Championship: Ben Scrogins Eliminated in 17th Place by Spencer Champlin

$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:  16 of 1,162

Ben Scrogins
Ben Scrogins

Ben Scrogins was short-stacked and all in from the cutoff with As9d, and needed to improve to stay alive against Spencer Champlin’s QsQc.

The board came Js8d5s9c6d, and Scrogins paired his nine on the turn, but improved no further. Champlin won the pot with his pocket queens to eliminate Scrogins in 17th place.

Spencer Champlin  –  1,500,000  (20 bb)
Ben Scrogins  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($32,500)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 1,162, the average chip stack is around 3,630,000 (48 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.