$3,500 LHPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  171 of 1,692

After a flop of , the player in the small blind bet 15,000, Jake Ferro called from the big blind, and Christopher Frank raised UTG+1 to 100,000.

The player in the small blind went into the tank for a very long time, until eventually another player called for a clock. A floorperson arrived, and the countdown went all the way to zero, and the small blind’s hand was killed.

Ferro thought for a moment or two before he called Frank’s raise.

The turn card paired the board with the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Ferro bet 100,000, and Frank snap-called. Ferro showed for a seven-high straight, and Frank mucked his cards. Ferro won the pot.

Jake Ferro  –  1,055,000  (88 bb)
Christopher Frank  –  1,000,000  (83 bb)

With about 171 players remaining from a field of 1,692, the average chip stack is around 495,000 (41 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $6,400 each.

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