Event 26: Final Table Begins with Joe Shammas as Chipleader

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 96

Event 26 - Final Table

After the elimination of Grant Hart in eighth place, the final seven players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup with approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Mark Kastory  –  25,000  (2 bb)
Seat 2.  John Howe  –  300,000  (19 bb)
Seat 3.  Joe Shammas  –  640,000  (40 bb)
Seat 4.  Christopher Lee  –  275,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5.  Ryan Hoenig  –  500,000  (31 bb)
Seat 6.  Andrew Becker  –  280,000  (18 bb)
Seat 7.  Chris Leslie-Hynan  –  350,000  (22 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts, followed by the money finishers so far:

1st:  $15,200 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $9,855
3rd:  $6,560
4th:  $4,495
5th:  $3,175
6th:  $2,315
7th:  $1,735

8th:  Grant Hart  –  $1,735
9th:  Ken Aldridge  –  $1,345
10th:  A.J. Kelsall  –  $1,345
11th:  Dylan Wilkerson  –  $1,080
12th:  Filippos Stavrakis  –  $1,080

With seven players remaining from a field of 96 entries, the average chip stack is around 343,000 (21 big blinds).