

Anthony Zinno Wins Second Consecutive WPT Event at Los Angeles Poker Classic
Anthony Zinno has won the second consecutive WPT event, the Los Angeles Poker Classic. This tournament is one of the most famous WPT events, held every year since 2002. The first prize was $1,015,860, with 538 participants. Among the participants were notable poker players such as Chris Moneymaker, Daniel Negreanu, and Phil Ivey.
Three Russian players, Gariq Yaroshevskiy, Vladimir Dobrovolskiy, and Vadim Baranovskiy, made it to the fifth day. Peter Tran led the tournament from the first day, accumulating nearly 200 big blinds. Gariq Yaroshevskiy eliminated Ken Aldridge in a significant hand, increasing his stack to 1,780,000. Vadim Baranovskiy was eliminated in a flip situation against Chris Klodniky, finishing in 11th place with $73,640.
Anthony Zinno won the tournament with a final stack of 540,000 (22 big blinds).
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