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/ Short-Stacked Shamus / 01 March 2012 / Leave a Comment 
Sean Jazayeri celebrates after winning the 2012 WPT L.A. Poker Classic (Photo: World Poker Tour)
Jazayeri began heads-up play behind leader Doc Sands, but scored a huge double-up when his ace-king outdrew Sands' pocket queens, and just one hand later Jazayeri had won the title.
Sean Jazayeri overcame a final table full of more experienced and decorated poker pros Wednesday night to win the 2012 World Poker Tour Los Angeles Poker Classic, besting a field of 549 to take the title and $1,370,240 first prize. David "Doc" Sands took runner-up in the event, with Dan Kelly finishing third.
Jazayeri carried the chip lead to the final table, and when a short-stacked Jason Somerville pushed all in from under the gun for 820,000 (less than 14 big blinds) on just the second hand last night, Jazayeri was there with the call.
Somerville held 8c-8d and Jazayeri Ad-Qd. Somerville was safe through the turn as the board came seven-high, but the Qh fell on the river to pair Jazayeri and send Somerville out in sixth.
Just 10 hands later, Jason Burt opened with a min-raise to 160,000 from the small blind and Dan Kelly called from the big blind. The flop came Kd-4h-3h, Burt continued for 180,000, and Kelly called. The turn was Qs and this time Burt bet 370,000. Kelly responded by pushing all in for about 600,000, and Burt called with a little less.
Kelly was drawing to a straight with Jh-10c while Burt had top pair with Kh-Jc. The river then brought the Ad, giving Kelly Broadway and eliminating Burt in fifth.
About an hour later came the next elimination. Following an opening raise by Jazayeri and a call by Kelly, Noah Schwartz pushed all in from the button for a little over 1.5 million. Jazayeri then reraised all in over the top, forcing a fold from Kelly.
Schwartz had Ac-Jh and Jazayeri Kc-Kh. The board came 10c-6h-6s-9s-10d, and Schwartz was knocked out in fourth.
With three left, Jazayeri had taken a huge advantage with better than 9.8 million, with Kelly next with 4.64 million and Sands with 2 million even.
Sands improved his circumstance in short order by doubling through Kelly, using Kh-9d to beat Kelly's Ah-8d after the board brought Sands a needed king. Sands would later grab another large pot versus Kelly, sending the latter down to short-stacked status among the final three.
It wasn't long after that Kelly found himself all in with Ks-Jh against Sands' pocket deuces, and after the board ran out seven-high they were down to two.
Sands began heads-up play with a lead with 9.47 million to Jazayeri's 7 million. He'd maintain that lead for much of the hour or so the pair squared off, but Jazayeri grabbed it back after a huge double-up with Ah-Kd versus Sands' Qd-Qh. An ace on the flop gave Jazayeri the lead which held through the river, and suddenly he had nearly 14 million to Sands' 2.58 million.
Just one hand later, Sands was all in with Ks-Qh against Jazayeri's Ad-5d. The flop came Kc-10s-5c to give Sands the lead, and after the Jc he was still in front. But the river brought the 5h to give Jazayeri trips and the title.
2012 WPT L.A. Poker Class final table payouts:
1st: Sean Jazayeri -- $1,370,240
2nd: Doc Sands -- $806,370
3rd: Dan Kelly -- $521,770
4th: Noah Schwartz -- $355,750
5th: Jason Burt -- $252,980
6th: Jason Somerville -- $202,910
That $1.37 million payday eclipses Jazayeri's previous career-high by a longshot. His previous best cash had been for just over $48,000 for a runner-up finish at a $2,000 buy-in NLHE event at the 2011 Wynn Classic.
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