$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  197 of 1,566

In Hand #1 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble (two spots from the money), Chad Eveslage got it all in preflop with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against his opponent’s .

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

Chad Eveslage  –  150,000  (19 bb)

Meanwhile, there was another all-in situation at a different table, and that one resulted in an elimination. That leaves 197 players in the field, one spot away from the money. Hand-for-hand play continues.

With 197 players remaining from a field of 1,566, the average chip stack is about 318,000 (40 big blinds). The final 196 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $5,265 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break at the end of this level (around 6:55 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:40 am).