Championship: Vitalijs Zavorotnijs Wins a 1.34 Million Pot Against Isaac Kempton Near the Money Bubble

$3,500 LHPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prizepool: $3,718,400  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Live Stream
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  149 of 1,162

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs raised from UTG+1 to 16,000, Isaac Kempton reraised cut to 40,000, and Zavorotnijs four-bet it to 125,000. Kempton called.

The flop came 9h9d3s, Zavorotnijs bet 120,000, and Kempton called.

The turn card was the 5c, Zavorotnijs bet 145,000, and Kempton called.

The river card was the 6c, and Zavorotnijs bet 270,000, leaving himself about 10,000 behind. Kempton tanked for a very long time before he called, and Zavorotnijs showed KdKc for two pair, kings and nines. Kempton mucked, and Zavorotnijs won the pot.

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  1,350,000  (169 bb)
Isaac Kempton  –  175,000  (22 bb)

With 149 players remaining from a field of 1,162, the average chip stack is around 390,000 (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 this level (shortly after 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:20 am).

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