$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,692

The final 17 players have returned from break to begin Level 28, with increased blinds of 75,000-125,000 with a 125,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts, followed by the remaining payouts:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  Daniel Clifford  –  6,150,000  (49 bb)
Seat 3.  Taylor Wilson  –  10,925,000  (87 bb)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  Claudio Piedrabuena  –  375,000  (3 bb)
Seat 6.  Jacob Powers  –  4,050,000  (32 bb)
Seat 7.  Tyler Stafman  –  4,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 8.  Marius Gierse  –  6,400,000  (51 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  Wasim Assaf  –  3,525,000  (28 bb)
Seat 3.  Konstantin Held  –  4,675,000  (37 bb)
Seat 4.  Jerry Wong  –  5,050,000  (40 bb)
Seat 5.  Cero Zuccarello  –  1,725,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  Scott Margereson  –  4,850,000  (39 bb)
Seat 8.  Frank Funaro  –  4,475,000  (36 bb)

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  Kharlin Sued  –  1,350,000  (11 bb)
Seat 4.  Brian Scott  –  6,900,000  (55 bb)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Peter Mugar  –  5,450,000  (44 bb)
Seat 7.  Martin Carnero  –  9,750,000  (78 bb)
Seat 8.  Leonard Herrmann  –  3,950,000  (32 bb)

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-12th:  $67,680
13th-14th:  $54,165
15th-16th:  $43,780
17th:  $35,745

With 17 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 4,975,000 (40 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $35,745 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,692

Ben Grise raised all in for 1,250,000 from under the gun, and Brian Scott called in the big blind.

Grise: 
Scott: 

The board ran out , no help to Grise, ending his tournament in 18th place.

Brian Scott  –  6,200,000  (62 bb)
Ben Grise  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($35,745)

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,692

Anatoly Nikitin raised all in for 1,100,000 from the hijack, and Scott Margereson called in the cutoff with , leading Nikitin’s .

The board came down , no help to Nikitin, ending his tournament in 19th place.

Scott Margereson  –  5,800,000  (58 bb)
Anatoly Nikitin  –  Eliminated in 19th Place  ($35,745)

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 1,692

Taylor Wilson opened from under the gun, Saber Salum Penayo three-bet to 1,300,000 (leaving 100,000 behind) from the next seat over, Jacob Powers four-bet all in for about 3,000,000 from the cutoff, Wilson folded, and Penayo called all in.

Penayo: 
Powers: 

The board ran out , no help to Penayo, ending his tournament in 20th place.

Jacob Powers  –  4,850,000  (49 bb)
Saber Salum Penayo  –  Eliminated in 20th Place  ($35,735)

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 1,692

Martin Carnero raised to 250,000 from the cutoff, Lewe Thiesen three-bet all in for 450,000 in the small blind, and Carnero called.

Carnero: 
Thiesen: 

The board ran out , giving Carnero aces and tens to eliminate Thiesen in 21st place.

Martin Carnero  –  8,600,000  (86 bb)
Lewe Thiesen  –  Eliminated in 21st Place  ($29,480)

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 1,692

Matthew Wantman moved all in from the hijack for 550,000, Taylor Wilson moved all in over the top from the button for nearly eight million, and everyone else folded.

Wilson said, “If you have an ace, you’re ahead,” and he showed . Wantman turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Wilson paired his queen on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Wantman in 22nd place.

Taylor Wilson  –  8,600,000  (86 bb)
Matthew Wantman  –  Eliminated in 22nd Place  ($29,480)

With 21 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 4,030,000 (40 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $29,480 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight for as long as it takes to get down to the final two tables (16 players).

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 1,692

With the board showing on the turn and more than 1.5 million already in the pot, Matthew Wantman checked from the cutoff, Daniel Clifford bet 675,000 from the button, and Wantman thought for a while before he check-raised all in.

Clifford snap-called all in for 2,250,000 with for quad sevens. Wantman turned over , and he was drawing dead.

The meaningless river card was the , and Clifford won the pot with his quad sevens to double up in chips.

Daniel Clifford  –  6,200,000  (62 bb)
Matthew Wantman  –  550,000  (6 bb)

With 22 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 3,845,000 (38 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $29,480 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight for as long as it takes to get down to the final two tables (16 players).

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 1,692

Anatoly Nikitin raised from the hijack to 300,000, leaving himself just 25K behind. Wasim Assaf moved all in from the small blind, and Nikitin called all in for 325,000 with .

Assaf turned over , and Nikitin needed his king high to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Nikitin paired his three on the flop and turned trips to win the pot and double up in chips.

Anatoly Nikitin  –  850,000  (9 bb)
Wasim Assaf  –  2,450,000  (25 bb)

With 22 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 3,845,000 (38 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $29,480 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight for as long as it takes to get down to the final two tables (16 players).

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 1,692

Ben Grise raised all in for 550,000 from the hijack, and Martin Careno called on the button.

Grise: 
Carneo: 

The board ran out , giving Grise a pair of kings to double up.

Ben Grise  –  1,350,000  (14 bb)
Martin Carnero  –  5,750,000  (58 bb)

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 1,692

Konstantin Held raised to 200,000 from the hijack, Anatoly Nikitin three-bet to 1,950,000  (leaving 325,000) behind, and Held called.

However, Held mistakenly thought Nikitin was all in, and therefore showed .

The flop came , Nikitin checked, Held bet effectively 325,000, and Nikitin thought for a bit before he open-folded .

Konstantin Held  –  5,200,000  (52 bb)
Anatoly Nikitin  –  325,000  (3 bb)