$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 35:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,573

The final three players took an extended break and eventually worked out a three-way deal. Here were the official chip counts.

Ilyas Muradi  –  25,000,000  (62 bb)
Ronnie Bardah  –  19,400,000  (49 bb)
Robel Andemichael  –  16,900,000  (42 bb)

Here were the resulting payouts and deal details:

Ilyas Muradi  –  $580,000
Ronnie Bardah  –  $566,135
Robel Andemichael  –  $545,000

Each player locked up those amounts, leaving the $15,000 entry into the 2021 WPT Baccarat Crystal Tournament of Champions and $25,000 leftover for the winner.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,573

Ilyas Muradi raised from the button to 825,000, and Ronnie Bardah called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Bardah checked, Muradi bet 725,000, and Bardah check-raised to 2,375,000. Muradi called.

The river card was the , Bardah checked, and Muradi used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before betting 1,500,000. Bardah used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he folded, and Muradi took the pot.

Ilyas Muradi  –  26,200,000  (87 bb)
Ronnie Bardah  –  19,400,000  (65 bb)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,573

Robel Andemichael completed the small blind to 300,000, Ronnie Bardah raised from the big blind to 900,000, and Andemichael called.

The flop came , Andemichael checked, Bardah bet 950,000, and Andemichael called.

The turn card paired the board with the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , and they checked again. Andemichael turned over to win the pot with two pair, queens and eights, and Bardah mucked.

Robel Andemichael  –  15,900,000  (53 bb)
Ronnie Bardah  –  22,800,000  (76 bb)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,573

Robel Andemichael raised from the button to 650,000, and Ilyas Muradi called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Muradi checked, Andemichael bet 500,000, and Muradi check-raised to 1,350,000. Andemichael used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before three-betting it to about 3,000,000, and Muradi folded. Andemichael took the pot.

Robel Andemichael  –  14,000,000  (47 bb)
Ilyas Muradi  –  21,000,000  (70 bb)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,573

Ilyas Muradi raised from the button to 750,000, and Ronnie Bardah called from the big blind.

The flop came , Bardah checked, Muradi bet 375,000, and Bardah called.

The turn card was the , Bardah checked, Muradi bet 1,350,000, and Bardah called.

The river card was the , and both players checked. Bardah showed to win the pot with a turned pair of tens, and Muradi mucked his cards.

Ronnie Bardah  –  25,200,000  (84 bb)
Ilyas Muradi  –  25,000,000  (83 bb)

Bardah and Muradi are now neck-and-neck for the chip lead.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,573

Francis Margaglione raised from the button to 600,000, Ronnie Bardah moved all in from the big blind, and Margaglione thought for a while before he called all in for 3,425,000 with .

Bardah turned over , and Margaglione needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Bardah paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Margaglione in fourth place.

Ronnie Bardah  –  21,300,000  (71 bb)
Francis Margaglione  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($293,510)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,573

Robel Andemichael limped under the gun for 300,000, Ronnie Bardah limped from the button, and Francis Margaglione checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Margaglione checked, and Andemichael bet 350,000. Bardah called, and Margaglione folded.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , and they checked again. Andemichael showed for a pair of sixes, but Bardah turned over to win the pot with a pair of sixes and a higher kicker.

Ronnie Bardah  –  17,300,000  (58 bb)
Robel Andemichael  –  14,000,000  (47 bb)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,573

Francis Margaglione raised from the button to 600,000, and Ronnie Bardah called from the big blind.

The flop came , Bardah checked, Margaglione bet 1,000,000, and Bardah check-raised all in. Margaglione folded, showing one card — the for middle pair.

Bardah showed one card — the for top pair — as he took the pot.

Ronnie Bardah  –  16,500,000  (66 bb)
Francis Margaglione  –  3,400,000  (14 bb)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,573

Francis Margaglione raised from the button to 800,000, Robel Andemichael reraised from the small blind to 2,000,000, and Margaglione used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he called.

The flop came , and Andemichael moved all in for 6,025,000. Once the dealer finished counting down Andemichael’s stack and announcing the bet, Margaglione tossed in two of his Time Chips to give himself an extra minute to think.

Then, as the clock neared zero, Margaglione tossed in two more Time Chips for another minute.

Margaglione didn’t use all of that time before announcing a call, and Andemichael excitedly showed . Margaglione turned over for a diamond flush draw, and Andemichael needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Andemichael won the pot with his pocket aces to double up in chips.

Robel Andemichael  –  16,550,000  (66 bb)
Francis Margaglione  –  6,550,000  (26 bb)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,573

Robel Andemichael raised from the button to 550,000, and Ilyas Muradi called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Muradi bet 550,000, and Andemichael called.

The river card was the , Muradi checked, Andemichael bet 1,200,000, and Muradi called. Andemichael showed for two pair, nines and sevens, but Muradi turned over to win the pot with a higher two pair, kings and tens.

Ilyas Muradi  –  24,500,000  (98 bb)
Robel Andemichael  –  8,500,000  (34 bb)