$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 608

Lou Ojeda raised from the hijack to 1,000,000, George Hortelano moved all in from the cutoff for 5,300,000, and Ojeda tanked for a while before he called with .

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

The board came , and Hortelano paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

George Hortelano  –  11,850,000  (24 bb)
Lou Ojeda  –  5,750,000  (12 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 10,125,000 (20 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $21,300 each.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 608

Matthew Lambrecht moved all in under the gun for 3,700,000, and Benjamin Moschel moved all in over the top from the small blind with .

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

The board came , and Moschel won the pot with his king kicker to eliminate Lambrecht in seventh place.

Benjamin Moschel  –  11,000,000  (28 bb)
Matthew Lambrecht  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($16,400)

With six players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 10,125,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $21,300 each.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 608

Benjamin Moschel raised all in for 3,150,000 from under the gun and George Hortelano called in the cutoff.

Moschel: 
Hortelano: 

The board came , giving Moschel a pair of queens to double through Hortelano.

Benjamin Moschel  –  7,300,000  (18 bb)
George Hortelano  –  6,200,000  (16 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 8,675,000 (22 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $16,400.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 30:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 608

The players return from break to begin Level 30, with increased blinds of 200,000-400,000 and a 400,000 ante.

With seven players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 8,675,000 (22 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  George Hortelano  –  10,350,000  (26 bb)
Seat 2.  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  5,825,000  (15 bb)
Seat 3.  Tal Rothman  –  7,150,000  (18 bb)
Seat 4.  Reynel Hernandez  –  15,800,000  (40 bb)
Seat 5.  Benjamin Moschel  –  5,650,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6.  Lou Ojeda  –  9,900,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7.  Matthew Lambrecht  –  6,100,000  (15 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $99,640 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $67,000
3rd:  $49,500
4th:  $37,000
5th:  $28,000
6th:  $21,300
7th:  $16,400

8th:  Ronnie Day  –  $12,700
9th:  Andrew Pichee  –  $10,000

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 608

Matthew Lambrecht raised UTG+1 to 600,000, and Ronnie Day reraised from middle position to 1,100,000, leaving himself a single 25K chip behind. Lambrecht moved all in, and Day called all in for 1,125,000 with .

Lambrecht turned over , and Day needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Day flopped a gutshot straight draw for a possible chop, but missed all of his outs. Lambrecht won the pot with his queen kicker to eliminate Day in eighth place.

Matthew Lambrecht  –  6,800,000  (23 bb)
Ronnie Day  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($12,700)

With seven players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 8,675,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $16,400 each.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 608

Matthew Lambrecht raised to 600,000 from the cutoff, Vitalijs Zavorotnijs reraised all in for 3,650,000 in the big blind, and Lambrecht called with .

Zavorotnijs showed and needed to improve to survive.

The board came , giving Zavorotnijs kings and jacks to double through Lambrecht.

Vitalijs Zavorotnjis  –  7,450,000  (25 bb)
Matthew Lambrecht  –  4,850,000  (16 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 7,600,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $12,700 each.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 608

Lou Ojeda raised from the hijack to 600,000, and Vitalijs Zavorotnijs called all in from the big blind for 425,000 with . Ojeda turned over , and Zavorotnijs needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Zavorotnijs paired his six on the flop, turned a gutshot straight draw with a diamond flush draw, and rivered trip sixes to win the pot and double up in chips.

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  1,300,000  (4 bb)
Lou Ojeda  –  8,300,000  (28 bb)

The next hand, Benjamin Moschel raised UTG+1 to 600,000, Vitalijs Zavorotnijs moved all in from the small blind for 1,300,000, and Moschel quickly called with .

Zavorotnijs turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket eights held up for Zavorotnijs to win the pot with a full house, queens full of eights, to double up in chips.

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  3,200,000  (11 bb)
Benjamin Moschel  –  6,500,000  (22 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 7,600,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $12,700 each.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 29:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 608

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs raised UTG+1 to 600,000, Tal Rothman reraised from middle position to 1,450,000, and Zavorotnijs moved all in for 6,200,000.

Rothman snap-called all in for 5,475,000 with , and Zavorotnijs turned over . Rothman needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the aces held up for Rothman to win the pot and double up in chips.

Tal Rothman  –  11,700,000  (39 bb)
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  725,000  (2 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 7,600,000 (25 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $12,700 each.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 608

Andrew Pichee raised all in for 4,000,000 in the cutoff and Reynel Hernandez isolated the action with a reshove from the button.

Pichee: 
Hernandez: 

The board came , not enough help to Pichee, ending his tournament in ninth place.

Reynel Hernandez  –  10,200,000  (41 bb)
Andrew Pichee  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($10,000)

With nine players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 7,600,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $12,700 each.

$1,100 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $589,760  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 608

After the elimination of Theo Lawson in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup with approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Ronnie Day  –  3,300,000  (13 bb)
Seat 2.  George Hortelano  –  7,800,000  (31 bb)
Seat 3.  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  5,600,000  (22 bb)
Seat 4.  Tal Rothman  –  5,000,000  (20 bb)
Seat 5.  Andrew Pichee  –  4,000,000  (16 bb)
Seat 6.  Reynel Hernandez  –  6,200,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7.  Benjamin Moschel  –  8,600,000  (34 bb)
Seat 8.  Lou Ojeda  –  10,200,000  (41 bb)
Seat 9.  Matthew Lambrecht  –  10,125,000  (41 bb)

And here are the final table 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:  $10,000

10th:  Theo Lawson  –  $10,000

11th:  Dmitri Zaitsev  –  $8,600
12th:  Michael Rein  –  $8,600

With nine players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 6,750,000 (27 big blinds).