$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 608

Michael Rein was just knocked out in 12th place.

Michael Rein  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($8,600)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 5,525,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $8,600 each.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 608

The players return from break to begin Level 27, with increased blinds of 100,000-200,000 and a 200,000 ante.

With 12 players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 5,075,000 (25 big blinds). Here are their official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Theo Lawson  –  2,325,000  (12 bb)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  Michael Rein  –  1,775,000  (9 bb)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  Matthew Lambrecht  –  5,450,000  (27 bb)
Seat 6.  George Hortelano  –  3,975,000  (20 bb)
Seat 7.  Dmitri Zaitsev  –  2,275,000  (11 bb)
Seat 8.  Lou Ojeda  –  10,525,000  (53 bb)
Seat 9.  

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Benjamin Moschel  –  6,575,000  (33 bb)
Seat 2.  Reynel Hernandez  –  9,500,000  (48 bb)
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  1,450,000  (7 bb)
Seat 5.  Tal Rothman  –  3,950,000  (20 bb)
Seat 6.  Ronnie Day  –  8,325,000  (42 bb)
Seat 7.  Andrew Pichee  –  4,700,000  (24 bb)
Seat 8.  
Seat 9.  

And here are the remaining payouts, followed by recent eliminations:

1st:  $99,640 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $67,000
3rd:  $49,500
4th:  $37,000
5th:  $28,000
6th:  $21,300
7th:  $16,400
8th:  $12,700
9th-10th:  $10,000
11th-12th:  $8,600

13th:  Andrew Yurchak  –  $7,400
14th:  Carlos Bermudez  –  $7,400
15th:  Imre Papp  –  $7,400

16th:  James Salmon  –  $6,200
17th:  Wayne Leonard  –  $6,200
18th:  William Soscia  –  $6,200
19th:  John Marlowe  –  $6,200

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  80,000/160,000 with a 160,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 608

There was no small blind this hand. Carlos Bermudez raised UTG+1 to 375,000, Lou Ojeda moved all in from the button, and Bermudez thought for a while before he called all in for about 2,350,000 with .

Ojeda turned over , and Bermudez needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Ojeda to win the pot and eliminate Bermudez in 14th place.

Lou Ojeda  –  10,450,000  (65 bb)
Carlos Bermudez  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($7,400)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 4,675,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,400 each.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  80,000/160,000 with a 160,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 608

Michael Rein moved all in from UTG+1 for about 1,000,000, and Imre Papp called all in from the big blind for about 900,000 with .

Rein turned over , Papp needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Rein turned a full house, eights full of nines, to win the pot and eliminate Papp in 15th place.

Michael Rein  –  2,150,000  (13 bb)
Imre Papp  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($7,400)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 4,345,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,400 each.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  80,000/160,000 with a 160,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 608

James Salmon moved all in from the cutoff for 1,645,000, and Ronnie Day waited for an exact count before he called from the big blind with .

Salmon turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Day led the entire way, winning the pot with an ace-high flush to eliminate Salmon in 16th place.

Ronnie Day  –  8,500,000  (53 bb)
James Salmon  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($6,200)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 4,055,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,400 each.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  80,000/160,000 with a 160,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 608

After a flop of , Tal Rothman checked form the big blind, Benjamin Moschel bet 225,000 from the hijack, and Rothman check-raised to 575,000.

Moschel three-bet it to 1,250,000, and Rothman folded. Moschel took the pot.

Benjamin Moschel  –  6,390,000  (40 bb)
Tal Rothman  –  3,085,000  (19 bb)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 3,800,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,200 each.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  60,000/120,000 with a 120,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 608

With the final board showing on the river and nearly 3.4 million already in the pot, Reynel Hernandez moved all in from UTG+1 for 1,395,000.

Ronnie Day tanked for a while before he called with for a king-high flush.

But Hernandez turned over for an eight-high straight-flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Reynel Hernandez  –  6,175,000  (51 bb)
Ronnie Day  –  6,240,000  (52 bb)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 3,575,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,200 each.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  60,000/120,000 with a 120,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 608

A player raised from early position, and William Soscia moved all in from middle position for 1,635,000. Tal Rothman called from the big blind, and the original raiser folded.

Soscia turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive against the Rothman’s .

The board came , and since neither player had a spade, Rothman paired his ace on the flop and his queen on the turn to win the pot with two pair and eliminate Soscia in 18th place.

Tal Rothman  –  3,850,000  (32 bb)
William Soscia  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($6,200)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 3,575,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,200 each.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  60,000/120,000 with a 120,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 608

Imre Papp was all in from the hijack for 640,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of George Hortelano, who was UTG+1.

The board came , and Papp turned a club flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Imre Papp  –  1,580,000  (13 bb)
George Hortelano  –  2,075,000  (17 bb)

With 18 players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 3,380,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,200 each.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 608

Here is the most recent batch of eliminations, along with their payouts:

20th:  Anatoly Nikitin  –  $5,200
21st:  Nadya Magnus  –  $5,200
22nd:  Shayne Mogilsky  –  $5,200
23rd:  Rinat Dinmukhametov  –  $5,200

24th:  Shravan Kulshrestha  –  $4,360
26th:  Jessica Cai  –  $4,360
27th:  Robert Aleksivich  –  $4,360

With 19 players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 3,200,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,200 each.