Championship: The Money Bubble Bursts as Almog Biton was Eliminated by Armando Figueroa

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  248 of 1,982

Almog Biton
Almog Biton

In Hand #4 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Almog Biton moved all in from the small blind for 77,000, and Armando Figueroa called UTG+1 with As10s.

Biton turned over KsKh, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 7s7h2cAh9h, and Figueroa paired his ace on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Biton on the Money Bubble in 249th place.

Armando Figueroa  –  310,000  (39 bb)
Almog Biton  –  Eliminated

With 248 players remaining from a field of 1,982, the average chip stack is about 320,000 (40 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed 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.