

Eric Hershler Eliminated in 8th Place ($107,133)

Dec 18, '09

Josh Arieh raised to 210,000 and Eric Hershler reraised all in for 490,000. Arieh called with KJ but needed help against Hershler’s A10.

The board came J82310 and Hershler was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Eric Hershler

Level 9 Update: Eric Baldwin Eliminated

Dec 15, '09

Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 159 out of 329

Chip Counts:

1. Eric Hershler — 350,000
2. Danny Wong — 325,000
3. Brent Hanks — 300,000
4. Faraz Jaka — 295,000
5. Antonio Esfandiari — 260,000
6. Dave Ulliot — 250,000
7. Doyle Brunson — 247,000
8. Jon Turner — 240,000
9. John Juanda — 230,000
10. Shawn Buchanan — 220,000

Average Chip Count: 124,151

Notable Eliminations:

Eric Baldwin
Kathy Liebert
Justin Smith
Joe Cada
J.J. Liu
John Monnette

Big Hands:

Eric Baldwin Eliminated

On a flop of J42 Tom Dwan bet 15,800 and Eric Baldwin (picture right) raised to 37,000. Dwan made the call and the turn fell 4. Dwan checked and Baldwin moved all in for 60,000. Dwan made the call. Their cards:

Dwan: 74
Badlwin: AA

River: 6

Baldwin was eliminated on the hand and Dwan grew his stack to 300,000.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko Doubles Up

Yevgeniy Timoshenko was all in preflop for 48.6 million and John Juanda called him down. Their cards:

Timoshenko: AA
Juanda: AQ

Board: 1092J9

Timoshenko doubled up on the hand to survive in the tournament.

Eric Hershler Takes the Chip Lead

On a flop of KJ4 Eric Hershler (pictured right) bet 10,000 from the big blind and Darryll Fish raised an additional 16,200 from the hi-jack. Hershler called and the 9 fell on the turn. Hershler checked and Fish went into the tank before betting 38,800. Hershler made the call and the 6 fell on the river. Hershler checked, Fish bet 50,200, and Herhsler made the call. Fish turned over 22 and Hershler revealed K10. Hershler won the hand and he grew his stack to 350,000 to take the chip lead.

Left in the Deck

The official prize pool for the tournament has been released.

1st: $1,428,430
2nd: $952,290
3rd: $571,374
4th: $333,302
5th: $249,976
6th: $202,362
7th: $154,747
8th: $107,133
9th: $76,183
10th-12th: $57,137
13th-15th: $47,615
16th-18th: $38,092
19th-27th: $28,569

POY Watch

With Baldwin now out of the tournament and the final size of the field set, the final POY contenders left in the tournament know what to shoot for if they hope to pass Baldwin for the 2009 crown.

Here is a look at the top three point totals in the race:

Eric Baldwin: 6,994
Cornel Cimpan: 5,934
Yebgeniy Timoshenko: 5,509

POY Points to be Awarded at the Final Table of this event:

1: 1,980
2: 1,650
3: 1,320
4: 990
5: 825
6: 660

Cornel Cimpan needs a third-place finish or better here at Bellagio to pass Baldwin and Yevgeniy Timoshenko needs a second-place finish or better to pass Badlwin. Soheil Shamseddin and Mike Leah can’t pass Baldwin with a win but they can improve their final standings in the POY race.

Here is a look at where the remaining top 10 players in the POY race stand in chips in this event:

Yevgeniy Timoshenko: 95,000
Soheil Shamseddin: 90,000
Cornel Cimpan: 65,000
Mike Leah: 55,000

Player Tags: Cornel Cimpan,   Soheil Shamseddin,   Eric Baldwin,   Mike Leah,   Eric Hershler,   Darryll Fish

Steven Landfish Eliminated in 21st Place ($28,569)

Dec 17, '09

Steven Landfish was all in for his tournament life with pocket eights against the pocket kings of Eric Hershler. The board affected nothing and Landfish was eliminated from the tournament. Hershler held 565,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Steven Landfish,   Eric Hershler

Hasan Habib Enforces Rule, Makes Big Laydown

Dec 17, '09

We caught up with the action on a board reading K9322 and Hasan Habib bet 80,000. Jeremy Brown then moved all in for 332,000, covering Habib’s last 105,000.

