Championship: Scott Frier Eliminated in 18th Place by Ryan Hoenig

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Payouts  |  Results 
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,162

Scott Frier
Scott Frier

Scott Frier was all in for about 1,500,000 with Jh10c, and needed to improve to stay alive against Ryan Hoenig’s 10s10h.

The board came AdAhKh2d2s, and the pocket tens held up for Hoenig to win the pot and eliminate Frier in 18th place.

Ryan Hoenig  –  6,100,000  (81 bb)
Scott Frier  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($32,500)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 1,162, the average chip stack is around 3,420,000 (46 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $32,500 each.

There will be a one-hour dinner break around 7:08 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.