Event 6: H. Bad Out in 4th Place ($1,836)

$350 Pot Limit Omaha/8 (Re-Entry)
Level 22:  8,000/16,000

Level 21 comes to an end, and the blinds increase to 8K-16K. These were the approximate chip counts:

Seat 2.  Bryce Fox  –  130,000  (8 bb)
Seat 4.  Robert Wachtel  –  150,000  (9 bb)
Seat 6.  Charles Chan  –  88,000  (6 bb)
Seat 7.  H. Bad  –  130,000  (8 bb)

Note that the chipleader has fewer than 10 big blinds.

A short while later, H. Bad (small blind) and Bryce Fox (big blind) see a flop of KhJh5s. Bad checks, Fox says, “all in,” and Bad calls. But before they turn over their cards, the dealer points out that it’s pot-limit, not no-limit. Fox’s bet is considered a pot-size bet, and Bad’s call is binding.

The turn card pairs the board with the 5d, and Bad moves all in. Fox snap-calls with Kd9c5h4d for a full house, kings full of fives, and Bad winces as he shows AhKs6s2s — a pair of kings.

The river card is the 8c, and Fox wins the pot with his full house to eliminate H. Bad in fourth place.

Bryce Fox  –  250,000  (16 bb)
H. Bad  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($1,836)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 170,000 (11 big blinds).