Event 11: Andrew Laikin – 3rd Place ($4,355)

$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 105

Andrew Laikin
Andrew Laikin

During a round of Omaha-8, Andrew Laikin (small blind) and Chris Tryba (big blind) saw a flop of Jh9h5s. Laikin checked, Tryba bet 30,000, and Laikin called.

The turn card was the 2c, Laikin checked, Tryba bet 60,000, and Laikin called.

The river card paired the board with the 2d, Laikin moved all in for his last 25,000, and Tryba called.

Chris Tryba:  QdJc7h5d  (two pair, jacks and fives)
Andrew Laikin:  AdJd4s3h  (two pair, jacks and deuces)

There were no possible lows, and Tryba won the entire pot with his jacks and fives, eliminating Laikin in third place.

Andrew Laikin  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($4,355)

And here are the approximate chip counts for heads-up play:

Chris Tryba  –  825,000  (14 BB)
Selim Oulmekki  –  425,000  (7 BB)