$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.

$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.