$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
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Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  232 of 1,573

There was a three-way all-in situation at Table 17, with the big blind all in for 40,000, Ryan Remington all in from UTG+1 for 61,000, and both of them covered by the player in the cutoff.

These were their cards, in descending order of chip counts:

Cutoff:  
Ryan Remington:  
Big Blind:  

The board came , and Remington flopped a set of tens to scoop the entire pot, doubling up thru the player in the cutoff and eliminating the big blind.

Ryan Remington  –  171,000  (29 bb)

With 232 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 271,000 (45 big blinds), and the final 197 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $6,150 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 17 (about 6:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 21, around 12:30 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
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Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  248 of 1,573

With the board showing on the turn, the UTG+1 player checked, John Barr moved all in from the hijack, and the UTG+1 player thought for a while before he called with .

Barr turned over , and the UTG+1 player needed to improve to stay alive.

The river card was the , and the pocket aces held up for Barr to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

John Barr  –  392,000  (78 bb)

With 248 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 254,000 (51 big blinds), and the final 197 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $6,150 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 17 (about 6:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 21, around 12:30 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
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Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  296 of 1,573

A player moved all in under the gun for 45,000, and Stephen Vecchio called from the big blind with . The UTG player turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — the UTG player flopped a gutshot straight draw and turned an open-ender, but missed all of his outs. Vecchio won the pot with his pocket sevens to eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

Stephen Vecchio  –  175,000  (35 bb)

With 296 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 213,000 (43 big blinds), and the final 197 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $6,150 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 17 (about 6:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 21, around 12:30 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  296 of 1,573

Another two levels are in the books and Championship players were sent on their second break of the day. Tournament staff are also bagging up those who still remain in the Poker Room and they will relocate to the Seminole Ballroom so the entire field will be together for Level 16,

Blinds will increase to 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante and the average stack is 213,000 (43 bb).

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
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Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  296 of 1,573

Joel Gola was all in from the big blind for 63,500 with , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of the player on the button.

The board came , and Gola won the pot with an ace-high straight to double up in chips.

Joel Gola  –  133,000  (33 bb)

With 296 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 213,000 (53 big blinds), and the final 197 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $6,150 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 17 (about 6:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 21, around 12:30 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  296 of 1,573

A short-stacked player was all in from the big blind with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Nadya Magnus in the hijack.

The board came , and Magnus won the pot with two pair, aces and queens, to eliminate her opponent from the tournament.

Nadya Magnus  –  68,000  (17 bb)

In addition to finishing fourth in this event last year to earn $171,642, Magnus was two cards away from winning Event 16 ($2,200 No Limit Hold’em) just a few days ago.

Magnus got it all in after the flop with top-and-bottom pair against Dominique Mosley’s middle pair, and if her two pair held up, Magnus would have won the title and the trophy. Unfortunately for Magnus, Mosley turned trips to double up, and she eventually finished as the runner-up (earning $93,566).

With 296 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 213,000 (53 big blinds), and the final 197 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $6,150 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 17 (about 6:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 21, around 12:30 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  328 of 1,573

A player raised under the gun to 10,000, Zach Nguyen moved all in UTG+1 for 90,500, and his opponent asked for a count and tanked for a long time before he called with .

But Nguyen turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket queens held up for Nguyen to win the pot and double up in chips.

Zach Nguyen  –  191,000  (48 bb)

With 328 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 192,000 (48 big blinds), and the final 197 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $6,150 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 17 (about 6:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 21, around 12:30 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  328 of 1,573

Art Peacock started the day as the overall chipleader with 426,500, and his momentum continues with a strong start here on Day 2. Peacock is already up to 740,000, which still appears to be the largest stack in the room.

For context, the average chip stack will be about 320,000 when the final 197 players reach the money.

With 344 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 192,000 (48 big blinds), and the final 197 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $6,150 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 17 (about 6:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 21, around 12:30 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
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Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  344 of 1,573

With the final board showing and about 65K already in the pot, David Datashvili moved all in for 33,500, and his opponent tanked for a while under the gun before he called.

Datashvili turned over to win the pot with a jack-high straight, and his opponent mucked. Datashvili won the pot to double up in chips.

David Datashvili  –  135,000  (45 bb)

With 344 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 183,000 (61 big blinds), and the final 197 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $6,150 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 17 (about 6:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 21, around 12:30 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  376 of 1,573

Nearly 100 players have hit the rail in the last few hours which means stacks are getting bigger and one of them belongs to Scott Baumstein. The 2019 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood Main Event champ is over 450,000 with an eye towards another deep run.

The field in the Poker Room continues to shrink as well and tournament staff will transition them over to the Seminole Ballroom during the second break.