$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  1,014

Marc Sacheli  –  350,000  (350 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  195,000  (195 bb)
Ken Aldridge  –  167,000 (167 bb)
Chris Moorman  –  138,000  (138 bb)
Thomas Elder  –  120,000  (120 bb)
Raymond Roberty  –  110,000  (110 bb)
Jerry Wong  –  108,000  (108 bb)
Jon Borenstein  –  100,000  (100 bb)
Nate Silver  –  98,000  (98 bb)
Athanasios Polychronopoulos  –  90,000  (90 bb)
James Romero  –  85,000  (85 bb)
Jeff Platt  –  80,000  (80 bb)
Calais Campbell  –  75,000  (75 bb)
Sean Shah  –  73,000  (73 bb)
Maurice Hawkins  –  63,000  (63 bb)
Katie Lindsay  –  62,000  (62 bb)
Matt Waxman  –  56,000  (56 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  43,000  (43 bb)
Daniel Weinman  – 32,000  (32 bb)
Dylan Linde  –  28,000  (28 bb)
Paul Balzano  –  27,000  (27 bb)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  984

With the final board showing and a little more than 16,000 already in the pot, Vincent Welch checks under the gun, and the player in the cutoff bets 5,000.

Welch check-raises all in, and the cutoff goes into the tank for a very long time with 53,000.

At one point, the cutoff apologized to the table for taking so long, but it was down to the final few plays of the NFL playoff game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Tennessee Titans, and most eyes in the room were on the large TV screens showing the game.

“Take your time,” said one of the players. It was clear that nobody seemed too concerned about playing the next hand until the playoff game had ended.

Eventually, the player in the cutoff called with for a pair of aces.

But Welch turned over to win the pot with a rivered queen-high straight, eliminating his opponent.

Vincent Welch  –  250,000  (250 bb)

The tournament clock shows 984 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 1,877. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The total prizepool is already worth more than $6.0 million.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  983

Eric Afriat  –  232,000  (232 bb)
Jessica Dawley  –  138,000  (138 bb)
Darren Elias  –  135,000  (135 bb)
Michael Tait  –  130,000  (130 bb)
Steven Sarmiento  –  124,000  (124 bb)
Ory Hen  –  123,000  (123 bb)
Brian Altman  –  103,000  (103 bb)
Loni Harwood  –  98,000  (98 bb)
Aaron Massey  –  75,000  (75 bb)
Vanessa Kade  –  73,000  (73 bb)
Chad Eveslage  –  70,000  (70 bb)
Joey Weissman  –  70,000  (70 bb)
Keven Stammen  –  68,000  (68 bb)
Craig Varnell  –  67,000  (67 bb)
Eric Siegel  –  65,000  (65 bb)
Wendy Freedman  –  57,000  (57 bb)
Tom Wheaton  –  55,000  (55 bb)
Yuval Bronshtein  –  52,000  (52 bb)
Christian Harder  –  51,000  (51 bb)
John Dolan  –  48,000  (48 bb)
Noah Schwartz  –  45,000  (45 bb)
Dorian Rios  –  45,000  (45 bb)
Miguel Capriles  –  43,000  (43 bb)
Ken Aldridge  –  42,000  (42 bb)
Ema Zajmovic  –  40,000  (40 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui  –  39,000  (39 bb)
Jean Gaspard  –  30,000  (30 bb)
Sebastiaan De Jonge  –  19,000  (19 bb)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  965

The players returned from break to begin Level 7, with increased blinds of 500-1,000 and a big blind ante of 1,000.

The tournament clock shows 965 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 1,858. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The total prizepool is already worth more than $5.94 million.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  930

Level 6 comes to an end, and the players take a 90-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 7:03 pm EST.

The tournament clock shows 930 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 1,823. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The total prizepool is already worth more than $5.83 million.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  925

With the final board showing , the player in the big blind moved all in, and Ryan Dersch called from the hijack.

The big blind showed for a pair of aces, but Dersch turned over to win the pot with a pair of aces and a higher kicker. The player in the big blind was eliminated shortly before the dinner break as Ryan Dersch won the pot.

Ryan Dersch  –  180,000  (225 bb)

The tournament clock shows 925 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 1,818. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The total prizepool is already worth more than $5.81 million.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  925

With the final board showing on the river, Jessica Dawley checked the small blind, her opponent bet 17,000, and Dawley called.

Her opponent showed for a pair of eights, but Dawley turned over to win the pot with a set of fives.

Jessica Dawley  –  140,000  (175 bb)

The tournament clock shows 925 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 1,818. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The total prizepool is already worth more than $5.81 million.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level, shortly after 5:30 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  919

Ken Barkoff got it all in preflop from middle position for 8,900, and the player in the hijack called, as did the big blind. Any further betting would create a side pot.

The flop came , the big blind checked, the hijack moved all in, and the big blind folded.

The player in the hijack showed , but Barkoff turned over for a flopped diamond flush. Barkoff just needed to avoid a handful of runner-runner possibilities to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Barkoff won the pot with his diamond flush to triple up in chips.

Ken Barkoff  –  28,000  (35 bb)

The tournament clock shows 919 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 1,812. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The total prizepool is already worth more than $5.79 million.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level, shortly after 5:30 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  903

After three players saw a flop of , the UTG+1 player bet 3,300. The player in middle position raised to 7,200, Kurt Lichtman called from the cutoff, and the UTG+1 player also called.

The turn card was the , the UTG+1 player checked, and the middle-position player bet 11,000. Lichtman moved all in for 12,200, and the UTG+1 player folded.

The middle-position player called with for a set of nines, but Lichtman turned over for a set of tens. Lichtman needed to avoid the last nine in the deck to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Lichtman won the pot with his set of tens to double up in chips.

Kurt Lichtman  –  53,000  (66 bb)

The tournament clock shows 903 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 1,796. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The total prizepool is already worth more than $5.74 million.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level, shortly after 5:30 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Day 1B of the Championship isn’t the only game on the schedule today, we also have Event 15 getting underway shortly for those who already bagged or want something with a little smaller stake. $400 buy-in turbo with deep stacks and fast structure.

Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all levels last 15 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration is available until 7:15 pm and a single re-entry option is available if they bust out.

This will be a fun tournament to play while watching some football on the TVs in the room.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 22 Structure Sheet