Event 22: Aaron Schaff Doubles Thru Colby Covington

$1,100 Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000
Players Remaining:  7 of 84

Aaron Schaff
Aaron Schaff

Colby Covington limped UTG+1 for 10,000, Aaron Schaff raised from the button to 50,000, and Covington called.

The flop came KsJh6s, Covington bet, and Schaff called all in for 11,000.

Colby Covington:  9d6d4sXx
Aaron Schaff:  AcQc5d4h

We only caught three of Covington’s cards, but the turn card was the 3h, the river card was the 10c, and with no possible lows, Schaff won the pot with an ace-high straight to double up in chips.

Aaron Schaff  –  137,000  (14 bb)
Colby Covington  –  325,000  (33 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 84 entries, the average chip stack is around 240,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $3,380 each.