$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,982

Josh Kay opened to 425,000 from the hijack and Jeremy Ausmus moved all in for right around 1,100,000 from the small blind. Kay called and apologized if his hand knocked Ausmus out.

Kay:
Ausmus:

Ausmus was ahead for a double up but Kay paired his five on the flop. It came turn and river to give Kay a seven-high straight to send Ausmus out.

Josh Kay – 18,150,000 (91 bb)
Jeremy Ausmus – Eliminated in 7th Place ($160,095)

The LHPO Championship dropped to six players and tournament staff paused the clock with exactly 80 minutes remaining in Level 30. The final table will return tomorrow at 2 pm when they play for the title in front of the live-stream cameras.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,982

The seven remaining players were sent on a 15-minute break and will return to blinds at 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante and Alex Yen leads.

Seat 1: Anton Wigg – 13,700,000 (69 bb)
Seat 3: Nicholas Verderamo – 6,450,000 (32 bb)
Seat 4: Josh Kay – 17,100,000 (86 bb)
Seat 5: Daniel Lazrus – 7,700,000 (39 bb)
Seat 6: Alex Yen – 26,200,000 (131 bb)
Seat 7: Jeremy Ausmus – 1,900,000 (10 bb)
Seat 8: Omar Lakhdari – 6,100,000 (31 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $975,240
2nd: $650,180
3rd: $482,380
4th: $361,130
5th: $272,830
6th: $208,025
7th: $160,095

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,982

Anton Wigg opened to 350,000 from early position and Jake Daniels moved all in for 2,900,000 from middle position. Josh Kay called the shove from the cutoff and Wigg moved all in over the top. Kay abandoned the 2.9 million call and they were heads up with Daniels at risk.

Wigg:
Daniels:

A final table cooler for Daniels and he could not find a save as the board ran out .

Anton Wigg – 13,200,000 (88 bb)
Josh Kay – 17,450,000 (116 bb)
Jake Daniels – Eliminated in 8th Place ($124,365)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,982

Alex Yen opened to 300,000 from middle position and Jake Ferro shipped for 2,650,000 after using all of his time chips. The rest of the table folded and Yen called with the bigger stack.

Yen:
Ferro:

It was a race and Ferro needed his eights to hold for a double up. Yen took the lead on the flop when he paired his ten. The turn and river finished the boar and the newly crowned WPT Player of the Year was eliminated in ninth place.

Alex Yen – 21,750,000 (145 bb)
Jake Ferro – Eliminated in 9th Place – $97,525

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,982

After an active level and change, the nine remaining players were sent on a 15-minute break. Alex Yen and Josh Kay are the two big stacks while both Jakes, Daniels and Ferro, have some work to do to catch them.

Seat 1: Anton Wigg – 7,775,000 (52 bb)
Seat 2: Jake Daniels – 2,875,000 (19 bb)
Seat 3: Nicholas Verderamo – 10,025,000 (67 bb)
Seat 4: Josh Kay – 16,200,000 (108 bb)
Seat 5: Daniel Lazrus – 10,600,000 (71 bb)
Seat 6: Alex Yen – 17,125,000 (114 bb)
Seat 7: Jeremy Ausmus – 5,175,000 (35 bb)
Seat 8: Jake Ferro – 4,125,000 (28 bb)
Seat 9: Omar Lakhdari – 5,450,000 (36 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $975,240
2nd: $650,180
3rd: $482,380
4th: $361,130
5th: $272,830
6th: $208,025
7th: $160,095
8th: $124,365
9th: $97,525

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,982

The players are in their last seats of the Championship, the final table before the final final table tomorrow in front of the live-stream cameras. Below is the lineup with approximate chip counts.

Seat 1: Anton Wigg – 7,500,000 (60 bb)
Seat 2: Jake Daniels – 2,900,000 (23 bb)
Seat 3: Nicholas Verderamo – 10,400,000 (83 bb)
Seat 4: Josh Kay – 16,600,000 (133 bb)
Seat 5: Daniel Lazrus – 10,450,000 (84 bb)
Seat 6: Alex Yen – 14,800,000 (118 bb)
Seat 7: Jeremy Ausmus – 5,700,000 (46 bb)
Seat 8: Jake Ferro – 4,500,000 (36 bb)
Seat 9: Omar Lakhdari – 4,750,000 (38 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $975,240
2nd: $650,180
3rd: $482,380
4th: $361,130
5th: $272,830
6th: $208,025
7th: $160,095
8th: $124,365
9th: $97,525

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,982

Saber Salum open-shoved for 1,225,000 and it folded to the blinds. Omar Lakhdari thought for a minute but folded his small blind before Nicholas Verderamo quickly called in the big.

Verderamo:
Salum:

Salum was in trouble against the bigger ace and no help came on the flop. He picked up some chop save outs on the turn but blanked the river to exit in 10th place.

Nicholas Verderamo – 10,350,000 (82 bb)
Saber Salum – Eliminated in 10th Place ($97,525)

Tournament staff paused the clock to redraw seats at the nine-handed final table. They will continue playing until six players remain for the WPT live-stream final table.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,982

Thomas Carroll open-shoved under the gun for 1,325,000 and the move made it around to Jeremy Ausmus on the button. He called, the blinds folded, and the cards were tabled.

Ausmus:
Carroll:

Carroll had two live, over-cards and needed to win the race to double. The dealer ran it out to give both players a straight but Ausmus’s pair of jacks gave him the jack-high straight to send Carroll out.

Jeremy Ausmus – 5,700,000 (46 bb)
Thomas Carroll – Eliminated in 11th Place ($77,215)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,982

Action folded to Josh Kay in the small blind and he raised to 2,000,000. Matt Bond was in the big, quickly moved all in for 2,400,000 and Kay called.

Kay:
Bond:

Bond had the bigger ace looking for a double and they both paired their ace on the flop. Kay made aces up on the turn and Bond was eliminated after river.

Josh Kay – 16,600,000 (132 bb)
Matt Bond – Eliminated in 12th Place ($77,215)

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,982

Joseph Crowley open-shipped with his short stack and Alex Yen called in the big blind with a chance for another Day 4 knockout.

Yen:
Crowley:

Crowley was in tough shaper with kicker issues but paired his seven on the flop. The turn was safe for his double but Yen made a bigger two pair on the river to send Crowley out.

Alex Yen – 14,650,000 (117 bb)
Joseph Crowley – Eliminated in 13th Place – $61,725