Welcome to Los Angeles for the World Poker Tour

Update - 18:40

That's it for Team Everest at the LA Poker Classic.

Kim went out short stacked 88 vs KQ. Her opponent caught a straight that knocked Kim out of the tournament in level 5.

Update - 19:80

Fabrice is out.

With a short stack he went all in 66 against AK. An Ace came on the board and there was no saving him from there. There are still over 500 players left in the tournament.

Update - 17:25

We're at level 4, blinds are at 100/200 and the average chip stack is 22000.

Everest Poker's Fabrice Soulier has seen some action this level.

Fabrice, with 4,5 suited, called his opponent's raise of 550. The flop comes J45. His opponent continuation bets 550 and Fabrice minimum raises 1100. The other player calls. The turn is a 10, his opponent checks and Fabrice bets 1200. The opponent raises to 3000 and Fabrice calls. The river shows a 4, the other player bets 4000, Fabrice with 5500 left, calls. His opponent shows a pair of jacks and Fabrice loses the pot.

A few hands later Fabrice, with only 1500, pushes with KQ and is called by Erica Schoneberg with AQ. There is a King on the flop and with no help for Erica, Fabrice wins the pot bringing himself back up to 4,000

Kim is doing slightly better with 10000.

We've got some work to do. Go go go Team Everest!

Update - 15:45

An interesting bet...off the table

The buzz around the tournament today is about a bet between well known players Joe Sebok, Gavin Smith and Jeff Madsen. The guys have agreed the first to bust out of the tournament today will get a tattoo of each of the other guys' faces somewhere on his body. The second guy to bust out will get a tattoo of the guy still in. The last guy in will get nothing but the pleasure of knowing his face will be permanently tattooed on the body of not one but two of his friends.

Level 2: 50-100,

Update - 14:30

We're up to level 2 and have seen more familiar faces!

The field has grown since level 1, we're up to 703 players. You'll find many pros scattered throughout the 70+ tables such as Daniel Negreanu, Jennifer Tilly and Peter Eastgate. Everest Poker's own Kim Wooka has found herself up against Eric Seidel.

Right now, Fabrice and Kim are still in the running to get a piece of 6.75 million dollar prize pool. Fabrice is right around average with 22,000 and Kim is still with her starting stack of 20,000.

Start of day - 12:00

We're here in sunny Los Angeles, California for the World Poker Tour's LA Poker Classic.

We've traveled across the pond to play at the Commerce Casino, home to the world's largest poker room. The field of over 660 hopeful players is full of many familiar faces including Eric Seidel, Scotty Nguyen and Team Everest's very own Fabrice Soulier from France and Kim Wooka from Japan.

Players are starting level 1 today with 20,000 chips, 90 minute levels and blinds of 25/50.

Stay tuned for the action!