Event 3: Brian Smith – 5th Place ($3,145)

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 109

Brian Smith
Brian Smith

Darryll Fish raised to 35,000 from the cutoff, Neal Corcoran called on the button, Fred Stones called in the small blind, and Brian Smith called in the big blind.

The flop was As7c6s, Stones bet 100,000, and Smith called all in for 37,000. Fish called, Corcoran potted to 593,000, Stones folded, and Fish called all in for less.

Fish:  AcTd9d4h2h
Corcoran:  5s4d3h2h2c
Smith:  JdJh7d5h3d

Fish was ahead for the high with a pair of aces with a straight draw, Corcoran had the nut low with straight draws, while Smith had a pair of jacks (or sevens) with a straight draw as well.

The runout didn’t improve anybody, ending Smith’s tournament in fifth place while Fish and Corcoran chopped the pot.

Neal Corcoran  –  865,000  (54 bb)
Darryll Fish  –  500,000  (31 bb)
Brian Smith  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($3,145)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 545,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed $4,070 each.