$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries: 919
Ken Barkoff got it all in preflop from middle position for 8,900, and the player in the hijack called, as did the big blind. Any further betting would create a side pot.
The flop came , the big blind checked, the hijack moved all in, and the big blind folded.
The player in the hijack showed , but Barkoff turned over for a flopped diamond flush. Barkoff just needed to avoid a handful of runner-runner possibilities to stay alive.
The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Barkoff won the pot with his diamond flush to triple up in chips.
Ken Barkoff – 28,000 (35 bb)
The tournament clock shows 919 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 1,812. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The total prizepool is already worth more than $5.79 million.
There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level, shortly after 5:30 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.