Event 5: Final Table Begins with Aaron Kupin Holding a Huge Lead

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 109

Event 5 Final Table

After the elimination of Steve Ekin in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here are their new seating assignments along with their approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Matthew Wolfson  –  138,000  (6 BB)
Seat 2.  Gabe Ramos  –  190,000  (8 BB)
Seat 3.  Dominic Granteed  –  120,000  (5 BB)
Seat 4.  Kevin M. Buck  –  104,000  (4 BB)
Seat 5.  David Snitkin  –  135,000  (6 BB)
Seat 6.  Donny Rubinstein  –  54,000  (2 BB)
Seat 7.  Aaron Kupin  –  560,000  (23 BB)
Seat 8.  Chris Labrie  –  58,000  (2 BB)
Seat 9.  Jason Papastavrou  –  75,000  (3 BB)

And here is the remaining prizepool at stake:

1st:  $17,015 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,585
3rd:  $6,300
4th:  $4,150
5th:  $3,205
6th:  $2,635
7th:  $2,230
8th:  $1,945
9th:  $1,720

And the players who have finished in the money so far:

10th:  Steve Ekin  –  $1,720
11th:  Hoyt Verner  –  $1,515
12th:  Michael Deveronica  –  $1,515
13th:  Jeff Cookson  –  $1,345
14th:  Shane Daniels  –  $1,345

With nine players remaining from a field of 109, the average chip stack is around 182,000 (8 Big Bets).