Championship: Christian Roberts Doubles Up Twice; Nadeem Hirani Down to 7 BB; Ben Scrogins Down to 5 BB

$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:  19 of 1,162

Christian Roberts
Christian Roberts

Christian Roberts moved all in under the gun for 145,000, and Nadeem Hirani called from the big blind with Jh10s. Roberts turned over 8s6s, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Ad9d5s4s2s, and Roberts rivered a spade flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Christian Roberts  –  415,000  (6 bb)
Nadeem Hirani  –  560,000  (7 bb)

The next hand, Ben Scrogins moved all in under the gun for 720,000, and Roberts called all in from the big blind for 340,000 with 7d2d. Scrogins turned over AcJc, and Roberts needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 10c5d2c4s8h, and Roberts paired his deuce on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Christian Roberts  –  805,000  (11 bb)
Ben Scrogins  –  380,000  (5 bb)

With 19 players remaining from a field of 1,162, the average chip stack is around 3,060,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $32,500 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.