Championship: The Money Bubble Bursts Before Hand-for-Hand Play Begins

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  212 of 1,692

As the tables play down their hands in progress, another player is eliminated before hand-for-hand play could begin.

The tournament staff verified the number of players remaining, and the field is now in the money!

As a reminder, here are the payouts:

1st:  $850,735 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $569,400
3rd:  $422,185
4th:  $315,935
5th:  $238,635
6th:  $181,950
7th:  $140,055
8th:  $108,850
9th-10th:  $85,410
11th-12th:  $67,680
13th-14th:  $54,165
15th-16th:  $43,780
17th-20th:  $35,745
21st-24th:  $29,480
25th-32nd:  $24,570
33rd-40th:  $20,690
41st-48th:  $17,605
49th-56th:  $15,140
57th-64th:  $13,155
65th-72nd:  $11,560
73rd-80th:  $10,270
81st-90th:  $9,225
91st-99th:  $8,380
100th-117th:  $7,700
118th-135th:  $7,155
136th-153rd:  $6,725
154th-171st:  $6,400
172nd-189th:  $6,160
190th-207th:  $6,000
208th-212th:  $5,915

With 212 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 399,000 (40 big blinds). Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:30 am).