$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 and a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 108

During a round of Big O, Mitchell Garonce completed the small blind to 30,000, and Grant Hart checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Hart bet 50,000, and Garonce called.

The turn card was the , Hart bet 150,000, and Garonce called.

The river card was the , Hart bet 175,000, and Garonce quickly called.

Mitchell Garonce:    (queen-high straight)
Grant Hart:    (seven-high flush)

With no possible lows, Hart won the pot with his flush to take the lead.

Grant Hart  –  1,400,000  (56 bb)
Mitchell Garonce  –  1,300,000  (52 bb)

1st:  $16,835 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,390

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 and a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 108

During a round of PLO-8, Grant Hart raised to 65,000, and Mitchell Garonce called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Garonce checked, Hart bet 65,000, and Garonce called.

The river card was the , Garonce checked, Hart bet 100,000, and Garonce called.

Mitchell Garonce:    (king-high straight)
Grant Hart:    (set of kings)

With no possible lows, Garonce won the pot with his straight to increase his chip lead.

Mitchell Garonce  –  1,865,000  (75 bb)
Grant Hart  –  835,000  (33 bb)

1st:  $16,835 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,390

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 and a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 108

Pot-Limit Omaha

Zinoviy Pelekh was all in for roughly 400,000 from the button against Mitchell Garonoce in the big blind.

Pelekh: 
Garonce: 

The board came , giving Garonce a seven-high straight to eliminate Pelekh in third place.

Mitchell Garonce  –  1,730,000  (69 bb)
Grant Hart  –  970,000  (39 bb)
Zinoviy Pelekh  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($6,235)

1st:  $16,835 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,390

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 and a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 108

Pot-Limit Omaha

Grant Hart limped in for 25,000 on the button, Mitchell Garonce raised to 100,000 in the small blind, Jeffrey Shayani reraised all in for 165,000 in the big blind, Hart called, and Garonce called.

They checked down a board of and Garonce showed for aces full of deuces, besting Hart’s holdings and Shayani’s to eliminate Shayani in fourth place.

Mitchell Garonce  –  1,300,000  (52 bb)
Grant Hart  –  950,000  (38 bb)
Jeffrey Shayani  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($4,075)

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 and a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 108

During a round of PLO, Grant Hart limped from the hijack for 25,000, Alon Yehudai raised from the cutoff to 115,000, and Hart pot-raised to 385,000. Yehudai moved all in for about 405,000, and Hart called.

Grant Hart:  
Alon Yehudai:  

The board came , and Yehudai flopped two pair, but it was counterfeited when the board paired on the turn. Hart went on to win with a higher two pair, aces and sixes, to eliminate Yehudai in fifth place.

Grant Hart  –  1,015,000  (41 bb)
Alon Yehudai  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($3,145)

With four players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 675,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,075 each.

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 108

Pot-Limit Omaha

Zinoviy Pelekh raised to 60,000 from under the gun, Ryan Tran three-bet all in for about 110,000, and Pelekh called.

Pelekh: 
Tran: 

The board came , giving Pelekh queens and jacks to eliminate Tran in sixth place.

Zinoviy Pelekh  –  575,000  (29 bb)
Ryan Tran  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,585)

With sive players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 540,000 (27 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,145.

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 108

Pot-Limit Omaha

Zinoviy Pelekh raised from the cutoff, Matthew Kaplan reraised all in for 125,000 in the big blind, and Pelekh called.

Pelekh: 
Kaplan: 

The board came , giving Pelekh an eight-high straight to eliminate Kaplan in seventh place.

Zinoviy Pelekh  –  430,000  (22 bb)
Matthew Kaplan  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($2,190)

With six players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 450,000 (23 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,585.

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 108

The players return from break to begin Level 20, with increased blinds of 10,000-20,000 and a 20,000 ante.

With seven players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 386,000 (19 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Grant Hart  –  335,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2.  Matthew Kaplan  –  145,000  (7 bb)
Seat 3.  Alon Yehudai  –  325,000  (16 bb)
Seat 4.  Mitchell Garonce  –  980,000  (49 bb)
Seat 5.  Jeffrey Shayani  –  580,000  (29 bb)
Seat 6.  Zinoviy Pelekh  –  255,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7.  Ryan Tran  –  80,000  (4 bb)

And here is the full list of payouts:

1st:  $16,835 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,390
3rd:  $6,235
4th:  $4,075
5th:  $3,145
6th:  $2,585
7th:  $2,190

8th:  Dmitriy Vernitskiuy  –  $1,910
9th:  Marc Satin  –  $1,685
10th:  Bhargav Kakani  –  $1,490
11th:  Bradley Peterson  –  $1,490
12th:  Benjamin Goldstein  –  $1,490
13th:  Jean Laurent  –  $1,320
14th:  Eddie Blumenthal  –  $1,320

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 and a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 108

In the last hand before the break, Dmitriy Vernitskiuy moved all in from middle position for 38,000. Mitchell Garonce called from the hijack, Jeffrey Shayani called from the cutoff, and Grant Hart called from the big blind.

There was 176,000 in the main pot, and any further betting would create a side pot.

All three active players checked to the turn on a board of , Hart checked, and Garonce bet 40,000. Shayani quickly called, and Hart tanked for a while before he folded.

The river card was the , and both players checked. All three players turned over their cards.

Mitchell Garonce:    (ace high, 6-4 low)
Jeffrey Shayani:    (full house, no low)
Dmitriy Vernitskiuy:    (trip eights, no low)

Shayani won the high side with his full house, and Garonce won the low side with the only qualifying low hand. Vernitskiuy was eliminated in eight place.

Mitchell Garonce  –  980,000  (61 bb)
Jeffrey Shayani  –  580,000  (36 bb)
Dmitriy Vernitskiuy  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,910)

With seven players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 386,000 (24 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,190 each.

$600 Deep Stack Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  8,000/16,000 and a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 108

After the elimination of Marc Satin in ninth place, the final eight players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here’s the lineup with approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Grant Hart  –  390,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2.  Matthew Kaplan  –  130,000  (8 bb)
Seat 3.  Alon Yehudai  –  310,000  (19 bb)
Seat 4.  Dmitriy Vernitskiuy  –  55,000  (3 bb)
Seat 5.  Mitchell Garonce  –  955,000  (60 bb)
Seat 6.  Jeffrey Shayani  –  405,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7.  Zinoviy Pelekh  –  300,000  (19 bb)
Seat 8.  Ryan Tran  –  155,000  (10 bb)

And here is the full list of payouts:

1st:  $16,835 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $10,390
3rd:  $6,235
4th:  $4,075
5th:  $3,145
6th:  $2,585
7th:  $2,190
8th:  $1,910

9th:  Marc Satin  –  $1,685
10th:  Bhargav Kakani  –  $1,490
11th:  Bradley Peterson  –  $1,490
12th:  Benjamin Goldstein  –  $1,490
13th:  Jean Laurent  –  $1,320
14th:  Eddie Blumenthal  –  $1,320

With eight players remaining from a field of 108 entries, the average chip stack is around 338,000 (21 big blinds).