$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 772

Aaron Thivyanathan open-shipped for about 1,200,000 and it folded around to Robert Michener in the big blind.

“I think I have to call,” Michener said before he called.

Thivyanathan:
Michener:

Thivyanathan needed to improve to double up but missed the board to exit in 10th place.

Robert Michener – 3,300,000 (33 bb)
Aaron Thivyanathan – Eliminated in 10th Place ($21,305)

At the same time, Maurice Hawkins was getting his chips in the middle with the board reading against T.K. Miles. Hawkins was ahead with against , the turn was a blank, but Miles made a king-high straight on the river to send Hawkins out in ninth.

Tournament staff paused the clock and they would start with an eight-handed final table.

T.K. Miles – 3,475,000 (35 bb)
Maurice Hawkins – Eliminated in 9th Place ($21,305)