Event 2: Christopher Hice – 9th Place ($1,535)

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 93

Christopher Hice
Christopher Hice

Christopher Hice potted to 56,000 in middle position, Darryll Fish reraised all in for 97,000 in the hijack, Loni Hui reraised in the small blind, and Hice called all in for about 75,000.

Hice:  KhQhQc5h
Fish:  AsJdTd4s
Hui:  AcAd8h5d

The board ran out 6h4c2d8c5c, giving Hui two pair (eights and fives) to win the high, while Hui and Fish had the same six-low to chop up that portion, ending Hice’s tournament in ninth place.

Loni Hui  –  380,000  (24 bb)
Darryll Fish  –  75,000  (5 bb)
Christopher Hice  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,535)

With eight players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 291,000 (18 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,695.