$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,573

Jesse Lonis raised from the hijack to 250,000, Andy Hwang called from the button, and Tsz Shing called from the big blind.

The flop came , Shing checked, and Lonis bet 450,000. Hwang folded, and Shing called.

The turn card was the , Shing checked, Lonis bet 975,000, and Shing called.

The river card was the , and both players checked. Shing showed to win the pot with two pair, tens and sevens, and Lonis mucked.

Tsz Shing  –  5,400,000  (54 bb)
Jesse Lonis  –  9,700,000  (97 bb)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 9.0 million (90 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $115,630.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 1:10 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:  7 of 1,573

Jesse Lonis raised under the gun to 250,000, Andy Hwang called from the hijack, Ronnie Bardah called from the small blind, and Ilyas Muradi called from the big blind.

The flop came , and it checked to Lonis, who bet 450,000. Hwang called, and Bardah and Muradi both folded.

The turn card was the , Lonis bet 725,000, and Hwang called.

The river card was the , and both players checked. Hwang showed for a pair of kings, but Lonis turned over to win the pot.

Jesse Lonis  –  11,400,000  (114 bb)
Andy Hwang  –  11,700,000  (117 bb)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 9.0 million (90 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $115,630.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 1:10 am.w

$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,573

After the elimination of Albert Barney, Jr. in eighth place, the final seven players had a redraw for random seats at the final table. Here are their updated chip counts:

Seat 1.  Robel Andemichael  –  3,500,000  (35 bb)
Seat 2.  Tsz Shing  –  4,150,000  (42 bb)
Seat 3.  Ronnie Bardah  –  10,350,000  (104 bb)
Seat 4.  Ilyas Muradi  –  14,100,000  (141 bb)
Seat 5.  Jesse Lonis  –  9,000,000  (90 bb)
Seat 6.  Francis Margaglione  –  6,400,000  (64 bb)
Seat 7.  Andy Hwang  –  13,800,000  (138 bb)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 9.0 million (90 big blinds), and here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $809,515  (includes a $15,000 entry to the 2021 WPT Baccarat Crystal TOC)
2nd:  $529,690
3rd:  $392,430
4th:  $293,510
5th:  $223,895
6th:  $168,990
7th:  $115,630

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 1:10 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:  7 of 1,573

Ilyas Muradi raised under the gun to 250,000, Albert Barney, Jr. reraised from the button to 700,000, Muradi reraised to 2,350,000, and Barney five-bet all in for about 6,700,000.

Muradi called, covering Barney by about 400K, and showed . Barney turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Barney flopped a set of queens, but Muradi rivered a set of kings to win the pot and eliminate Barney in eighth place.

Ilyas Muradi  –  14,100,000  (141 bb)
Albert Barney, Jr.  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($115,630)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 9.0 million (90 big blinds), and they are all guaranteed to earn at least $115,630 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 1:10 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:  8 of 1,573

Ronnie Bardah raised from the button to 250,000, and Robel Andemichael called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the river on a board of , Andemichael checked, Bardah bet 175,000, and Andemichael called.

Bardah showed to win the pot with a pair of aces, and Andemichael mucked.

Ronnie Bardah  –  9,200,000  (92 bb)
Robel Andemichael  –  4,250,000  (43 bb)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 7.87 million (79 big blinds), and they are all guaranteed to earn at least $115,630 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 1:10 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:  8 of 1,573

Robel Andemichael limped from the button for 100,000, Francis Margaglione completed the small blind, and Carlos Dorca checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Margaglione checked, and Dorca moved all in for about 1.0 million. Andemichael folded, and Margaglione called with for two pair, queens and fours.

Dorca turned over for a pair of queens, and he was drawing thin to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Margaglione won the pot with his two pair to eliminate Dorca in ninth place.

Francis Margaglione  –  6,100,000  (61 bb)
Carlos Dorca  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($79,455)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 7.87 million (79 big blinds), and they are all guaranteed to earn at least $115,630 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level, around 1:10 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

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.