Event 6: Cory Blum – 9th Place ($1,215)

$400 Pot Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/10,000
Players Remaining:  8 of 125

Cory Blum
Cory Blum

There is a three-way all-in situation after a flop of Kc8c2h, with Warren Colman all in from the button for 144,000, Cory Blum all in from the hijack for 146,000, and John Binns covering them both from the big blind.

John Binns:  KhQc10d8d  (two pair, kings and eights)
Cory Blum:  AcQs7d2c  (pair of deuces, ace-high flush draw, 8-7 low draw)
Warren Colman:  AsJs4s3h  (ace high, 8-4 low draw)

The turn card was the Jh, the river card was the 4d, and Binns won the high side of the main pot with two pair, kings and eights, while Colman won the low side of the main pot with an 8-4 low.

Blum made an 8-7 low, so he chopped the miniscule side pot with Binns to finish the hand with just 2,000.

John Binns  –  520,000  (52 bb)
Warren Colman  –  260,000  (26 bb)
Cory Blum  –  2,000  (<1 bb)

The next hand, Natan Wager raised UTG+1 to 35,000, Cory Blum called all in from middle position for 2,000, and John Binns called from the small blind.

The flop came AsJs9d, Binns checked, and Wager bet the pot (88,000). Binns tanked for a while before he raised, and Wager called all in for 185,000.

Everyone turned over their cards, and here they are in descending order of chip counts:

John Binns:  JhJc10s8s  (set of jacks, open-ended straight draw)
Natan Wager:  AsAc3s2d  (set of aces)
Cory Blum:  KsQh10d8h  (wrap straight draw)

The turn card was the 4d, the river card was the 5s, and Wager made a wheel (five-high straight) to scoop the entire pot, doubling thru Binns and eliminating Blum in ninth place.

Natan Wager  –  462,000  (46 bb)
John Binns  –  300,000  (30 bb)
Cory Blum  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,215)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 188,000 (19 big blinds). The next player to be eliminated will earn $1,385.