$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,573

Robel Andemichael raised from the cutoff, and Ronnie Bardah called from the big blind.

The flop came , Bardah checked, Andemichael bet 150,000, and Bardah called.

The turn card was the , Bardah checked, Andemichael bet 575,000, and Bardah called.

The river card was the , and both players checked. Bardah showed to win the pot with trip aces, and Andemichael mucked.

Ronnie Bardah  –  6,750,000  (68 bb)
Robel Andemichael  –  5,500,000  (55 bb)

With 9 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 7.0 million (70 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $79,455 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 1:00 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,573

Carlos Dorca moved all in under the gun for 425,000, and Robel Andemichael reraised from the small blind to 850,000. The big blind folded.

Dorca turned over , and he was dominated and facing elimination against Andemichael’s .

But the board came , and Dorca flopped a spade flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Carlos Dorca  –  1,050,000  (11 bb)
Robel Andemichael  –  6,150,000  (62 bb)

With 9 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 7.0 million (70 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $79,455 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 1:00 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,573

The players return from break to begin Level 29, with increased blinds of 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante. This will be the last level of the night, and action should end around 1:00 am.

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 7.0 million (70 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $79,455 each. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Ronnie Bardah  –  5,625,000  (56 bb)
Seat 3.
Seat 4.  Jesse Lonis  –  11,825,000  (118 bb)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.  Robel Andemichael  –  7,000,000  (70 bb)
Seat 7.  Francis Margaglione  –  4,575,000  (46 bb)
Seat 8.  Carlos Dorca  –  425,000  (4 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.
Seat 2.
Seat 3.  Tsz Shing  –  7,625,000  (76 bb)
Seat 4.
Seat 5.  Andy Hwang  –  12,525,000  (125 bb)
Seat 6.  Ilyas Muradi  –  7,875,000  (79 bb)
Seat 7.  Albert Barney, Jr.  –  4,450,000  (45 bb)
Seat 8.

When there are seven players remaining, they will redraw for random seats at the final table.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,573

In the last hand of the level, Carlos Dorca raised from the cutoff to 200,000, Ronnie Bardah called from the button, Jesse Lonis called from the small blind, and Robel Andemichael called from the big blind.

The flop came , and it checked to Dorca, who bet 475,000. Bardah folded, and Lonis check-raised to 1,150,000. Andemichael folded, and Dorca called.

The turn card was the , Lonis bet 1,850,000, Dorca moved all in, and Lonis called all in for 4,325,000 with for a set of fives.

Dorca turned over for a pair of tens, and he was drawing dead.

The meaningless river card was the , and Lonis won the pot with his set of fives to double up in chips.

Jesse Lonis  –  11,825,000  (158 bb)
Carlos Dorca  –  425,000  (6 bb)

With 9 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 7.0 million (93 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $79,455 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 1:00 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,573

In a battle between two WPT champions, Andy Hwang raised from the cutoff to 175,000, Darren Elias reraised from the big blind to 750,000, and Hwang used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he moved all in.

Elias called all in for about 3.6 million with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against Hwang’s .

The board came , and Hwang paired his queen on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Elias in 10th place.

Andy Hwang  –  12,400,000  (165 bb)
Darren Elias  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($79,455)

With 9 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 7.0 million (93 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $79,455 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 1:00 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,573

Jesse Lonis raised under the gun to 200,000, Francis Margaglione called from the button, and Carlos Dorca called from the small blind.

The flop came , Dorca checked, and Lonis bet 350,000. Margaglione raised to 900,000, Dorca folded, and Lonis thought for the full 30 seconds before he called.

The turn card was the , Lonis checked, Margaglione bet 1,000,000, and Lonis used his last Time Chip to tank for a full minute before he folded. Margaglione took the pot.

Francis Margaglione  –  6,050,000  (81 bb)
Jesse Lonis  –  4,500,000  (60 bb)

With 10 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 6.23 million (83 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $79,455 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 1:00 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,573

Tsz Shing completed the small blind to 75,000, Andy Hwang raised from the big blind to 250,000, and Shing called.

The flop came , Shing checked, Hwang bet 175,000, and Shing called.

The turn card was the , Shing checked, Hwang bet 250,000, and Shing called.

The river card was the , and both players checked. Shing turned over to win the pot with a full house, eights full of kings, and Hwang mucked.

Tsz Shing  –  8,900,000  (119 bb)
Andy Hwang  –  9,100,000  (121 bb)

With 10 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 6.23 million (83 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $79,455 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 1:00 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,573

Andy Hwang raised from the cutoff to 175,000, Albert Barney, Jr. reraised from the small blind to 675,000, and Darren Elias moved all in from the big blind for 1,300,000.

Hwang folded, and Barney called with . Elias turned over , and needed his pocket pair to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Elias turned a set of sevens to win the pot and double up in chips.

Darren Elias  –  3,525,000  (47 bb)
Albert Barney, Jr.  –  4,000,000  (53 bb)

With 10 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 6.23 million (83 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $79,455 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 1:00 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,573

Ilyas Muradi raised from the cutoff to 175,000, Esther Taylor moved all in from the big blind for 1,050,000, and Muradi called with .

Taylor turned over , and she needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Taylor flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Muradi won the pot with a flopped pair of aces to eliminate Taylor in 11th place.

Ilyas Muradi  –  6,500,000  (87 bb)
Esther Taylor  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($63,030)

With 10 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 6.23 million (83 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $79,455 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 1:00 am.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,573

Darren Elias moved all in from the button for 625,000, and Andy Hwang called from the big blind with .

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

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

Darren Elias  –  1,375,000  (18 bb)
Andy Hwang  –  10,600,000  (141 bb)

With 11 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 5.72 million (76 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $63,030 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 1:00 am.