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Day 3 of the $10,000 World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic came to a close when 63 players remained and the money bubble bursted. The final 63 players that will return for Day 4 tonight are guaranteed to take home at least $18,970 and the chip leader is Jesse Yaginuma (picture) with 804,000.

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On Monday, the final table of the World Poker Tour Regional Seminole Hard Rock "Rock 'n' Poker Open" Main Event (holy cow that's a long name) in Hollywood concluded with no one else than Matthew "Matt" Waxman, of USA, as the champion! The tournament attracted 482 players and Waxman received $123,598 after defeating Yuan Yangshen heads-up. Yangshen only received $1 less than Waxman thanks to a heads-up deal.

Final table results:

1 Matthew Waxman $123,598*
2 Yuan Yangshen $123,597*
3 Tyler Stafman $65,504
4 Tom Gleason $48,441
5 Darryll Fish $36,367
6 Mark Morono $29,135
7 John Pizano $24,295
8 Kevin Spires $19,375
9 Javier Prado $14,532
* Reflects a heads-up deal