$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,692

After the elimination of Konstantin Held in 10th place, there was a redraw for random seats at the final table. Here are their approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Peter Mugar  –  4,900,000  (25 bb)
Seat 2.  Martin Carnero  –  11,300,000  (57 bb)
Seat 3.  Leonard Hermann  –  5,800,000  (29 bb)
Seat 4.  Daniel Clifford  –  8,000,000  (40 bb)
Seat 5.  Jerry Wong  –  10,500,000  (53 bb)
Seat 6.  Jacob Powers  –  3,500,000  (18 bb)
Seat 7.  Brian Scott  –  16,450,000  (82 bb)
Seat 8.  Taylor Wilson  –  16,600,000  (83 bb)
Seat 9.  Marius Gierse  –  6,900,000  (35 bb)

And here are the remaining 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:  $85,410

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 9,400,000 (47 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $85,410 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,692

Konstantin Held opened to 400,000 from the button and picked up calls from Brian Scott in the small blind and Jerry Wong in the big.

The flop was , Scott checked, Wong checked, and Held continued for 350,000. Scott checked-raised to 850,000 and Wong folded. Held moved all in and Scott quickly called.

Scott:
Held:

Held flopped trip nines with an ace kicker but was dominated by Scott’s full house nines over kings. A tough cooler and Held could not find a save on the turn or river.

The dealer counted down both stacks, they were very close, and Scott had 100K more than Held. It was 7,850,000 for Scott and 7,750,000 for Held and Held was eliminated in tenth place.

“How does that even happen?” Scott asked after the hand.

Brian Scott – 16,450,000 (82 bb)
Konstantin Held – Eliminated in 10th Place ($85,410)

Tournament staff paused the clock and the last nine players are redrawing seats for the final table.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,692

The players have returned from break to begin Level 30, with increased blinds of 100,000-200,000 with a 200,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 6
Seat 1.  Marius Gierse  –  5,275,000  (26 bb)
Seat 2.  Peter Mugar  –  5,000,000  (25 bb)
Seat 3.  Jacob Powers  –  4,250,000  (21 bb)
Seat 4. 
Seat 5. 
Seat 6.  Taylor Wilson  –  17,475,000  (87 bb)
Seat 7. 
Seat 8.  Martin Carnero  –  11,200,000  (56 bb)

TABLE 7
Seat 1. 
Seat 2.  Leonard Hermann  –  5,400,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3.  Daniel Clifford  –  9,350,000  (47 bb)
Seat 4.   – 
Seat 5.  Konstantin Held  –  8,075,000  (40 bb)
Seat 6.  Brian Scott  –  6,750,000  (34 bb)
Seat 7. 
Seat 8.  Jerry Wong  –  11,100,000  (56 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts, along with the players who have been eliminated so far today:

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:  Cero Zuccarello  –  $67,680
12th:  Wasim Assaf  –  $67,680
13th:  Scott Margereson  –  $54,165
14th:  Tyler Stafman  –  $54,165
15th:  Frank Funaro  –  $43,780
16th:  Kharlin Sued  –  $43,780

With 10 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 8,450,000 (42 big blinds).

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,692

Jacob Powers raised from the hijack to 300,000, Taylor Wilson reraised from the cutoff to 775,000, and Peter Mugar moved all in from the big blind for 2,225,000.

Powers folded, and Wilson said “Oops” as he asked for an exact count. Wilson called with .

Mugar turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Mugar won the pot with his king kicker to double up in chips.

Peter Mugar  –  5,000,000  (33 bb)
Taylor Wilson  –  17,475,000  (117 bb)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 8,450,000 (56 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $85,410 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,692

Cero Zuccarello completed the small blind to 150,000, Taylor Wilson raised from the big blind to 450,000, and Zuccarello called.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Zuccarello checked, Wilson bet 600,000, and Zuccarello check-raised all in for roughly 3,100,000.

Wilson snap-called with for a six-high straight with a gutshot straight-flush draw, and Zuccarello turned over for a five-high straight with an ace-high flush draw.

Zuccarello needed to improve to stay alive, but the river card was the , and Wilson won the pot with his six-high straight to eliminate Zuccarello in 11th place.

Taylor Wilson  –  19,875,000  (133 bb)
Cero Zuccarello  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($67,680)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 8,450,000 (56 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $85,410 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,692

After a flop of , Daniel Clifford checked from the cutoff, Wasim Assaf moved all in from the button for 3,175,000, and Clifford called with for two pair, jacks and threes.

Assaf turned over for a lower two pair, eights and threes, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

Assaf failed to improve on the turn or the river, and Clifford won the pot with his pocket jacks to eliminate Assaf in 12th place.

Daniel Clifford  –  9,825,000  (66 bb)
Wasim Assaf  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($67,680)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 7,700,000 (51 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $67,680 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,692

Scott Margereson raised from the hijack to 300,000, Daniel Clifford reraised from the small blind to 900,000, and Margereson four-bet all in for 2,000,000.

Clifford called with , and Margereson turned over . Margereson needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Clifford paired his jack on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Margereson in 13th place.

Daniel Clifford  –  7,400,000  (49 bb)
Scott Margereson  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($54,165)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 7,050,000 (47 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $67,680 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,692

Tyler Stafman raised from the hijack to 300,000, Brian Scott reraised from the cutoff to 750,000, and Stafman four-bet all in for 2,650,000.

Scott called with , and Stafman turned over . Stafman needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Scott won the pot with his king kicker to eliminate Stafman in 14th place.

Brian Scott  –  10,650,000  (71 bb)
Tyler Stafman  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($54,165)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 6,500,000 (43 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $54,165 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,692

Scott Margereson raised from the small blind to 900,000, leaving himself just 25K behind, and Jerry Wong called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Margereson moved all in for 25,000, and Wong called with for a pair of sixes.

Margereson turned over , and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Margereson won the pot with his pocket jacks to double up in chips.

Scott Margereson  –  2,000,000  (13 bb)
Jerry Wong  –  6,075,000  (41 bb)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 6,050,000 (40 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $54,165 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,692

Jacob Powers raised under the gun to 500,000, and Frank Funaro tanked for a while in the big blind before he called.

The flop came , Funaro moved all in for about 1,325,000, and Powers quickly called with .

Funaro turned over for a pair of sevens, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card paired the board with the , and Powers won the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate Funaro in 15th place.

Jacob Powers  –  4,800,000  (32 bb)
Frank Funaro  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($43,780)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 6,050,000 (40 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $54,165 each.