$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  198 of 1,573

In Hand #1 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Brian Barros Vazquez raised from the button to 20,000, Elia Ahmadian moved all in from the big blind for 72,000, and Vazquez called with .

Ahmadian turned over , and needed his pocket pair to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Vasquez rivered an eight-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Ahmadian in 199th place — two spots away from the money.

Brian Barros Vazquez  –  570,000  (71 bb)
Elia Ahmadian  –  Eliminated

At another table, Thomas Rasberry was all in from the button for 57,000 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Jerry Wong in middle position.

The board came — Wong flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Rasberry won the pot with his pocket aces to double up in chips.

Thomas Rasberry  –  130,000  (16 bb)
Jerry Wong  –  370,000  (46 bb)

With 198 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 318,000 (40 big blinds), and the final 197 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $6,150 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 21, shortly after 12:30 am.