$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  40,000/80,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 102

Tyler Phillips limped in for 40,000 on the button, Leonard St. Germain raised to 80,000 in the big blind, Phillips reraised to 120,000, and St. Germain called all in for 115,000.

Phillips: 
St. Germain: 

The board ran out , giving Phillips a king-high flush to eliminate St. Germain in third place.

Leonard St. Germain  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place ($3,815)

Here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play, followed by the payouts:

Emil Soffer  –  1,400,000  (18 BB)
Tyler Phillips  –  1,150,000  (14 BB)

1st:  $10,160 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $6,215

3rd:  Leoanrd St. Germain  –  $3,815
4th:  Harry Eisenberg  –  $2,490
5th:  Douglas Taylor  –  $1,940
6th:  Scott Hecker  –  $1,550
7th:  Dale Phillips  –  $1,320
8th:  Kyle Fleischmann  –  $1,145
9th:  Ricardo Quintero  –  $1,015
10th:  Gabe Ramos  –  $915
11th:  Alexander Orlov  –  $915
12th:  Randy Matienzo  –  $835
13th:  Tyler Bentz  –  $835

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 102

Harry Eisenberg raised to 60,000 from the button, Tyler Phillips three-bet to 90,000 in the small blind, and Eisenberg called all in for 85,000.

Eisenberg: 
Phillips: 

The board came , no help to Eisenberg, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Tyler Phillips  –  1,250,000  (21 BB)
Harry Eisenberg  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($2,490)

With three players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 850,000 (14 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,815 each.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  30,000/60,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 102

All five players limped for 30,000 each to see a flop of . Leonard St. Germain bet 30,000 from the small blind, and Harry Eisenberg (big blind) and Tyler Phillips (hijack) both folded. Emil Soffer called from the cutoff, and Douglas Taylor raised from the button to 60,000. St. Germain and Soffer both called.

The turn card was the , and it checked to Taylor, who bet 60,000. St. Germain and Soffer both called.

The river card was the , and it checked to Taylor, who again bet 60,000. St. Germain and Soffer both called, and everyone turned over their cards.

Emil Soffer:    (Aces up, 6-5 low)
Leonard St. Germain:    (full house, no low)
Douglas Taylor:    (trip fours, 7-6 low)

St. Germain won the high side with his full house, fours full of sixes, and Soffer won the low with his 6-5. Taylor is left out to dry with just 50K left in his stack.

Emil Soffer  –  1,350,000  (27 BB)
Leonard St. Germain  –  400,000  (8 BB)
Douglas Taylor  –  50,000  (<1 BB)

Two hands later, Douglas Taylor was in the big blind with only 20K left behind, and he smiled and said, “Just so y’all know, I’ll probably fold.”

Harry Eisenberg limped from the cutoff for 30,000, and Tyler Phillips raised from the button to 60,000. Emil Soffer called from the small blind, and Taylor called all in from the big blind for 50,000.

At this point, there was 200K in the main pot, and another 30K in the side pot. Any further betting would go to the side pot.

The flop came , and it checked to Phillips, who bet 30,000. Soffer and Eisenberg both called.

The turn card was the , and it checked to Phillips, who bet 60,000. Soffer folded, and Eisenberg called.

The river card paired the board with the , Eisenberg checked, Phillips bet 60,000, and Eisenberg called. All three players turned over their cards.

Tyler Phillips:    (tens up, 7-4 low)
Harry Eisenberg:    (sevens up, 7-5 low)
Douglas Taylor:    (tens up, 8-7 low)

For the high side, Phillips and Taylor had the same two pair, but Phillips outkicked him with an ace, and Phillips scooped the entire pot with a 7-4 low to eliminate Taylor in fifth place.

Tyler Phillips  –  750,000  (13 BB)
Harry Eisenberg  –  135,000  (2 BB)
Douglas Taylor  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($1,940)

With four players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 640,000 (11 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,490 each.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 102

Leonard St. Germain raised from the hijack to 50,000, Scott Hecker reraised from the cutoff to 75,000, and St. Germain reraised. Hecker called all in for 85,000, and they both turned over their cards.

Leonard St. Germain:  
Scott Hecker:  

The board came , and with no qualifying lows, St. Germain won the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate Hecker in sixth place.

