$1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 94

With the board showing on the river and about 190K already in the pot, Zhen Cai bet 90,000 from the big blind, and Danny Chang raised from the button to 250,000.

Cai asked how much Chang had left in his stack, and it was 135K. Cai moved all in, and Chang quickly folded.

Cai showed his first, saying he was value-betting his two pair on the river. But right after he bet, he realized that his other two cards, , rivered an ace-high straight.

Chang took the loss in stride, smiling and saying, “I’m in my comfort zone. No chips.”

Zhen Cai  –  1,335,000  (53 bb)
Danny Chang  –  135,000  (5 bb)

The next hand, Chang got it all in from the big blind for 110,000 against Zhen Cai in the small blind.

Zhen Cai:  
Danny Chang:  

The board came , and since neither player made a qualifying low hand, Chang won the pot with a higher two pair, aces and sevens, to double up in chips.

Danny Chang  –  260,000  (10 bb)
Zhen Cai  –  1,225,000  (49 bb)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 625,000 (25 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,900 each.

$1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 94

Zhen Cai completed the small blind to 20,000, and Danny Chang checked his option in the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Cai checked, Chang bet 25,000, and Cai called.

The river card was the , Cai checked, Chang bet 30,000, and Cai check-raised to 175,000. Chang tanked for a while before he called.

Zhen Cai:    (ace-high straight)
Danny Chang:  mucked

With no possible lows, Cai won the pot with a flopped ace-high straight, and Chang mucked.

Zhen Cai  –  925,000  (46 bb)
Danny Chang  –  575,000  (29 bb)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 625,000 (31 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,900 each.

$1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 94

With the board showing on the turn, Clint Hartshorn got it all in from the big blind against Sean Troha in the small blind.

Sean Troha:    (eights full of fives, 8-5 low draw)
Clint Hartshorn:    (eights full of threes, 8-7 low draw)

The river card was the , and Troha scooped the pot with a higher full house (eights full of fives) and an 8-5 low to eliminate Hartshorn in fourth place.

Sean Troha  –  755,000  (38 bb)
Clint Hartshorn  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($8,210)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 625,000 (31 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,900 each.

$1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 94

Danny Chang limped from the hijack for 20,000, Steven Novak moved all in from the cutoff for 55,000, and Chang called.

Danny Chang:  
Steven Novak:  

The board came , and with no possible lows, Chang won the pot with two pair, eights and sixes, to eliminate Novak in fifth place.

Danny Chang  –  440,000  (22 bb)
Steven Novak  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($5,795)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 470,000 (24 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,210 each.

$1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 94

After a short break to color up the 1K chips, the players return to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 10,000-20,000 and a 20,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the final table prizepool:

Seat 1.  Danny Chang  –  335,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2.  Steven Novak  –  55,000  (3 bb)
Seat 3.  Sean Troha  –  465,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4.  Clint Hartshorn  –  340,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5.  Zhen Cai  –  685,000  (34 bb)

1st:  $27,880 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $18,000
3rd:  $11,900
4th:  $8,210
5th:  $5,795

6th:  John Holley  –  $4,215
7th:  Phil Hui  –  $3,165

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is around 375,000 (19 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,795 each.

$1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 94

John Holley got it all in from the small blind for about 150,000 against Clint Hartshorn on the button.

Clint Hartshorn:  
John Holley:  

The final board showed , and with no possible lows, Hartshorn won the pot with two pair, kings and queens, to eliminate Holley in sixth place.

Clint Hartshorn  –  375,000  (23 bb)
John Holley  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($4,215)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is around 376,000 (24 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,795 each.

$1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 94

Danny Chang raised from the hijack to 40,000, Phil Hui moved all in from the small blind for about 85,000, and Chang called.

Danny Chang:  
Phil Hui:  

The board came , and Hui flopped a set of kings and rivered a king-high flush, but it was no good because Chang rivered an ace-high flush. Chang won the pot to eliminate Hui in seventh place

Danny Chang  –  380,000  (24 bb)
Phil Hui  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($3,165)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is around 313,000 (20 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,215 each.

$1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 94

The final seven players will be playing down to a winner this afternoon, and everything is set and ready to go, so it’s time to shuffle up and deal!

Seat 1.  Danny Chang  –  219,000  (14 bb)
Seat 2.  Steven Novak  –  79,000  (5 bb)
Seat 3.  Sean Troha  –  490,000  (31 bb)
Seat 4.  Phil Hui  –  175,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5.  Clint Hartshorn  –  235,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6.  John Holley  –  104,000  (7 bb)
Seat 7.  Zhen Cai  –  606,000  (38 bb)

1st:  $27,880 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $18,000
3rd:  $11,900
4th:  $8,210
5th:  $5,795
6th:  $4,215
7th:  $3,165

$10,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

A big day gets a little bigger with the start of LHPO Event 20 at 2 pm. That is when we kick off the $10,000 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller with a challenging and talented field.

They’ll start with huge 100K stacks and all Day 1 levels last 40 minutes for the two-day tournament, increasing to 90 for the final table. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 9:30 pm following the one-hour dinner break.

The PLO High Roller will continue playing down to the final table and the nine remaining players will return tomorrow at 2 pm to play for the title.

• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 40 minutes
• Final table levels last 90 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when nine players remain
• Event 20 Structure Sheet

$200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  235 of 2,325

The $200 Big Stack tournament was a big multi-flight tournament to kick off the new week, and our players turned out for it. It drew 2,325 entries, the second biggest field for this tournament, and we have 235 players returning for Day 2 at 2 pm already in the money.

2022 SHRPO – 2,532 entries
2023 LHPO – 2,325 entries
2021 SHRPO – 2,056 entries
2022 RRPO – 1,894 entries
2022 Showdown – 1,462 entries

Jose Ruiz leads the return but it will be a long day to hold the top spot. They are playing for a piece of the $372,000 prize pool and the top prize of $59,220.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Jose Ruiz – 537,000 (134 bb)
2. Manuel Amaro – 410,000 (103 bb)
3. Jairo Nunez – 409,000 (102 bb)
4. Yaymel Bodes – 406,000 (102 bb)
5. Charles Beck – 405,000 (101 bb)
6. Gregory Spirito – 403,000 (101 bb)
7. Sebastian Espinoza – 400,000 (100 bb)
8. Ethan Bennett – 391,000 (98 bb)
9. Carlos Rodriguez – 376,000 (94 bb)
10. Vincent Freeman – 368,000 (92 bb)

Day 2 Seats | Day 2 Chips | Payouts