$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
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Level 8: 400/800 with an 800 ante
Entries: 662

The player under the gun raided all in for 9,100 and Aaron Massey called from the cutoff with , racing with his opponent’s .

The board came down , safe for Massey’s sevens to win the hand.

Aaron Massey – 60,000 (75 bb)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with an 800 ante
Entries:  662

Paul Hendee raised from the button, Ziao Guo reraised from the small blind, and Hendee moved all in.

Guo called with , and Hendee turned over . Guo needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket sevens held up for Hendee to win the pot and eliminate Guo.

Paul Hendee  –  64,000  (80 bb)
Ziao Guo  –  Eliminated

The tournament clock shows 662 entries, and registration remains open until the start of Level 9 (around 9:15 pm). Players are allowed one entry and one re-entry per starting day (maximum of four entries).

The Day 1 schedule has been updated so today’s field will be playing 11 levels, with action scheduled to end around 12:30 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 400/800 with an 800 ante
Entries: 641

Picking up the action after a flop of , Chris Stanton checked from middle postion and Farid Jattin bet 4,000 from the hijack. Stanton called.

The turn was the and both players checked.

The river was the , Stanton checked, Jattin shoved for about 28,500 and Stanton tanked for a bit before he called.

Jattin tapped the table and showed as he got up, while Stanton tabled for queens and eights to score the elimination.

Chris Stanton – 72,000 (90 bb)
Farid Jattin – Eliminated

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Entries: 635

The player on the button raised to 1,400, four-time WPT Champion Darren Elias three-bet to 6,500 from the small blind and the button called.

They checked to the turn of a board where Elias bet 7,500. His opponent raised all in for about 33,500 and Elias called with for a straight, well ahead of his opponent’s for a pair of jacks.

The river was the , safe for Elias to score the elimination.

Darren Elias – 177,000 (295 bb)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Entries: 631

After a series of raises, T.K. Miles was all in for 30,300 from the small bling with against his opponent in the big blind holding .

The board ran out , safe for Miles to double up.

T.K. Miles – 62,000 (103 bb)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Entries: 590

Al Gomez raised to 1,600 from the hijack and got three callers, including Eric Afriat in the small blind.

The flop was and action checked to Gomez who continued for 3,000. Only the player on the button called.

The turn was the and Gomez bet 5,000. His opponent on the button called.

The river was the , Gomez bet 7,000, his opponent raised to 25,000 and Gomez paid it off.

Gomez’s opponent tabled for fours full of queens, besting Gomez’s holdings to win the pot.

Al Gomez – 67,000 (112 bb)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
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Return to Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Entries: 580

The players are now on a 90-minute dinner break.

Play resumes at about 7:02 p.m.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Entries:  571

Loni Hui – 130,000 (260 bb)
Charlemagne Benjamin – 125,000 (250 bb)
Darren Elias – 115,000 (230 bb)
Eric Afriat – 113,000 (226 bb)
Chad Eveslage – 103,000 (206 bb)
Craig Varnell – 76,000 (152 bb)
Paul Balzano – 74,000 (148 bb)
Mike Beasley – 70,000 (140 bb)
Lily Kiletto – 62,000 (124 bb)
Jason Brin – 60,000 (120 bb)
Justin Zaki – 55,000 (110 bb)
Ryan Van Sanford – 55,000 (110 bb)
Joe McKeehen – 51,000 (102 bb)
Michael Wang – 46,000 (92 bb)
Michael Tait – 45,000 (90 bb)
Ricardo Eyzaguirre – 41,000 (82 bb)
Adam Hendrix – 36,000 (72 bb)
Aaron Massey – 24,000 (48 bb)
Byron Kaverman – 15,000 (30 bb)
Nick Palma – 14,000 (28 bb)
David Shmuel – 14,000 (28 bb)
Ian O’Hara – 10,000 (20 bb)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Entries:  571

After a flop of , Ziao Guo was all in for 11,400 with for a spade flush, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against his opponent’s for two pair.

The turn card was the , and the river card was the , putting a flush on the board. But Guo won the pot with his higher flush to double up in chips.

Ziao Guo  –  27,000  (54 bb)

The tournament clock shows 571 entries, and registration remains open until the start of Level 9 (around 9:15 pm). Players are allowed one entry and one re-entry per starting day (maximum of four entries).

There will be a 90-minute dinner break at the end of this level, shortly after 5:30 pm, and the schedule has been updated so the field will be playing 11 levels today, with action scheduled to end around 12:30 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Entries:  542

After some preflop action, John Gordon had raised from the button to 4,100, and Anthony Spinella moved all in from UTG+1 for 26,500.

Gordon tanked for a while before he called with , but Spinella turned over . Spinella needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Spinella to win the pot and double up in chips.

Anthony Spinella  –  54,700  (137 bb)
John Gordon  –  22,000  (55 bb)

The tournament clock shows 542 entries, though the actual number is nearing 600 based on alternates. Registration remains open until the start of Level 9 (around 9:15 pm), and players are allowed one entry and one re-entry per starting day (maximum of four entries).

There will be a 90-minute dinner break at the end of Level 6, around 5:30 pm, and the schedule has been updated so the field will be playing 11 levels today, with action scheduled to end around 12:30 am.