$3,500 WPT LHPO Championship
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Entries:  589 (Total:  1,294)

Four players put in 1,000 each to see a flop of . The big blind checked, and Shawn Cunix bet 2,700 from UTG+1. Matthew Wantman called from the hijack, and the button and the big blind both folded.

The turn card was the , Cunix checked, Wantman bet 4,000, and Cunix moved all in. Wantman called all in for about 13,000 with for a pair of aces, but Cunix turned over for a five-high straight. Wantman was drawing dead.

The meaningless river card was the , and Cunix won the pot with a six-high straight to eliminate Wantman.

Shawn Cunix  –  200,000  (400 bb)
Matthew Wantman  –  Eliminated

With Wantman’s elimination, the mood at the table was a bit more somber than it was earlier, but Cunix wanted to note that he was listening to the song “Neon Moon” by Brooks & Dunn on his headphones during that hand, and that he listens to pretty much all genres of music.

Registration remains open until the start of Level 9 (around 9:15 pm). Players are allowed one entry and one re-entry per starting day (maximum of four entries).

There will be a 90-minute dinner break at the end of this level, around 5:30 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 11, around 12:30 am.