$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  216 of 1,162

A player was all in from the big blind for roughly 75,000 with , and needed to improve to stay alive against the of Mitch Mitchell in middle position.

The board came , and the pocket tens held up for Mitchell to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

Mitch Mitchell  –  297,000  (59 bb)

With about 216 players remaining from a field of 1,162, the average chip stack is around 269,000 (54 big blinds). The final 146 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $6,400.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  240 of 1,162

Gregory Baird was all in from the big blind for 250,000 with , and needed to improve to stay alive against the of Mark Cahill in the small blind.

The board came , and Baird paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Gregory Baird  –  504,000  (126 bb)
Mark Cahill  –  25,000  (6 bb)

A few minutes later, Cahill was eliminated from the tournament.

Mark Cahill  –  Eliminated

With about 240 players remaining from a field of 1,162, the average chip stack is around 242,000 (61 big blinds). The final 146 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $6,400.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  245 of 1,162

Sebastian Crema was all in from the button for 24,000 with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Grant Wang in the small blind.

The board came , and Crema wins the pot with a flopped set of kings to double up in chips.

Sebastian Crema  –  56,000  (14 bb)
Grant Wang  –  73,000  (18 bb)

With about 245 players remaining from a field of 1,162, the average chip stack is around 237,000 (59 big blinds). The final 146 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $6,400.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  285 of 1,162

With no small blind this hand, a player moved all in from the button for 60,000, and Martin Carnero thought for a while before he called from the big blind with . The button turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — the button flopped a pair of queens, Carnero turned a pair of aces, and the button rivered an ace-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Martin Carnero  –  21,000  (5 bb)

The next hand, Matthew Lambrecht raised from middle position to 9,000, the player who was the last hand reraised from the cutoff to 27,000, and Carnero called all in from the small blind for 21,000. Lambrecht thought for a while before he folded.

With nearly the same cards as last hand, Carnero turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive against his opponent’s .

The board came , and Carnero won the pot with a flopped pair of aces to double up in chips.

Martin Carnero  –  59,000  (15 bb)

With about 285 players remaining from a field of 1,162, the average chip stack is around 204,000 (51 big blinds). The final 146 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $6,400.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Continuing a busy Sunday with LHPO Event 43 at 3 pm in the Grand Ballroom. This time we have a $1,700 buy-in Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool and two-day structure.

Players sit with 20K deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes on Day 2. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 7:30 pm.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 43 Structure Sheet

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  290 of 1,162

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 700K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Frank Funaro  –  971,000  (243 bb)
2.  Ryan Hogan  –  911,000  (228 bb)
3.  Stephen Kehoe  –  869,000  (217 bb)
4.  Hertsel Levy  –  782,000  (196 bb)
5.  Ryan Hoenig  –  746,000  (187 bb)

With about 290 players remaining from a field of 1,162, the average chip stack is around 200,000 (50 big blinds). The final 146 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $6,400.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  296 of 1,162

The players return from break to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 and a 4,000 ante.

With about 296 players remaining from a field of 1,162, the average chip stack is around 196,000 (49 big blinds). The final 146 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $6,400.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  296 of 1,162

We are running out the clock on Level 12 and players are about to take their first break as tournament staff take the purple chips out of play. They will return for two more levels before another break and we find our first live-stream feature table.

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  336 of 1,162

Raminder Singh is a legend in the Florida poker scene, particularly here in Hollywood. He has more major wins here than anyone in our history plus many titles from Poker Room Events. One of his 13 trophies came in this tournament one year ago when he was crowned the 2024 LHPO Champion.

All-time wins list:

Raminder Singh 13 wins
Michael Newman 11 wins
David Shmuel 11 wins
Yuval Bronshtein 10 wins
Matt Bretzfield 10 wins
Phil Hui 10 wins
John Holley 8 wins
Gabriel Ramos 8 wins

Singh is still defending his LHPO Championship title, rocking a stack of 186,5000 and plenty of room to make his moves.

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  395 of 1,162

“Put your coat on Cuz!”

Everyone in the room heard Steve Buckner.

He was talking to Yunkyu Song, the new WPT Player of the Year and known for his move of standing up and putting his coat on when all in.

With about 13K in the pot and the board reading , Buckner checked from under the gun and Song moved all in for 43,000 from the button. Buckner snapped called with the bigger stack, Song stood up from his chair, and “Cuz” said what he said.

Buckner:
Song:

Buckner was ahead with his aces and they held on the turn and river.

Steve Buckner – 181,000 (72 bb)
Yunkyu Song – Eliminated