Event 3: Marc Knopf Bubbles; Final 5 in the Money!

$350 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Level 15:  1,500/3,000

Marc Knopf
Unfortunate Bubble Finisher Marc Knopf

With six players remaining (and only five finishing in the money), Marc Knopf got it all in with KhJs10h5s, and he needed to improve to stay alive against Joel Harwood’s AhAc8s7d. The board came 6d2d2s10s7c, and Knopf’s pair of jacks couldn’t catch up to Harwood’s aces. Knopf was knocked out in sixth place to burst the Money Bubble.

You may not know Joel Harwood, but if you’re a poker fan you almost certainly know his daughter, Loni Harwood, a multiple WSOP bracelet winner with more than $1.6 million in live career earnings. Joel is no slouch either, as he has two top-three finishes in Omaha events here at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in 2015 alone.

Joel Harwood
Joel Harwood

These final five players finished out Level 14 and took a 15-minute break. Here are the official chip counts, followed by the prizepool:

Seat 1.  Evan Shaughnessy  –  141,000  (47 bb)
Seat 2.  Michelle Shah  –  37,500  (13 bb)
Seat 3.  Krystal Harris  –  81,500  (27 bb)
Seat 4.  Matthew Silva  –  99,000  (33 bb)
Seat 5.  Joel Harwood  –  111,000  (37 bb)

1st:  $5,292
2nd:  $3,675
3rd:  $2,352
4th:  $1,911
5th:  $1,470