After tanking for about two minutes, Habib folded, flashing the 2 in the process. As Brown was being pushed the pot, he turned over the 3 and left his other card face down.

Habib, sensing a bit of a needle, then asked the dealer to show the other card. The floor was called and it was confirmed that showing just one card is allowed, but anybody at the table may request to see the other if they wish. Habib insisted and Brown was forced to reveal the 3 for a full house.

The table then raged in a debate over whether or not Brown’s intention in showing one card was to needle Habib. Brown insisted he only did so because Habib had shown one card and Emeline Boich agreed. Antonio Esfandiari took it one step further and bet Habib $1,000 that it wasn’t a needle.

They finally agreed on Eric Hershler as an impartial observer, but Hershler disappointed by saying that both views could be valid. A few minutes later, after being warned by the floor to tone it down, Esfandiari relented and admitted that Brown’s intention was to needle, but that he was right because he failed “miserably” to do so. Esfandiari believes that a true needle would have been if Brown showed something arbitrary like a seven.

During all of the commotion, Brandon Terry was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Tags: Hasan Habib,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Jeremy Brown,   Eric Hershler

Eric Hershler Eliminated in 8th Place ($107,133)

Dec 18, '09

Josh Arieh raised to 210,000 and Eric Hershler reraised all in for 490,000. Arieh called with KJ but needed help against Hershler’s A10.

The board came J82310 and Hershler was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Eric Hershler

Level 9 Update: Eric Baldwin Eliminated

Dec 15, '09

Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 159 out of 329

Chip Counts:

1. Eric Hershler — 350,000
2. Danny Wong — 325,000
3. Brent Hanks — 300,000
4. Faraz Jaka — 295,000
5. Antonio Esfandiari — 260,000
6. Dave Ulliot — 250,000
7. Doyle Brunson — 247,000
8. Jon Turner — 240,000
9. John Juanda — 230,000
10. Shawn Buchanan — 220,000

Average Chip Count: 124,151

Notable Eliminations:

Eric Baldwin
Kathy Liebert
Justin Smith
Joe Cada
J.J. Liu
John Monnette

Big Hands:

Eric Baldwin Eliminated

On a flop of J42 Tom Dwan bet 15,800 and Eric Baldwin (picture right) raised to 37,000. Dwan made the call and the turn fell 4. Dwan checked and Baldwin moved all in for 60,000. Dwan made the call. Their cards:

Dwan: 74
Badlwin: AA

River: 6

Baldwin was eliminated on the hand and Dwan grew his stack to 300,000.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko Doubles Up

Yevgeniy Timoshenko was all in preflop for 48.6 million and John Juanda called him down. Their cards:

Timoshenko: AA
Juanda: AQ

Board: 1092J9

Timoshenko doubled up on the hand to survive in the tournament.

Eric Hershler Takes the Chip Lead

On a flop of KJ4 Eric Hershler (pictured right) bet 10,000 from the big blind and Darryll Fish raised an additional 16,200 from the hi-jack. Hershler called and the 9 fell on the turn. Hershler checked and Fish went into the tank before betting 38,800. Hershler made the call and the 6 fell on the river. Hershler checked, Fish bet 50,200, and Herhsler made the call. Fish turned over 22 and Hershler revealed K10. Hershler won the hand and he grew his stack to 350,000 to take the chip lead.

Left in the Deck

The official prize pool for the tournament has been released.

1st: $1,428,430
2nd: $952,290
3rd: $571,374
4th: $333,302
5th: $249,976
6th: $202,362
7th: $154,747
8th: $107,133
9th: $76,183
10th-12th: $57,137
13th-15th: $47,615
16th-18th: $38,092
19th-27th: $28,569

POY Watch

With Baldwin now out of the tournament and the final size of the field set, the final POY contenders left in the tournament know what to shoot for if they hope to pass Baldwin for the 2009 crown.

