$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 102

All five players limped for 30,000 each to see a flop of . Leonard St. Germain bet 30,000 from the small blind, and Harry Eisenberg (big blind) and Tyler Phillips (hijack) both folded. Emil Soffer called from the cutoff, and Douglas Taylor raised from the button to 60,000. St. Germain and Soffer both called.

The turn card was the , and it checked to Taylor, who bet 60,000. St. Germain and Soffer both called.

The river card was the , and it checked to Taylor, who again bet 60,000. St. Germain and Soffer both called, and everyone turned over their cards.

Emil Soffer:    (Aces up, 6-5 low)
Leonard St. Germain:    (full house, no low)
Douglas Taylor:    (trip fours, 7-6 low)

St. Germain won the high side with his full house, fours full of sixes, and Soffer won the low with his 6-5. Taylor is left out to dry with just 50K left in his stack.

Emil Soffer  –  1,350,000  (27 BB)
Leonard St. Germain  –  400,000  (8 BB)
Douglas Taylor  –  50,000  (<1 BB)

Two hands later, Douglas Taylor was in the big blind with only 20K left behind, and he smiled and said, “Just so y’all know, I’ll probably fold.”

Harry Eisenberg limped from the cutoff for 30,000, and Tyler Phillips raised from the button to 60,000. Emil Soffer called from the small blind, and Taylor called all in from the big blind for 50,000.

At this point, there was 200K in the main pot, and another 30K in the side pot. Any further betting would go to the side pot.

The flop came , and it checked to Phillips, who bet 30,000. Soffer and Eisenberg both called.

The turn card was the , and it checked to Phillips, who bet 60,000. Soffer folded, and Eisenberg called.

The river card paired the board with the , Eisenberg checked, Phillips bet 60,000, and Eisenberg called. All three players turned over their cards.

Tyler Phillips:    (tens up, 7-4 low)
Harry Eisenberg:    (sevens up, 7-5 low)
Douglas Taylor:    (tens up, 8-7 low)

For the high side, Phillips and Taylor had the same two pair, but Phillips outkicked him with an ace, and Phillips scooped the entire pot with a 7-4 low to eliminate Taylor in fifth place.

Tyler Phillips  –  750,000  (13 BB)
Harry Eisenberg  –  135,000  (2 BB)
Douglas Taylor  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($1,940)

With four players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 640,000 (11 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,490 each.