Championship: Greg Baird Eliminated in 20th Place by Kyle Taddei

$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

Greg Baird
Greg Baird

Greg Baird was all in from middle position for roughly 2,400,000 with 7s7d, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the QdQc of Kyle Taddei in the big blind.

The board came Kc9d8d5s3h, and Baird turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Taddei won the pot with his pocket queens to eliminate Baird in 20th place.

Kyle Taddei  –  6,300,000  (84 bb)
Greg Baird  –  Eliminated in 20th Place  ($27,500)

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.