Here is a look at the top three point totals in the race:

Eric Baldwin: 6,994
Cornel Cimpan: 5,934
Yebgeniy Timoshenko: 5,509

POY Points to be Awarded at the Final Table of this event:

1: 1,980
2: 1,650
3: 1,320
4: 990
5: 825
6: 660

Cornel Cimpan needs a third-place finish or better here at Bellagio to pass Baldwin and Yevgeniy Timoshenko needs a second-place finish or better to pass Badlwin. Soheil Shamseddin and Mike Leah can’t pass Baldwin with a win but they can improve their final standings in the POY race.

Here is a look at where the remaining top 10 players in the POY race stand in chips in this event:

Yevgeniy Timoshenko: 95,000
Soheil Shamseddin: 90,000
Cornel Cimpan: 65,000
Mike Leah: 55,000

Player Tags: Cornel Cimpan,   Soheil Shamseddin,   Eric Baldwin,   Mike Leah,   Eric Hershler,   Darryll Fish

Steven Landfish Eliminated in 21st Place ($28,569)

Dec 17, '09

Steven Landfish was all in for his tournament life with pocket eights against the pocket kings of Eric Hershler. The board affected nothing and Landfish was eliminated from the tournament. Hershler held 565,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Steven Landfish,   Eric Hershler

Hasan Habib Enforces Rule, Makes Big Laydown

Dec 17, '09

We caught up with the action on a board reading K9322 and Hasan Habib bet 80,000. Jeremy Brown then moved all in for 332,000, covering Habib’s last 105,000.

After tanking for about two minutes, Habib folded, flashing the 2 in the process. As Brown was being pushed the pot, he turned over the 3 and left his other card face down.

Habib, sensing a bit of a needle, then asked the dealer to show the other card. The floor was called and it was confirmed that showing just one card is allowed, but anybody at the table may request to see the other if they wish. Habib insisted and Brown was forced to reveal the 3 for a full house.

The table then raged in a debate over whether or not Brown’s intention in showing one card was to needle Habib. Brown insisted he only did so because Habib had shown one card and Emeline Boich agreed. Antonio Esfandiari took it one step further and bet Habib $1,000 that it wasn’t a needle.

They finally agreed on Eric Hershler as an impartial observer, but Hershler disappointed by saying that both views could be valid. A few minutes later, after being warned by the floor to tone it down, Esfandiari relented and admitted that Brown’s intention was to needle, but that he was right because he failed “miserably” to do so. Esfandiari believes that a true needle would have been if Brown showed something arbitrary like a seven.

During all of the commotion, Brandon Terry was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Tags: Hasan Habib,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Jeremy Brown,   Eric Hershler

Eric Hershler Eliminated in 8th Place ($107,133)

Dec 18, '09

Josh Arieh raised to 210,000 and Eric Hershler reraised all in for 490,000. Arieh called with KJ but needed help against Hershler’s A10.

The board came J82310 and Hershler was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Eric Hershler

Eric Hershler Eliminated in 12th Place ($32,700)

Aug 25, '09

Sam Stein raised to 32,000 under the gun and Eric Hershler made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt A76.

Hershler checked, Stein bet 42,000, and Hershler called. The turn fell 8 and both players checked. The river was the 4 and Hershler bet 120,000. Stein moved all in and Herhsler made the all-in call.

Hershler showed A8 for two pair, but was beaten by Stein’s 85 for a straight.

Stein won the hand to grow his stack to 1,370,000 and the former L.A. Poker Classic Champion was sent to the rail.

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Eric Hershler Doubles Up Again

Oct 29, '08

After getting his aces cracked, Eric Hershler is all in with pocket jacks against his opponent's AQ.

Both players hit the board when it runs out AJ1078 and Hershler's set of jacks hold to double him up to just under 290,000.

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Eric Hershler Doubles Up

Oct 29, '08

Eric Hershler is all in on a flop of 1062 with QQ against his opponent's AA.

The turn is the 6, giving both players a flush draw and Hershler is down to his final two outs. The river is the...Q!

Hershler doubles up to 145,000 and his opponent is more than eager to move onto the next hand.

Player Tags: Eric Hershler