Event 5: Final Table Begins with David Thurston in the Lead

$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
StructurePayouts
Level 19:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 89

Event 5 Final Table

After nearly simultaneous eliminations of Jason Papstavrou and Waltrudes De Souza, the final eight players randomly drew for seats at the final table. Here is the lineup:

Seat 1.  Nick Zivolich  –  105,000  (5 BB)
Seat 2.  Wayne Palitz  –  55,000  (3 BB)
Seat 3.  Donny Rubinstein  –  255,000  (13 BB)
Seat 4.  Joel Harwood  –  115,000  (6 BB)
Seat 5.  David Thurston  –  505,000  (25 BB)
Seat 6.  Erik Perry  –  60,000  (3 BB)
Seat 7.  Phil Hui  –  32,000  (2 BB)
Seat 8.  Chad Roedersheimer  –  198,000  (10 BB)

And here are the payouts for this event:

1st:  $14,600 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $8,880
3rd:  $5,600
4th:  $3,620
5th:  $2,800
6th:  $2,220
7th:  $1,870
8th:  $1,635

9th:  Waltrudes De Souza  –  $1,450
10th:  Jason Papastavrou  –  $1,450
11th:  Christopher Labrie  –  $1,300
12th:  Sheila O’Connor  –  $1,300

With eight players remaining from a field of 89, the average chip stack is around 167,000 (8 Big Bets).