Leonard St. Germain  –  350,000  (7 BB)
Scott Hecker  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,550)

With five players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 510,000 (10 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,940 each.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 102

The final six players return from break to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 15,000-25,000 and limits of 25,000-50,000. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Harry Eisenberg  –  425,000  (9 BB)
Seat 2.  Tyler Phillips  –  460,000  (9 BB)
Seat 3.  Emil Soffer  –  745,000  (15 BB)
Seat 4.  Douglas Taylor  –  230,000  (5 BB)
Seat 5.  Leonard St. Germain  –  315,000  (6 BB)
Seat 6.  Scott Hecker  –  375,000  (8 BB)

And here are the remaining payouts, followed by the money finishers so far:

1st:  $10,160 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $6,215
3rd:  $3,815
4th:  $2,490
5th:  $1,940
6th:  $1,550

7th:  Dale Phillips  –  $1,320
8th:  Kyle Fleischmann  –  $1,145
9th:  Ricardo Quintero  –  $1,015
10th:  Gabe Ramos  –  $915
11th:  Alexander Orlov  –  $915
12th:  Randy Matienzo  –  $835
13th:  Tyler Bentz  –  $835

With six players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 425,000 (9 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,550 each.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 102

Dale Phillips is short-stacked and all in preflop from the hijack in a multiway pot, and when the board shows on the turn, Emil Soffer (big blind) bets to become the last opponent in the pot.

Emil Soffer:    (jack-high flush)
Dale Phillips:    (king-high straight)

With no possible lows, Phillips is drawing dead with a straight against a flush, and the meaningless river card is the . Soffer wins the pot with his diamond flush to eliminate Phillips in seventh place.

Emil Soffer  –  760,000  (19 bb)
Dale Phillips  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,320)

With six players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 425,000 (11 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,550 each.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 102

Tyler Phillips limped in for 15,000 under the gun, Emil Soffer did the same UTG+1, Scott Hecker followed suit on the button, and Kyle Fleischmann raised to 30,000 in the small blind. Phillips, Soffer, and Hecker all called.

The flop was , Fleischmann bet his remaining 7,000, and everyone called.

The turn was the , Phillips bet 30,000, Soffer folded, and Hecker folded.

Phillips: 
Fleischmann: 

Phillips was ahead with trip jacks and held through the river to eliminate Fleischmann in eighth place.

Tyler Phillips  –  580,000  (19 BB)
Kyle Fleischmann  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,145)

With seven players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 364,000 (12 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,320 each.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 102

After the back-to-back eliminations of Gabe Ramos and Ricardo Quintero, the final eight players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup:

Seat 1.  Harry Eisenberg  –  155,000  (5 BB)
Seat 2.  Tyler Phillips  –  550,000  (18 BB)
Seat 3.  Emil Soffer  –  825,000  (28 BB)
Seat 4.  Douglas Taylor  –  235,000  (8 BB)
Seat 5.  Leonard St. Germain  –  440,000  (15 BB)
Seat 6.  Dale Phillips  –  135,000  (5 BB)
Seat 7.  Scott Hecker  –  180,000  (6 BB)
Seat 8.  Kyle Fleischmann  –  57,000  (2 BB)

And here are the remaining payouts, followed by the money finishers so far:

1st:  $10,160 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $6,215
3rd:  $3,815
4th:  $2,490
5th:  $1,940
6th:  $1,550
7th:  $1,320
8th:  $1,145

9th:  Ricardo Quintero  –  $1,015
10th:  Gabe Ramos  –  $915
11th:  Alexander Orlov  –  $915
12th:  Randy Matienzo  –  $835
13th:  Tyler Bentz  –  $835

With eight players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 319,000 (11 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,145 each.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 102

When Gabe Ramos was eliminated in ninth place, there was another all-in situation already in progress at the other table.

Dale Phillips limped in for 15,000 in the cutoff, Harry Eisenberg did the same on the button, and Ricardo Quintero was already all in for 5,000 in the big blind.

The flop was , Phillips checked, Eisenberg bet 15,000, and Phillips called.

The turn was the , Phillips checked, Eisenberg bet 30,000, and Phillips folded.

Eisenberg showed for a set of nines, while Quintero showed for a low draw.

The river was the , no help to Quintero, locking up the pot for Eisenberg.

Harry Eisenberg  –  155,000  (5 BB)
Ricardo Quintero  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,015)

The final eight players are now redrawing for random seats at the final table.

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 102

With the final board showing , Gabe Ramos got it all in from the big blind for 24,000, and Emil Soffer called under the gun.

Emil Soffer:    (set of jacks)
Gabe Ramos:    (set of threes)

With no lows possible, Soffer’s set of jacks beats the set of threes for Ramos, eliminating Ramos in 10th place.

Emil Soffer  –  825,000  (28 bb)
Gabe Ramos  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($915)

With nine players remaining, it’s time to redraw for random seats at the final table. But there is an all-in situation at the other table, so there might only be eight players redrawing.

But at the moment, with nine players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 283,000 (9 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,015 each.