$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  186 of 3,586

Tal Rothman moves all in from middle position for about 100,000, and Michael Vinokur calls all in from the hijack for about 60,000 with .

Rothman turns over , and Vinokur needs to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Vinokur turns a gutshot straight draw, but improves no further. Rothman wins the pot with his ten to eliminate Vinokur in 187th place.

Tal Rothman  –  185,000
Michael Vinokur  –  Eliminated in 187th Place  ($1,560)

With 186 players remaining from a field of 3,586, the average chip stack is around 386,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,560 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  208 of 3,586

Daisy Kang moved all in for 46,000 from middle position, Florian Pesce called from the button, and the blinds folded.

Pesce:
Kang:

Kang ran into a monster and couldn’t find any sweat on the board to exit in 209th place.

Florian Pesce – 410,000 (41 bb)
Daisy Kang – Eliminated in 209th Place ($1,560)

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  300/500 with a 500 ante

The second flight of the $1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament gets underway at 4 pm and the tournament gets one step closer to its $250,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players start with huge 100K stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 on Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 13 at 10:45 pm.

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 13 (10:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 14 Structure Sheet

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  243 of 3,586

Neal Corcoran opened to 16,000 from early position and Jeff Kessler called from the hijack. The button raised to 67,000 and Corcoran moved all in for 174,000. Kessler thought for a minute, called at risk, and the button folded.

Kessler:
Corcoran:

It was a race and Kessler needed his nines to hold to double up. The board ran out and Kessler doubled up. Corcoran was left with only 28K but found a quick double on the next hand to stick around.

Jeff Kessler – 379,000 (47 bb)
Neal Corcoran – 65,000 (8 bb)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  270 of 3,586

Players returned from their first break and ready to continue their march to the title. Tournament staff set the dinner break for after Level 23 for 45 minutes.

Blinds are up to 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante and the average stack is about 267,000 (33 bb) with 270 players remaining.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  279 of 3,586

Haim Toorgeman open-shipped for 50,000 from under the gun and Ernest Bush raised to 125,000 from middle position. The rest of the table folded and Toorgeman was at risk.

Toorgeman:
Bush:

Toorgeman needed a lot of help against the kings but missed the flop. The turn left Toorgeman with only three outs to stay in the game and one of them came on the river for his double.

Haim Toorgeman – 115,000 (19 bb)
Ernest Bush – 345,000 (58 bb)

$400 Double Board Bomb Pot PLO
Structure
Level 1:  100 ante

LHPO Event 17 will not be boring; there will be plenty of action from start to finish in this one, with a $400 Double Board Bomb Pot PLO tournament. Everyone antes, they go straight to the flop, and two boards for all the draws.

They’ll start with 30K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimted re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 7:30 pm.

• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 17 Structure Sheet

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  323 of 3,586

There were a handful of limps before action reached Marcel Sabag in the small blind. He moved all in for 41,000 and Walter Hart thought for a minute before he called in early position. Kenneth Begnoche raised to 95,000 next to act and the rest of the limpers folded.

Hart took some more time to think about it and called, leaving 71,000 behind. The flop was , Hart moved all in, and Begnoche called with the biggest stack of the three.

Hart:
Begnoche:
Sabag:

Sabag was ahead preflop, but Hart paired his eight on the flop to take the lead. The board finished with turn and turn, and Hart sent Sabag out and doubled through Begnoche.

Walter Hart – 398,000 (80 bb)
Kenneth Begnoche – 160,000 (32 bb)
Marcel Sabag – Eliminated in 324th Place ($1,140)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  380 of 3,586

Dan Wirgau opened to 11,000 from under the gun and Christie Yau called from middle position. William Parker moved all in for 40,000 from the small blind and Wirgau shipped over the top for 133,000. Yau thought for a moment and folded.

Wirgau:
Parker:

Parker was in bad shape against big slick and the all-low board was no help.

Dan Wirgau – 194,000 (49 bb)
William Parker – Eliminated in 381st Place ($1,040)

$600 Mixed Triple Draw
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits

No flops needed to find our LHPO Event 16 champ. Kicking off at 2 pm, we have a $600 Mixed Triple Draw tournament that will rotate games between 2-7 Triple Draw, A-5 Triple Draw, and Badugi.

Players sit down the 25K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm and players may re-enter if needed during that time.

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 16 Structure Sheet