$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  249 of 1,982

Level 15 came to an end, and Level 16 began with increased blinds of 4,000-8,000 with a big blind ante of 8,000.

In Hand #3 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Michael Tait got it all in under the gun for 49,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against his opponent’s .

The board came , and Tait won the pot to double up in chips.

Michael Tait  –  118,000  (15 bb)

With 249 players remaining from a field of 1,982, the average chip stack is about 318,000 (40 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 this level (about 7:00 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 12:20 am.