Championship Day 1A: Andrew Ostapchenko Knocks Out a Player

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  260 of 664

The player in the small blind was all in from the small blind for 28,000 with AsKc, and needed it to hold to stay alive against the AhQh of Andrew Ostapchenko on the button.

The board came 10h5s2sQs3d, and Ostapchenko turned a pair of queens to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from Day 1A.

Andrew Ostapchenko  –  143,000  (72 bb)

With about 260 players remaining from a field of 664, the average chip stack is about 127,500 (64 big blinds). Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm), and Day 1B begins tomorrow at 11:00 am.