$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,573

Level 29 comes to an end, and the final seven players bag up their chips for the night. Action will resume tomorrow (Tuesday) at 12:00 noon. Here are the official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Robel Andemichael  –  3,350,000  (27 bb)
Seat 2.  Tsz Shing  –  5,250,000  (42 bb)
Seat 3.  Ronnie Bardah  –  8,675,000  (69 bb)
Seat 4.  Ilyas Muradi  –  11,425,000  (91 bb)
Seat 5.  Jesse Lonis  –  9,150,000  (73 bb)
Seat 6.  Francis Margaglione  –  12,875,000  (103 bb)
Seat 7.  Andy Hwang  –  10,600,000  (85 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $809,515  (includes a $15,000 entry to the 2021 WPT Baccarat Crystal TOC)
2nd:  $529,690
3rd:  $392,430
4th:  $293,510
5th:  $223,895
6th:  $168,990
7th:  $115,630

Return to SHRPO.com tomorrow afternoon as we play down to the winner of the 2021 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,573

Jesse Lonis raised from the cutoff to 250,000, and Francis Margaglione called from the button.

The flop came , Lonis bet 450,000, and Margaglione called.

The turn card was the , Lonis bet 1,700,000, and Margaglione used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he called.

The river card was the , Lonis bet 3,000,000, and Margaglione moved all in for about 4.9 million. Lonis folded, and Margaglione showed for the nut flush as he took the pot.

Francis Margaglione  –  12,875,000  (129 bb)
Jesse Lonis  –  9,150,000  (92 bb)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 9.0 million (90 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $115,630.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 1:10 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,573

Jesse Lonis raised from the button to 250,000, and Francis Margaglione called from the small blind.

The flop came , Margaglione checked, Lonis bet 300,000, and Margaglione called.

The turn card was the , Margaglione checked, Lonis bet 425,000, and Margaglione check-raised to 1,100,000. Lonis folded, and Margaglione showed one card — the for trip fives — as he took the pot.

Francis Margaglione  –  7,600,000  (76 bb)
Jesse Lonis  –  12,500,000  (125 bb)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 9.0 million (90 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $115,630.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 1:10 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,573

Ilyas Muradi raised under the gun to 250,000, Jesse Lonis called UTG+1, Francis Margaglione called from the hijack, Tsz Shing called from the small blind, and Ronnie Bardah called from the big blind.

The flop came , and it checked to Muradi, who bet 425,000. Lonis called, and then Margaglione, Shing, and Bardah all folded.

The turn card paired the board with the , Muradi checked, Lonis bet 525,000, and Muradi called.

The river card was the , Muradi checked, Lonis bet 1,600,000, and Muradi called with .

But Lonis turned over to win the pot with quad eights, moving up into the chip lead.

Jesse Lonis  –  13,500,000  (135 bb)
Ilysa Muradi  –  11,000,000  (110 bb)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 9.0 million (90 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $115,630.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 1:10 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,573

Jesse Lonis raised from the hijack to 250,000, Andy Hwang called from the button, and Tsz Shing called from the big blind.

The flop came , Shing checked, and Lonis bet 450,000. Hwang folded, and Shing called.

The turn card was the , Shing checked, Lonis bet 975,000, and Shing called.

The river card was the , and both players checked. Shing showed to win the pot with two pair, tens and sevens, and Lonis mucked.

Tsz Shing  –  5,400,000  (54 bb)
Jesse Lonis  –  9,700,000  (97 bb)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 9.0 million (90 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $115,630.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 1:10 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,573

Jesse Lonis raised under the gun to 250,000, Andy Hwang called from the hijack, Ronnie Bardah called from the small blind, and Ilyas Muradi called from the big blind.

The flop came , and it checked to Lonis, who bet 450,000. Hwang called, and Bardah and Muradi both folded.

The turn card was the , Lonis bet 725,000, and Hwang called.

The river card was the , and both players checked. Hwang showed for a pair of kings, but Lonis turned over to win the pot.

Jesse Lonis  –  11,400,000  (114 bb)
Andy Hwang  –  11,700,000  (117 bb)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 9.0 million (90 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $115,630.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 1:10 am.w

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,573

After the elimination of Albert Barney, Jr. in eighth place, the final seven players had a redraw for random seats at the final table. Here are their updated chip counts:

Seat 1.  Robel Andemichael  –  3,500,000  (35 bb)
Seat 2.  Tsz Shing  –  4,150,000  (42 bb)
Seat 3.  Ronnie Bardah  –  10,350,000  (104 bb)
Seat 4.  Ilyas Muradi  –  14,100,000  (141 bb)
Seat 5.  Jesse Lonis  –  9,000,000  (90 bb)
Seat 6.  Francis Margaglione  –  6,400,000  (64 bb)
Seat 7.  Andy Hwang  –  13,800,000  (138 bb)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 9.0 million (90 big blinds), and here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $809,515  (includes a $15,000 entry to the 2021 WPT Baccarat Crystal TOC)
2nd:  $529,690
3rd:  $392,430
4th:  $293,510
5th:  $223,895
6th:  $168,990
7th:  $115,630

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 1:10 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,573

Ilyas Muradi raised under the gun to 250,000, Albert Barney, Jr. reraised from the button to 700,000, Muradi reraised to 2,350,000, and Barney five-bet all in for about 6,700,000.

Muradi called, covering Barney by about 400K, and showed . Barney turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Barney flopped a set of queens, but Muradi rivered a set of kings to win the pot and eliminate Barney in eighth place.

Ilyas Muradi  –  14,100,000  (141 bb)
Albert Barney, Jr.  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($115,630)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 9.0 million (90 big blinds), and they are all guaranteed to earn at least $115,630 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 1:10 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,573

Ronnie Bardah raised from the button to 250,000, and Robel Andemichael called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the river on a board of , Andemichael checked, Bardah bet 175,000, and Andemichael called.

Bardah showed to win the pot with a pair of aces, and Andemichael mucked.

Ronnie Bardah  –  9,200,000  (92 bb)
Robel Andemichael  –  4,250,000  (43 bb)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 7.87 million (79 big blinds), and they are all guaranteed to earn at least $115,630 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 1:10 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,573

Robel Andemichael limped from the button for 100,000, Francis Margaglione completed the small blind, and Carlos Dorca checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Margaglione checked, and Dorca moved all in for about 1.0 million. Andemichael folded, and Margaglione called with for two pair, queens and fours.

Dorca turned over for a pair of queens, and he was drawing thin to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Margaglione won the pot with his two pair to eliminate Dorca in ninth place.

Francis Margaglione  –  6,100,000  (61 bb)
Carlos Dorca  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($79,455)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 7.87 million (79 big blinds), and they are all guaranteed to earn at least $115,630 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 1:10 am.