$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,692

Brian Scott raised UTG+1 to 600,000, Taylor Wilson called from middle position, and Leonard Hermann moved all in from the small blind for 5,425,000.

Scott thought for a few moments before he called, and Wilson said, “I’m so glad you called,” as he folded, flashing .

Hermann turned over , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Scott’s .

The board came , and Scott paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Hermann in eighth place.

Brian Scott  –  24,800,000
Leonard Hermann  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($108,850)

With seven players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 12,075,000 (40 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $140,055 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,692

Marius Gierse raised under the gun, and Jerry Wong moved all in from the cutoff for 4,175,000. Jacob Powers called from the button, and Gierse folded.

Wong turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Powers.

The board came , and the pocket queens held up for Powers to win the pot and eliminate Wong in ninth place.

Jacob Powers  –  14,200,000  (47 bb)
Jerry Wong  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($85,410)

With eight players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 10,575,000 (35 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $108,850 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,692

Brian Scott raised UTG+1 to 600,000, Peter Mugar moved all in from the hijack for about 8,700,000, and Daniel Clifford went into the tank for a while in the small blind before he called all in for about 7,800,000. Scott quickly folded.

Clifford turned over , but he was dominated by Mugar’s . Clifford needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the board brought a six-high straight to save Clifford’s tournament life with a chopped pot.

Peter Mugar  –  9,300,000  (31 bb)
Daniel Clifford  –  8,400,000  (28 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 9,400,000 (31 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $85,410 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,692

Marius Gierse raised from the hijack to 600,000, and Daniel Clifford called from the big blind.

The flop came , Clifford checked, Gierse bet 450,000, and Clifford called.

The turn card was the , Clifford checked, Gierse bet 1,100,000, and Clifford moved all in for about 4.2 million. Gierse folded, and Clifford took the pot.

Daniel Clifford  –  7,800,000  (26 bb)
Marius Gierse  –  8,450,000  (28 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 9,400,000 (31 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $85,410 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,692

Taylor Wilson raised from the button to 575,000, and Marius Gierse reraised from the small blind to 1,900,000.

Wilson thought for a bit before he four-bet all in, and Gierse quickly folded. Wilson took the pot.

Taylor Wilson  –  13,700,000  (55 bb)
Marius Gierse  –  11,600,000  (46 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 9,400,000 (38 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $85,410 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,692

After a flop of , Brian Scott checked the big blind, Tyler Wilson bet 325,000 from UTG, and Scott called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Scott checked, Wilson bet 1,850,000, and Scott called. Wilson showed , but Scott turned over to win the pot with a pair of sixes.

Brian Scott  –  15,900,000  (64 bb)
Tyler Wilson  –  13,100,000  (52 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 9,400,000 (38 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $85,410 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,692

The players have returned from break to begin Level 31, with increased blinds of 125,000-250,000 with a 250,000 ante.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Peter Mugar  –  10,700,000  (43 bb)
Seat 2.  Martin Carnero  –  6,325,000  (25 bb)
Seat 3.  Leonard Hermann  –  8,100,000  (32 bb)
Seat 4.  Daniel Clifford  –  7,175,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5.  Jerry Wong  –  5,350,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6.  Jacob Powers  –  9,775,000  (39 bb)
Seat 7.  Brian Scott  –  12,175,000  (49 bb)
Seat 8.  Taylor Wilson  –  12,225,000  (49 bb)
Seat 9.  Marius Gierse  –  12,750,000  (51 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $850,735 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $569,400
3rd:  $422,185
4th:  $315,935
5th:  $238,635
6th:  $181,950
7th:  $140,055
8th:  $108,850
9th:  $85,410

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 9,400,000 (38 big blinds).

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,692

Leonard Hermann raised from middle position, and Brian Scott called from the button.

The flop came , Hermann bet 400,000, and Scott called.

The turn card was the , Hermann bet 1,200,000, and Scott thought for a while before he moved all in.

Hermann thought for a bit before he called all in for 2,750,000 with for a pair of aces. Scott turned over for a pair of aces with a lower kicker, and Hermann needed to avoid a ten on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Hermann won the pot with his queen kicker to double up in chips.

Leonard Hermann  –  7,600,000  (38 bb)
Brian Scott  –  11,300,000  (57 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 9,400,000 (47 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $85,410 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,692

Marius Gierse min-raised under the gun to 400,000, and Brian Scott called from the small blind.

The flop came , Scott checked, Gierse bet 300,000, and Scott called.

The turn card was the , Scott checked, Gierse bet 650,000, and Scott called.

The river card was the , Scott checked, and Gierse checked behind. Scott showed to win the pot with a rivered full house, fives full of queens, and Gierse mucked.

Brian Scott  –  15,700,000  (79 bb)
Marius Gierse  –  15,950,000  (80 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 9,400,000 (47 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $85,410 each.

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,692

Peter Mugar moved all in from the small blind for 3,675,000, and Martin Carnero asked for an exact count before he called from the big blind with .

Mugar turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Mugar spiked a ten on the river to win the pot and double up in chips.

Peter Mugar  –  7,450,000  (37 bb)
Martin Carnero  –  7,625,000  (38 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 9,400,000 (47 big blinds), and they are guaranteed at least $85,410 each.