$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

Andy Hwang raised from the cutoff to 175,000, Darren Elias reraised from the big blind to 700,000, and Hwang called.

The flop came , Elias bet 300,000, and Hwang called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , and Elias used two Time Chips to tank for more than a minute before he bet about 1.2 million.

Hwang called, and Elias showed for two pair, aces and nines. But Hwang turned over to win the pot with a higher two pair, aces and queens, and take the chip lead.

Andy Hwang  –  10,700,000  (143 bb)
Darren Elias  –  1,025,000  (14 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.

$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

Esther Taylor raised under the gun, and Andy Hwang called. The flop came , Taylor bet 150,000, and Hwang called.

The turn card was the , Taylor checked, Hwang bet 350,000, and Taylor called.

The river card was the , Taylor checked, Hwang bet 625,000, and Taylor called with for two pair, aces and fives.

But Hwang turned over to win the pot with a rivered full house, sevens full of fives, moving up to more than eight million in chips.

Andy Hwang  –  8,100,000  (108 bb)
Esther Taylor  –  1,700,000  (23 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.

$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

Tsz Shing raised under the gun to 300,000, and Carlos Dorca called from the big blind.

The flop came , Dorca checked, Shing bet 250,000, and Dorca called.

The turn card was the , Dorca bet 500,000, and Shing called.

The river card was the , and both players checked. Dorca showed , but Shing turned over to win the pot.

Tsz Shing  –  5,700,000  (76 bb)
Carlos Dorca  –  8,400,000  (112 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.

$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

In one of the first hands after the break, Richard Pyne got it all in for 600,000, but ended up chopping the pot, and he picked up 25,000. When you’re down that low, every little bit helps.

Richard Pyne  –  625,000  (8 bb)

Then Pyne moved all in from the hijack for 625,000, and Ilyas Muradi called from the big blind with . Pyne turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Pyne paired hi jack on the flop, but Muradi turned a king-high staright to win the pot and eliminate Pyne in 12th place.

Ilyas Muradi  –  4,875,000  (65 bb)
Richard Pyne  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($63,030)

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.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,573

The players return from break to begin Level 28, with increased blinds of 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante. Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 29, around 1:00 am.

With 12 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 5.24 million (70 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $63,030 each. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Tsz Shing  –  4,500,000  (60 bb)
Seat 2.  Ronnie Bardah  –  5,625,000  (75 bb)
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Jesse Lonis  –  6,425,000  (86 bb)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Robel Andemichael  –  6,725,000  (90 bb)
Seat 7.  Francis Margaglione  –  4,300,000  (57 bb)
Seat 8.  Carlos Dorca  –  9,700,000  (129 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Richard Pyne  –  600,000  (8 bb)
Seat 2.  Darren Elias  –  3,375,000  (45 bb)
Seat 3.  Esther Taylor  –  3,250,000  (43 bb)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  Andy Hwang  –  6,875,000  (92 bb)
Seat 6.  Ilyas Muradi  –  4,225,000  (56 bb)
Seat 7.  Albert Barney, Jr.  –  5,725,000  (76 bb)
Seat 8.  

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,573

Carlos Dorca limped under the gun for 60,000, and Tsz Shing raised UTG+1 to 230,000. Ronnie Bardah called from the hijack, James Anderson called from the button, and Dorca called.

All four players checked to the turn on a board of , and Dorca bet 350,000. Shing and Bardah both folded, and Anderson called.

The river card was the , Dorca checked, and Anderson used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he moved all in for 2,915,000.

Dorca used two of his Time Chips to tank for more than a minute before he called.

Anderson showed for two pair, jacks and sixes, but his body language showed he clearly knew it wasn’t the winning hand; he was already leaving. Dorca excitedly turned over for a higher two pair, kings and jacks, to eliminate Anderson in 13th place — and take the lead with more than 10 million in chips.

Carlos Dorca  –  10,300,000  (172 bb)
James Anderson  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($50,510)

With 12 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 5.24 million (87 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.

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,573

Albert Barney, Jr. raised from the hijack to 125,000, Darren Elias reraised from the button to 375,000, and Barney four-bet it to 925,000. Elias called.

The flop came , Barney bet 325,000, and Elias folded. Barney took the pot.

Albert Barney, Jr.  –  6,140,000  (102 bb)
Darren Elias  –  3,600,000  (60 bb)

With 13 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4.84 million (81 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $50,510 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 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,573

Matt Bond moved all in from the hijack for about 1,020,000, and Andy Hwang called from the big blind with .

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

The board came , and the pocket queens held up for Hwang to win the pot and eliminate Bond in 14th place.

Andy Hwang  –  6,550,000  (109 bb)
Matt Bond  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($50,510)

With 13 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4.84 million (81 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $50,510 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 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,573

Robel Andemichael raised UTG+1 to 135,000, Carlos Dorca called from the cutoff, and Ronnie Bardah reraised from the small blind to 565,000.

Andemichael used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he four-bet it to 1,325,000. Dorca and Bardah both folded, and Andemichael took the pot — and the chip lead.

Robel Andemichael  –  7,350,000  (123 bb)
Ronnie Bardah  –  6,600,000  (110 bb)

With 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4.49 million (75 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $50,510 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 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,573

Jesse Lonis raised UTG+1 to 135,000, Francis Margaglione called from the button, Carlos Dorca called from the small blind, and Tsz Shing called from the big blind.

The flop came , and Dorca bet 275,000. Shing folded, Lonis called, and Margaglione folded.

The turn card was the , Dorca checked, Lonis bet 460,000, and Dorca called.

The river card was the , and Dorca used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before betting 750,000. Lonis called, and Dorca showed for a pair of eights. But Lonis turned over to win the pot with two pair, aces and eights.

Jesse Lonis  –  7,000,000  (117 bb)
Carlos Dorca  –  5,575,000  (93 bb)

With 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4.49 million (75 big blinds), and they are guaranteed to earn at least $50,510 each.

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