The fourth day of the World Poker Tour LA Poker Classic was played by only 72 players. Twenty-two of them remained for the almost $1.8 million first prize after five and a half levels of play. Mark Newhouse took the second spot on day 4 of the tournament. The third day gave Newhouse the leader in chips, but the fourth day was on Carlos Mortensen. Mortensen started his ascend later in the day and fortunately, he took hold of the top spot overnight.
“The Matador” continues to rise during the final level play to the extent of tripling his stack. Mortensen Defeated Michael Woo after making the call. The call was not easy. It took some time to Mortensen to make it but proved to be a wise decision on his part. On the other and Newhouse had a huge double up with the remaining 27 players. He went all-in and Dan Martin made the call giving Newhouse the chance to take hold of the key pot and ends day 5 at a great shape. By the end of four days of competition, Mortensen is at the first place, while Newhouse is at the second with more than 300,000 chips lead of Mortensen to Newhouse.
