$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).

$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

Theo Lawson raised from the small blind to 750,000, and Matthew Lambrecht thought for a while before he called from the big blind.

The flop came , Lawson moved all in for 2,425,000, and Matthew Lambrecht snap-called with for two pair, aces and deuces.

Lawson turned over for a pair of aces, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Lambrecht won the pot with his two pair to eliminate Lawson in 10th place.

Matthew Lambrecht  –  10,125,000  (41 bb)
Theo Lawson  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($10,000)

With nine players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 6,750,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,000 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:  10 of 608

Theo Lawson raised from the hijack to 1,525,000, and Reynel Hernandez called from the big blind.

The flop came , Hernandez bet, and Lawson called all in for 125,000 with for jack high.

Hernandez turned over , and Lawson needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Lawson paired his jack on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Theo Lawson  –  3,675,000  (15 bb)
Reynel Hernandez  –  4,800,000  (19 bb)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 6,075,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,000 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:  10 of 608

Dmitri Zaitsev was just knocked out in 11th place by chipleader Lou Ojeda.

Lou Ojeda  –  14,000,000  (70 bb)
Dmitri Zaitsev  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($8,600)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 608, the average chip stack is around 6,075,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,000 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:  11 of 608

Tal Rothman raised from the cutoff to 2,950,000, leaving himself just 200,000 behind, and Ronnie Day moved all in from the button for about 8,650,000.

Rothman called all in for 3,150,000 with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against Day’s .

The board came , and Day flopped a club flush draw, but improved no further. Rothman won the pot with his pocket sixes to double up in chips.

Tal Rothman  –  6,800,000  (34 bb)
Ronnie Day  –  5,500,000  (28 bb)

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:  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.