Event 26: John Howe – 7th Place ($1,735)

$600 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 96

John Howe
John Howe

Mark Kastory raised all in for 25,000 in the hijack, John Howe reraised all in for 45,000 in the cutoff, Joe Shammas called on the button, Christopher Lee called in the small blind, and Ryan Hoenig called in the big blind.

The flop was KcKh6h, Lee checked, Hoenig bet 45,000, Shammas folded, and Lee folded.

Kastory:  AhQsJd2s
Howe:  As5h4s2c
Hoenig:  QcTcTd9c

The Js turn and 4d river completed the board, giving Kastory kings and jacks to win the main pot and quintuple up again, while Hoenig took the side pot with kings and tens to eliminate Howe in seventh place.

Ryan Hoenig  –  580,000  (29 bb)
Mark Kastory  –  145,000  (7 bb)
John Howe  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,735)

With six players remaining from a field of 96 entries, the average chip stack is around 400,000 (20 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,315 each.