Main Event: Blake Whittington Eliminated by John O’Neal

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 779

Blake Whittington

Blake Whittington was down to 260,000 and open-shoved his stack. It folded to John O’Neal in the big blind and he called to put the six-time WSOP Circuit champ at risk.

O’Neal: KsQs
Whittington: 9d8d

Whittington had two live cards to double, flopped a gutshot draw when it came Ts6h5h, but king-high was good for O’Neal after the 3d turn and As river.

John O’Neal – 710,000 (28 bb)

Recent results:

23rd: Blake Whittington – $8,286
24th: Michael Vanderwoude – $8,286