$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,692

The players have returned from break to begin Level 27, with increased blinds of 50,000-100,000 with a 100,000 ante.

When the field reached the final 24 players, there was a random redraw for the final three tables. Here are the official chip counts from the break along with the new seat map:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Jordan Sparagana  –  3,250,000  (33 bb)
Seat 2.  Daniel Clifford  –  2,950,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3.  Taylor Wilson  –  5,650,000  (57 bb)
Seat 4.  Saber Salum Penayo  –  3,100,000  (31 bb)
Seat 5.  Claudio Piedrabuena  –  2,775,000  (28 bb)
Seat 6.  Jacob Powers  –  2,025,000  (20 bb)
Seat 7.  Tyler Stafman  –  3,950,000  (40 bb)
Seat 8.  Matthew Wantman  –  2,525,000  (25 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Michael Tweedlie  –  1,300,000  (13 bb)
Seat 2.  Wasim Assaf  –  2,975,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3.  Konstantin Held  –  5,725,000  (57 bb)
Seat 4.  Jerry Wong  –  2,200,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5.  Cero Zuccarello  –  1,400,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6.  Anatoly Nikitin  –  3,900,000  (39 bb)
Seat 7.  Scott Margereson  –  3,575,000  (36 bb)
Seat 8.  Frank Funaro  –  3,225,000  (32 bb)

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  Lewe Thiesen  –  1,000,000  (10 bb)
Seat 2.  Marius Gierse  –  7,875,000  (79 bb)
Seat 3.  Kharlin Sued  –  1,000,000  (10 bb)
Seat 4.  Brian Scott  –  6,200,000  (62 bb)
Seat 5.  Ben Grise  –  525,000  (5 bb)
Seat 6.  Peter Mugar  –  5,475,000  (55 bb)
Seat 7.  Martin Carnero  –  8,950,000  (90 bb)
Seat 8.  Leonard Herrmann  –  3,125,000  (31 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

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-20th:  $35,745
21st-24th:  $29,480

With 24 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 3,525,000 (35 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 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,692

Anatoly Nikitin raised from the hijack to 150,000, Frank Funaro called from the button, and Michael Tweedlie moved all in from the small blind for 650,000. Nikitin reraised, and Funaro quickly folded.

Tweedlie turned over , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Nikitin’s .

The board came , and Tweedlie won the pot with two pair, aces and tens, to double up in chips.

Michael Tweedlie  –  1,600,000  (21 bb)
Anatoly Nikitin  –  3,800,000  (51 bb)

With 24 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 3,525,000 (47 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 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,692

Jordan Sparagana raised to 150,000 from the button, Joe Firova three-bet all in for 500,000 from the small blind, and Sparagana called.

Sparagana: 
Firova: 

The board ran out , no help to Firova, ending his tournament in 26th place.

Jordan Sparagana  –  3,700,000  (49 bb)
Joe Firova  –  Eliminated in 26th Place  ($24,570)

Recent Eliminations
25th:  Joe McKeehen  –  $24,570

With 24 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 3,525,000 (47 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 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 1,692

James Carroll raised all in for 450,000 from under the gun, Marius Gierse called in the cutoff, and Martin Carnero called in the big blind.

They checked to the river of a for board where Carnero bet 500,000. Gierse called.

Carnero showed for sixes full of threes, Gierse showed a defeated , and Carroll showed a defeated to bust in 27th place.

Martin Carnero  –  10,700,000  (143 bb)
Marius Gierse  –  6,500,000  (87 bb)
James Carroll  –  Eliminated in 27th Place  ($24,570)

Recent Eliminations
28th:  Nathan Russler  –  $24,570

$600 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We’ve been running turbo events nearly every night of the series and they’ve been well received. Tonight we have another with a $600 Deep Stack Turbo NLH at 8 pm.

Players sit down to 20K deep stacks and all levels last 15 minutes to keep things moving. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:15 pm. They will play it out tonight and won’t stop (other than breaks) until we have our next LHPO champ.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 39 Structure Sheet

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 1,692

Joe McKeehen opened to 150,000 from the hijack, Peter Mugar three-bet to 425,000 from the big blind, and McKeehen called.

The flop was , Mugar continued for 250,000, and McKeehen called.

The turn was the , Mugar bet 500,000, and McKeehen called.

The river was the , Mugar shoved for effectively 1,975,000-ish, and McKeehen thought for about two minutes before he open-folded for a pair of queens.

