Championship: Josh Reichard Eliminated in 23rd Place by Michael Dwyer

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Payouts  |  Results 
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 1,162

Josh Reichard and Michael Dwyer
Josh Reichard (left) and Michael Dwyer (right)

Ryan Hoenig raised from the cutoff to 120,000, Scott Frier called from the button, and Josh Reichard moved all in from the small blind for 650,000. Michael Dwyer moved all in over the top from the big blind for roughly 2,000,000, and Hoenig and Frier quickly folded.

Reichard turned over KcJs, and he needed to improve to stay alive against Dwyer’s 9h9c.

The board came AdQd4s4h7c, and the pocket nines held up for Dwyer to win the pot and eliminate Reichard in 23rd place.

Michael Dwyer  –  2,900,000  (48 bb)
Josh Reichard  –  Eliminated in 23rd Place  ($27,500)

Josh Reichard vs Michael Dwyer

With 22 players remaining from a field of 1,162, the average chip stack is around 2,640,000 (44 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $27,500 each.

There will be a one-hour dinner break around 6:53 pm. Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are seven players remaining for tomorrow’s live-streamed final table, which is scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon EST.