Championship: Kurt Lichtman Eliminated in 131st Place by Derek Sudell

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  130 of 1,692

Derek Sudell
Derek Sudell

Derek Sudell raised under the gun to 30,000, Kurt Lichtman moved all in from the hijack, and Sudell called with JsJd.

Lichtman turned over AdKh, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 10c6s6h7d5c, and the jacks held up for Sudell to win the pot and eliminate Lichtman in 131st place.

Derek Sudell  –  1,360,000  (91 bb)
Kurt Lichtman  –  Eliminated in 131st Place  ($7,155)

With 130 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 650,000 (43 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $7,155 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:25 am).