Peter Mugar  –  5,300,000  (71 bb)
Joe McKeehen  –  1,975,000  (26 bb)

Recent Eliminations
29th:  Imari Love  –  $24,570
30th:  Chris Tryba  –  $24,570

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  30 of 1,692

Aram Oganyan raised to 150,000 from under the gun, Marius Gierse called on the button, and Saber Salum Penayo three-bet to 1,150,000 from the small blind. Oganyan reraised all in, Gierse folded, and Penayo called all in for 1,500,000.

Oganyan: 
Penayo: 

The board ran out , giving Penayo a pair of jacks to double up.

Down to 400,000, the 25K High-Roller champ busted the following hand in 31st place.

Saber Salum Penayo  –  3,300,000  (44 bb)
Aram Oganyan  –  Eliminated in 31st Place  ($24,570)

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 1,692

The players return from break to resume Level 26, with one hour and 11 minutes remaining and blinds of 50,000-75,000 with a 75,000 ante.

Here is an updated seat draw with official chip counts:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Michael Tweedlie  –  975,000  (13 bb)
Seat 2.  Tyler Stafman  –  1,125,000  (15 bb)
Seat 3.  Peter Mugar  –  4,050,000  (54 bb)
Seat 4.  Jacob Power  –  3,600,000  (48 bb)
Seat 5.  Wasim Assaf  –  3,500,000  (47 bb)
Seat 6.  Imari Love  –  1,200,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7.  Joe McKeehen  –  2,125,000  (28 bb)
Seat 8.  Claudio Piedrabuena  –  3,100,000  (41 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Saber Salum Penayo  –  1,650,000  (22 bb)
Seat 2.  Chris Tryba  –  2,750,000  (37 bb)
Seat 3.  Aram Oganyan  –  1,900,000  (25 bb)
Seat 4.  Martin Carnero  –  6,275,000  (84 bb)
Seat 5.  James Carroll  –  650,000  (9 bb)
Seat 6.
Seat 7.  Daniel Clifford  –  1,600,000  (21 bb)
Seat 8.  Marius Gierse  –  6,000,000  (80 bb)

TABLE 15
Seat 1.  Nathan Russler  –  1,300,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2.  Konstantin Held  –  4,000,000  (53 bb)
Seat 3.  Cero Zuccarello  –  3,300,000  (44 bb)
Seat 4.  Kharlin Sued  –  2,275,000  (30 bb)
Seat 5.  Taylor Wilson  –  2,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 6.  Frank Funaro  –  4,425,000  (59 bb)
Seat 7.  Leonard Herrmann  –  1,350,000  (18 bb)
Seat 8.  Lewe Thiesen  –  2,000,000  (27 bb)

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  Brian Scott  –  6,400,000  (85 bb)
Seat 2.  Benjamin Grise  –  2,150,000  (29 bb)
Seat 3.  Jerry Wong  –  1,375,000  (18 bb)
Seat 4.  Anatoly Nikitin  –  4,075,000  (54 bb)
Seat 5.  Scott Margereson  –  3,325,000  (44 bb)
Seat 6.  Matthew Wantman  –  2,700,000  (36 bb)
Seat 7.  Jordan Sparagana  –  2,875,000  (38 bb)
Seat 8.  Joe Firova  –  525,000  (7 bb)

With 31 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 2,730,000 (36 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $24,570 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 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 1,692

At 6:00 pm, in the middle of Level 26, the players left for a one-hour dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume at 7:00 pm EST.

With 31 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 2,730,000 (36 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $24,570 each.

There will be a one-hour dinner break around 6:00 pm, and the field is scheduled to play as long as it takes to get down to the final two tables tonight (16 players).

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 1,692

There was a three-way preflop all-in situation at Table 8, with Jarrett Mullins all in from the button for about 1,400,000, Martin Carnero all in from the big blind for 1,425,000, and Aram Oganyan covering them both from the small blind.

Aram Oganyan:  
Martin Carnero:  
Jarrett Mullins:  

The board came , and Carnero flopped a set of kings to win the entire pot, doubling thru Oganyan and eliminating Mullins in 33rd place.

Martin Carnero  –  4,325,000  (58 bb)
Aram Oganyan  –  1,700,000  (23 bb)
Jarrett Mullins  –  Eliminated in 33rd Place  ($20,690)

With 32 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 2,645,000 (35 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $24,570 each.

There will be a one-hour dinner break around 6:00 pm, and the field is scheduled to play as long as it takes to get down to the final two tables tonight (16 players).