$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  296 of 1,573

A player moved all in under the gun for 45,000, and Stephen Vecchio called from the big blind with . The UTG player turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — the UTG player flopped a gutshot straight draw and turned an open-ender, but missed all of his outs. Vecchio won the pot with his pocket sevens to eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

Stephen Vecchio  –  175,000  (35 bb)

With 296 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 213,000 (43 big blinds), and the final 197 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $6,150 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 17 (about 6:45 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 21, around 12:30 am.