$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  670

Vladimir Grechnikov raised under the gun to 1,200, a player in middle position called, and the big blind moved all in for 2,700. Grechnikov four-bet it to 7,600, and the player in middle position thought for a bit before he called.

There was 9,000 in the main pot, and another 9,800 in the side pot between Grechnikov and the middle-position player.

The flop came , Grechnikov bet 2,400, and his opponent called.

The turn card paired the board with the , Grechnikov bet 10,000, and his opponent folded. Grechnikov took the side pot.

For the main pot, the big blind turned over , and she needed to catch an ace or a ten on the river to stay alive against Grechnikov’s .

The river card double-paired the board with the , and Grechnikov won the pot with two pair, kings and eights, to eliminate the big blind.

Vladimir Grechnikov  –  67,000  (112 bb)

The tournament clock shows 670 entries so far today, for a tournament total of 1,472, which means the prizepool will be worth more than $4.71 million, more than doubling the $2 million guarantee. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until 9:15 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6 (5:30 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.