2021 LHPO Live Updates

Event 16: Adam Krach Eliminated in 10th Place by Nadya Magnus’s Quad Kings

$2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 335

Nadya Magnus
Nadya Magnus

Adam Krach moved all in under the gun for 125,000, and Nadya Magnus called from the button with AcKh.

Krach turned over 7h6h, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Kd7s5cKsKc, and Magnus paired her king on the flop, turned trips, and rivered quads to eliminate Krach in 10th place.

Nadya Magnus  –  1,115,000  (45 bb)
Adam Krach  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($14,035)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 745,000 (30 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $14,035 each.

Event 16: Ignacio Moron Chavero Eliminated in 11th Place by Chad Reynolds

$2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 335

Ignacio Moron Chavero was all in from the hijack with KxKx, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the AdQs of Chad Reynolds in the big blind.

The board came KsJs2s10hAh — Chavero flopped a set of kings, but Reynolds turned an ace-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Chavero in 11th place.

Chad Reynolds  –  1,460,000  (58 bb)
Ignacio Moron Chavero  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($11,270)

With 10 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 670,000 (27 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $14,035 each.

Event 16: Elia Ahmadian Eliminated in 12th Place by Steven Veneziano, Jr.

$2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 335

Steven Veneziano Jr Knocks Out Elia Ahmadian
Elia Ahmadian (right) silently clenches his fists after he is eliminated by Steven Veneziano, Jr. (right).

Steven Veneziano, Jr. raised from the cutoff to 55,000, Elia Ahmadian moved all in from the button for 225,000, and Veneziano called with AcKd.

Ahmadian turned over 8s8c, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came Ah10s3d7d7h, and Veneziano paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Ahmadian in 12th place.

Steven Veneziano, Jr.  –  1,450,000  (58 bb)
Elia Ahmadian  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($11,270)

With 11 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 610,000 (24 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $11,270 each.

Event 16: Cord Garcia Eliminated in 13th Place by Nadya Magnus

$2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 335

Cord Garcia and Shannon the Masseuse
Cord Garcia

Cord Garcia was all in from the button for about 425,000 with Js10s, and he needed to improve quite a bit to stay alive against the AsAh of Nadya Magnus in the cutoff.

The board came 8h7d5c7s4c — Garcia flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Magnus won the pot with her pocket aces to eliminate Garcia in 13th place.

With this pot, Magnus took the chip lead with 12 players remaining.

Nadya Magnus  –  1,180,000  (59 bb)
Cord Garcia  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($9,172)

With 12 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 560,000 (28 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $11,270 each.

Event 16: Nadya Magnus Doubles Thru Cord Garcia, Then Garcia Knocks Out Daniel Asbury in 14th

$2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 335

Nadya Magnus
Nadya Magnus

Nadya Magnus moved all in from the button for 360,000, and Cord Garcia called from the big blind with KdJd. Magnus turned over AhKs, and she needed her dominating hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came As9s9hJc5c, and Magnus won the pot with two pair, aces and nines, to double up in chips.

Nadya Magnus  –  750,000  (38 bb)
Cord Garcia  –  270,000  (14 bb)

The next hand, Daniel Asbury moved all in from the button for about 75K, and Garcia called from the small blind with KxKx. Asbury turned over As6h, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Kd10c3s2sQc, and Garcia flopped a set of kings to win the pot and eliminate Asbury in 14th place.

Cord Garcia  –  470,000  (24 bb)
Daniel Asbury  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($9,172)

With 13 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 515,000 (26 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $9,172 each.

Event 16: Recent Eliminations, 15th-24th Places

$2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 335

Byron Kaverman
15th-Place Finisher Byron Kaverman

Here is a list of the most recently eliminated players, along with their payouts:

15th:  Byron Kaverman  –  $7,566
16th:  Aaron Massey  –  $7,566
17th:  Hoan Nguyen  –  $6,328
18th:  Konstantin Pogodin  –  $6,328
19th:  Ricardo Alves De Lima Tavares  –  $6,328
20th:  Michael Stashin  –  $6,328
21st:  Salvatore Sidoti  –  $5,368
22nd:  Josias Cardoso Dos Santos  –  $5,368
23rd:  Eric Sutton  –  $5,368
24th:  Matthew Zarcadoolas  –  $5,368

With 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 480,000 (24 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $9,172 each.

Event 16: Cord Garcia Comes Back Strong From 18 Big Blinds

$2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 335

Cord Garcia and Shannon the Masseuse
Cord Garcia

Cord Garcia got it all in from the big blind for 275,000 with AdKd, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the QhJd of Daniel Asbury in the small blind.

The board came 8d8c2s7s2d, and Garcia won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Cord Garcia  –  565,000  (38 bb)
Daniel Asbury  –  145,000  (10 bb)

About five minutes later, Garcia raised from the cutoff to 35,000, Chad Reynolds reraised from the button to 105,000, and Garcia four-bet it to 210,000. Reynolds thought for a while before he called.

The flop came KsQd10h, Garcia moved all in for about 375,000, and Reynolds quickly folded. Garcia took the pot.

Cord Garcia  –  830,000  (55 bb)
Chad Reynolds  –  785,000  (52 bb)

With 15 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 445,000 (30 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $7,566 each.

Event 16: Salvatore Sidoti Eliminated by Chad Wassmuth

$2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 335

Chad Wassmuth
Chad Wassmuth

Salvatore Sidoti was all in from the small blind for about 90,000 with KsQs, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the AdJs of Chad Wassmuth on the button.

The board came 10d6d6h3s6c, and Wassmuth won the pot with his ace to eliminate Sidoti in 21st place.

Chad Wassmuth  –  320,000  (21 bb)
Salvatore Sidoti  –  Eliminated in 21st Place  ($5,368)

With 18 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 370,000 (25 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $6,328 each.

Event 16: Final Three Tables; Recent Eliminations, 25th-33rd Places

$2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 335

Final Three Tables
Final Three Tables

With 24 players remaining, there is a redraw for random seats at the final three tables. The next redraw will be when the field is down to seven players for the final table.

Here are the recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

25th:  Solange Lucas  –  $4,618
26th:  David Berman  –  $4,618
27th:  Edward Mandel  –  $4,618
28th:  Robert Constable  –  $4,618
29th:  Anderson Ireland  –  $4,618
30th:  Boris Kolev  –  $4,618
31st:  Bradley Mercer  –  $4,618
32nd:  Ivan Galinec  –  $4,618
33rd:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  $4,030

With 24 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 279,000 (28 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $5,368 each.

Event 16: Jacobo Montoya Knocks Out a Player to Reach 700K

$2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 335

Jacobo Montoya
Jacobo Montoya

A player raised from early position, Jacobo Montoya called from middle position, and the player in the small blind moved all in. The original raiser folded, and Montoya called with AcQc.

The small blind turned over 8h8d, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came Qh10s9d2s7d, and Montoya won the pot with a flopped pair of queens to eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

Jacobo Montoya  –  700,000  (70 bb)

With 28 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 239,000 (24 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $4,618 each.