$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  162 of 1,692

Jake Ferro raised under the gun to 25,000, Sean Shah called from the hijack, Darren Rabinowitz called from the cutoff, and Sheldon Libfeld moved all in from the button for 185,000.

Ferro folded, and Shah moved all in over the top for about 418,000. Rabinowitz quickly folded.

Libfeld turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive against Shah’s .

The board came , and Libfeld paired his king on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Sheldon Libfeld  –  450,000  (38 bb)
Sean Shah  –  233,000  (19 bb)

With about 162 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 522,000 (44 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $6,400 each.

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