Event 5: Ory Hen Wins in an 8-Way Deal!

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29:  40,000/80,000/10,000 ante

Ory Hen - Winner
Event 5 Champion Ory Hen

After a couple of hands were played in Level 29, the final eight players resumed negotiations about a potential chop. It took a good 30 minutes, but they finally agreed to a deal.

Here were the official chip counts at the time a deal was struck:

Ory Hen  –  3,600,000  (45 bb)
Christopher Nomikos  –  2,720,000  (34 bb)
Gunther Rowohlt  –  2,425,000  (30 bb)
Steven Bennett  –  2,170,000  (27 bb)
Nigel Murray  –  1,850,000  (23 bb)
Phil Hernz  –  1,440,000  (18 bb)
Zack Goodman  –  1,345,000  (17 bb)
Lisa Teebagy  –  1,060,000  (13 bb)

The payouts were recomputed using ICM. Here are all of the final table payouts, including ninth-place finisher Kenneth Watson, who busted before th deal was struck:

1st:  Ory Hen  –  $52,153
2nd:  Christpoher Nomikos  –  $42,144
3rd:  Gunther Rowohlt  –  $38,788
4th:  Steven Bennett  –  $35,774
5th:  Nigel Murray  –  $34,523
6th:  Phil Hernz  –  $27,584
7th:  Zack Goodman  –  $26,504
8th:  Lisa Teebagy  –  $23,261
9th:  Kenneth Watson  –  $7,885

As chipleader, Ory Hen wins the title, the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open” trophy, and a custom-framed winner’s photo courtesy of Image Masters.

Congratulations to Ory Hen!