Event 11: Nikolay Grigorov – 6th Place ($1,925)

$400 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000
Players Remaining:  5 of 144

Nikolay Grigorov
Nikolay Grigorov

After a flop of AdJc2s, Nikolay Grigorov checked the small blind, Long Nguyen bet 96,000 from the big blind, and Kevin Ruscitti tanked for a while before raising from the button to 192,000.

Grigorov folded, and Nguyen called all in for 133,000.

Kevin Ruscitt:  KsQd4s3h  (double gutshot straight draw)
Long Nguyen:  AcKc9h7h  (pair of aces)

The turn card was the Kh, the river card was the As, and Nguyen won the pot with a full house, aces full of kings, to double up in chips.

Long Nguyen  –  335,000  (21 bb)
Kevin Ruscitti  –  745,000  (47 bb)

A few minutes later, after a flop of 7d4s2c, Nikolay Grigorov got his short stack all in from the cutoff against Matty Bretzfield, who was under the gun.

Matty Bretzfield:  As8d7s6h  (pair of sevens, gutshot straight draw)
Nikolay Grigorov:  Ad10s9s3d  (ace high)

The turn card was the Jc, the river card was the 6c, and Bretzfield won the pot with two pair, sevens and sixes, to eliminate Grigorov in sixth place.

Matt Bretzfield  –  1,450,000  (91 bb)
Nikolay Grigorov  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,925)

With five players remaining from a field of 144, the average chip stack is about 576,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $2,325 each.