Championship: Rodney Turvin Eliminated in 39th Place by Darren Elias

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  38 of 1,573

Darren Elias
Darren Elias

Rodney Turvin moved all in under the gun for 430,000, and Darren Elias called from the cutoff with AsAd.

Turvin turned over Ah8c, and he was dominated as he faced elimination.

The board came 7s7c5c6h5s — Turvin turned an open-ended straight draw, but improved no further. Elias won the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate Turvin in 39th place.

Darren Elias  –  3,580,000  (119 bb)
Rodney Turvin  –  Eliminated in 39th Place  ($19,515)


With 38 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1.66 million (55 big blinds), and they are all guaranteed to earn at least $19,515 each.

There will be a one-hour dinner break after Level 26 (around 6:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 12:30 am.