Event 6: Steve Novak Out in 5th Place ($1,377)

$350 Pot Limit Omaha/8 (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 4,000/8,000

Steve Novak
5th-Place Finisher Steve Novak

After a flop of Jh7h5h, Steve Novak was all in against Robert Wachtel. Here were their hands:

Robert Wachtel:  AsJd7c2s  (two pair, jacks and sevens, A-2 low draw)
Steve Novak:  Ad10c5c3s  (pair of fives, A-3 low draw)

The turn is the Js, the river is the 3c, and Wachtel makes a full house (jacks full of sevens) for the high, along with a 7-5-3-2-A for the low. Novak is eliminated in fifth place.

Robert Wachtel  –  180,000  (23 bb)
Steve Novak  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($1,377)

The final four players have locked up at least $1,836 each. The average chip stack is about 128,000 (16 big blinds).