$3,500 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  83 of 843

Action folded to Mike Vela in the small blind, and he moved all in for 75,000 without looking at his cards.

Craig Varnell called from the big blind with , and Vela turned over — .

The board came , and Vela turned two pair, kings and sevens, to win the pot and double up in chips.

Other players at the table were encouraging Vela to shove all in dark on the next hand as well, but Vela didn’t bite.

Mike Vela  –  75,000  (9 bb)
Craig Varnell  –  228,000  (29 bb)

With 83 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 406,000 (51 big blinds), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).