$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  190 of 1,692

Christopher Frank  –  1,210,000  (121 bb)
Andrew Ostapchenko  –  1,140,000  (114 bb)
Jake Ferro  –  840,000  (84 bb)
Glen Cressman  –  710,000  (71 bb)
Jesse Lonis  –  703,000  (70 bb)
Kevin Garosshen  –  610,000  (61 bb)
Javier Gomez Marquez  –  600,000  (60 bb)
Kurt Lichtman  –  520,000  (52 bb)
James Carroll  –  510,000  (51 bb)
Joseph Cappello  –  430,000  (43 bb)
Saber Salum Penayo  –  390,000  (39 bb)
Jeff Trudeau  –  380,000  (38 bb)
Jorge Gomez  –  380,000  (38 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  370,000  (37 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  350,000  (35 bb)
Bryce McVay  –  290,000  (29 bb)
Timothy Little  –  270,000  (27 bb)
Ryan Remington  –  260,000  (26 bb)
Stanley Lee  –  210,000  (21 bb)
Lyle Diamond  –  200,000  (20 bb)
Chris Lewis  –  160,000  (16 bb)
Jeff Madsen  –  160,000  (16 bb)
Fabian Gumz  –  150,000  (15 bb)
Jeremy Becker  –  130,000  (13 bb)
Anthony Spinella  –  70,000  (7 bb)

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  212 of 1,692

As the tables play down their hands in progress, another player is eliminated before hand-for-hand play could begin.

The tournament staff verified the number of players remaining, and the field is now in the money!

As a reminder, here are the payouts:

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
25th-32nd:  $24,570
33rd-40th:  $20,690
41st-48th:  $17,605
49th-56th:  $15,140
57th-64th:  $13,155
65th-72nd:  $11,560
73rd-80th:  $10,270
81st-90th:  $9,225
91st-99th:  $8,380
100th-117th:  $7,700
118th-135th:  $7,155
136th-153rd:  $6,725
154th-171st:  $6,400
172nd-189th:  $6,160
190th-207th:  $6,000
208th-212th:  $5,915

With 212 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 399,000 (40 big blinds). Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:30 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  213 of 1,692

A player raised under the gun to 21,000, Pete Chen reraised from middle position to 78,000, and his opponent called.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , his opponent bet 75,000, and Chen called.

The river card was the , his opponent checked, Chen bet 280,000, and his opponent called. Chen turned over to win the pot with a king-high flush, and his opponent mucked.

Pete Chen  –  1,235,000  (124 bb)

As this hand was ending, the tournament staff announced that dealers should finish the hand in progress and then stop, as the field is now on the Money Bubble.

With 213 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 397,000 (40 big blinds). The final 212 players will finish in the money, earning at least $5,915 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:30 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  215 of 1,692

Joe McKeehen opened to 22,000 from early position, Deividas Daubaris three-bet to 60,000 from middle position, and McKeehen called.

The flop was , and McKeehen check-called 34,000 from Daubaris.

The turn was the , and McKeehen check-called 114,000 from Daubaris.

The river was the , and both checked.

McKeehen tabled for aces and queens, Daubaris mucked, and McKeehen collected the pot.

Joe McKeehen  –  1,040,000  (104 bb)
Deivida Daubaris  –  260,000  (26 bb)

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  219 of 1,692

The players have returned from dinner to begin Level 17, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 with a 10,000 ante.

With 219 players remaining, and only 212 getting paid, the field is very close to the Money Bubble.

A scan of the field during the dinner break turned up six players with at least a million in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Brian Scott  –  1,472,000  (147 bb)
2.  Konstantin Held  –  1,305,000  (131 bb)
3.  Marius Gierse  –  1,146,000  (115 bb)
4.  Chris Wooden  –  1,103,000  (110 bb)
5.  Mike Monicatti  –  1,086,000  (109 bb)
6.  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  1,045,000  (105 bb)
7.  Romeo Mendoza  –  971,000  (97 bb)

With 219 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 386,000 (39 big blinds). The final 212 players will finish in the money, earning at least $5,915 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:30 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  219 of 1,692

Level 16 comes to an end, and the players take a 90-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 8:05 pm EST.

The field is near the Money Bubble, and it looks like hand-for-hand play will begin in the next level after the dinner break.

With 219 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 386,000 (39 big blinds). The final 212 players will finish in the money, earning at least $5,915 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:30 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  226 of 1,692

Romeo Mendoza limped under the gun for 8,000, the player in the cutoff raised to 28,000, and Erik Nomberg reraised from the button to 74,000. Mendoza thought for a while before he called, and the cutoff folded.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Romeo bet 65,000, and Nomberg thought for a while before he called.

The river card was the , and Romeo thought for a while before he checked. Nomberg quickly checked behind.

Romeo showed , but Nomberg turned over to win the pot with a pair of queens.

Erik Nomberg  –  655,000  (82 bb)
Romeo Mendoza  –  875,000  (109 bb)

With about 226 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 374,000 (47 big blinds). The final 212 players will finish in the money, earning at least $5,915 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level (around 6:30 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:30 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  235 of 1,692

A player raised UTG+1 to 45,000, and Landon Tice called from the button.

The UTG+1 player moved all in dark for about 52,000, and the flop came . Tice quickly called with , and the UTG+1 player turned over for ace high.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and the pocket tens held up for Tice to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

Landon Tice  –  785,000  (98 bb)

With about 235 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 360,000 (45 big blinds). The final 212 players will finish in the money, earning at least $5,915 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level (around 6:35 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:30 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  240 of 1,692

With the board showing on the turn, Pete Chen bet 75,000 from the big blind, and Curtis King tanked for a while from UTG before he called.

The river card was the , and both players checked. Chen showed to win the pot with two pair, queens and eights, and King mucked.

Pete Chen  –  625,000  (78 bb)
Curtis King  –  150,000  (19 bb)

With about 240 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 353,000 (44 big blinds). The final 212 players will finish in the money, earning at least $5,915 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level (around 6:35 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:30 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  275 of 1,692

With the final board showing , Christopher Frank bet 14,000 from the big blind, his opponent raised to 45,000 from middle position, and Frank three-bet all in for more than 600K.

His opponent thought for a while before calling all in for about 185,000 with for a king-high straight.

But Frank turned over to win the pot with a flush, eliminating his opponent from the tournament.

Christopher Frank  –  990,000  (165 bb)

With about 275 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 308,000 (51 big blinds). The final 212 players will finish in the money, earning at least $5,915 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:35 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:30 am).