Championship Day 1A: Anthony Spinella Doubles Thru John Gordon

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Entries:  542

Anthony Spinella
Anthony Spinella

After some preflop action, John Gordon had raised from the button to 4,100, and Anthony Spinella moved all in from UTG+1 for 26,500.

Gordon tanked for a while before he called with AsKh, but Spinella turned over KsKd. Spinella needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came Js8s5hJc2d, and the pocket kings held up for Spinella to win the pot and double up in chips.

Anthony Spinella  –  54,700  (137 bb)
John Gordon  –  22,000  (55 bb)

The tournament clock shows 542 entries, though the actual number is nearing 600 based on alternates. Registration remains open until the start of Level 9 (around 9:15 pm), and players are allowed one entry and one re-entry per starting day (maximum of four entries).

There will be a 90-minute dinner break at the end of Level 6, around 5:30 pm, and the schedule has been updated so the field will be playing 11 levels today, with action scheduled to end around 12:30 am.