$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  108 of 1,692

Ben Griese limped UTG+1 for 20,000, Ariel Mantel moved all in from the hijack for about 475,000, and Grise called with .

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

The board came , and Grise won the pot with his king kicker to eliminate Mantel in 109th place.

Ben Grise  –  1,775,000  (89 bb)
Ariel Mantel  –  Eliminated in 109th Place  ($7,700)

With about 110 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 770,000 (39 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $7,700 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level (about 12:25 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  110 of 1,692

Mike Chiappetta got it all in from the hijack for about 170,000 with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Ben Grise in middle position.

The board came , and Grise paired his ten on the flop, but Chiappetta rivered a set of sevens to win the pot and double up in chips.

Mike Chiappetta  –  390,000  (20 bb)
Ben Grise  –  1,250,000  (63 bb)

With about 110 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 770,000 (39 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $7,700 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of this level (about 12:25 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  112 of 1,692

113th:  Erik Cajelais  –  $7,700
114th:  John Ypma  –  $7,700
115th:  Joseph Pombriant  –  $7,700
116th:  Jim Gilbert  –  $7,700
117th:  Bryce McVay  –  $7,700

118th:  Daniel Kusnerak  –  $7,155
119th:  Christoph Csik  –  $7,155
120th:  Rudy Mamo  –  $7,155
121st:  Antornio Serrao Jr.  –  $7,155
122nd:  A.J. Kelsall  –  $7,155
123rd:  Ryan Remington  –  $7,155
124th:  Richard Alsup  –  $7,155
125th:  Sheldon Libfeld  –  $7,155
126th:  Jeff Madsen  –  $7,155
127th:  Petko Tsakov  –  $7,155
128th:  Romeo Mendoza  –  $7,155
129th:  Joseph McArthur  –  $7,155
130th:  Marc Goldman  –  $7,155
131st:  Kurt Lichtman  –  $7,155
132nd:  Todd Ivens  –  $7,155
133rd:  Ross Santos  –  $7,155
134th:  Ivaylo Sivinov  –  $7,155
135th: Timothy Little  –  $7,155

136th:  Matthew Schulte  –  $6,725
137th:  Chad Wassmuth  –  $6,725
138th:  Frederic Konowitz  –  $6,725
139th:  Jeff Trudeau Jr.  –  $6,725
140th:  Tuan Phan  –  $6,725
141st:  Stephen Brite  –  $6,725
142nd:  Haim Or Krief  –  $6,725

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  126 of 1,692

Jon Borenstein  –  1,400,000  (93 bb)
Denys Shafikov  –  1,000,000  (67 bb)
Taylor Wilson  –  850,000  (57 bb)
Pete Chen  –  730,000  (49 bb)
Colby Covington  –  500,000  (33 bb)
Jim Gilbert  –  490,000  (33 bb)
Jeremy Wien  –  480,000  (32 bb)
Aram Oganyan  –  480,000  (32 bb)
Alex Foxen  –  300,000  (20 bb)
Jeremy Ausmus  –  220,000  (15 bb)

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  130 of 1,692

Derek Sudell raised under the gun to 30,000, Kurt Lichtman moved all in from the hijack, and Sudell called with .

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

The board came , and the jacks held up for Sudell to win the pot and eliminate Lichtman in 131st place.

Derek Sudell  –  1,360,000  (91 bb)
Kurt Lichtman  –  Eliminated in 131st Place  ($7,155)

With 130 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 650,000 (43 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $7,155 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:25 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  132 of 1,692

Ross Santos moved all in from the hijack for about 300,000, and Sean Shah called from the big blind with .

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

The board came , and the aces held up for Shah to win the pot and eliminate Santos in 133rd place.

Sean Shah  –  1,050,000  (70 bb)
Ross Santos  –  Eliminated in 133rd Place  ($7,155)

With 132 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 640,000 (43 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $7,155 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:25 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  135 of 1,692

A player raised UTG+1 to 30,000, and Sean Shah moved all in from middle position for 230,000. Ross Santos moved all in from the small blind for 420,000, and Jake Ferro moved all in over the top for about 715,000. The UTG+1 player folded.

All three players turned over their cards:

Jake Ferro:  
Ross Santos:  
Sean Shah:  

The board came , and the pocket jacks held up for Shah to win the main pot and triple up in chips. (Ferro and Santos chopped the side pot.)

Sean Shah  –  735,000  (49 bb)
Jake Ferro  –  485,000  (32 bb)
Ross Santos  –  190,000  (13 bb)

With about 135 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 625,000 (42 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $7,155 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:25 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  142 of 1,692

143rd:  Scott Levitt  –  $6,725
144th:  Stanley Lee  –  $6,725
145th:  Anthony Spinella  –  $6,725
146th:  Miles Reinhard  –  $6,725
147th:  Aaron Rosenthal  –  $6,725
148th:  Fawaz Siddiqui  –  $6,725
149th:  William Slepcevich  –  $6,725
150th:  Paul Holliday  –  $6,725
151st:  Fred Paradis  –  $6,725
152nd:  Scott Bohlman  –  $6,725
153rd:  Spencer Champlin  –  $6,725

154th:  Lyle Diamond  –  $6,400
155th:  Christopher Audrain  –  $6,400
156th:  Daniel Chalifour  –  $6,400
157th:  Stephen Song  –  $6,400
158th:  Sebastian Gallego  –  $6,400
159th:  David McMahon  –  $6,400
160th:  Ren Lin  –  $6,400
161st:  Oleksandr Gnatenko  –  $6,400
162nd:  Brent Sibley  –  $6,400
163rd:  Timothy Ulmer  –  $6,400
164th:  William Eitze  –  $6,400
165th:  Daniel Jiacopello  –  $6,400
166th:  Matthew Waxman  –  $6,400
167th:  Haim Gabay  –  $6,400
168th:  George Rakitzis  –  $6,400
169th:  Joseph Hanna  –  $6,400
170th:  Alexander Ziskin  –  $6,400
171st:  Jorge Aristizabal  –  $6,400

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  142 of 1,692

The players have returned from break to begin Level 19, with increased blinds of 10,000-15,000 with a 15,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 1.5 million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Brian Scott  –  1,865,000  (124 bb)
2.  Daniel Clifford  –  1,755,000  (117 bb)
3.  Dave Novosel  –  1,575,000  (105 bb)
T-4.  Konstantin Held  –  1,515,000  (101 bb)
T-4.  Pete Chen  –  1,515,000  (101 bb)

With 142 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 596,000 (40 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $6,725 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:25 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  142 of 1,692

Scott Levitt got it all in from the cutoff for about 275,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Sam Laskowitz in the big blind.

The board came , and Laskowitz spiked an ace on the river to win the pot and eliminate Levitt in 143rd place.

Sam Laskowitz  –  1,175,000  (98 bb)
Scott Levitt  –  Eliminated in 143rd Place  ($6,725)

With 142 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 596,000 (50 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $6,725 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:25 am).