Championship: Jesse Lonis vs. Carlos Dorca

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,573

Jesse Lonis
Jesse Lonis

Jesse Lonis raised UTG+1 to 135,000, Francis Margaglione called from the button, Carlos Dorca called from the small blind, and Tsz Shing called from the big blind.

The flop came As9d8h, and Dorca bet 275,000. Shing folded, Lonis called, and Margaglione folded.

The turn card was the 3c, Dorca checked, Lonis bet 460,000, and Dorca called.

The river card was the Qs, and Dorca used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before betting 750,000. Lonis called, and Dorca showed 8c7s for a pair of eights. But Lonis turned over Ah8s to win the pot with two pair, aces and eights.

Jesse Lonis  –  7,000,000  (117 bb)
Carlos Dorca  –  5,575,000  (93 bb)


With 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4.49 million (75 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $50,510 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 1:00 am.