$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 315 of 1,982
Jake Ripnick raised to 11,000, Ilir Rugova moved all in for 46,000, and Ripnick thought for a bit before he called, saying, “I think I have to call.”
Rugova said, “Then you’re probably good.”
Ripnick showed , but Rugova let out a sigh of relief as he turned over . Rugova needed his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board came , and Rugova paired his nine on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.
Ilir Rugova – 105,000 (21 bb)
Jake Ripnick – 57,000 (11 bb)
With about 315 players remaining from a field of 1,982, the average chip stack is about 252,000 (50 big blinds). The final 248 players will finish in the money, earning at least $6,275 each.
There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (about 6:35 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 12:20 am.