$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8 Structure | Payouts Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 of 93
Andrew Becker
Andrew Becker raised to 50,000 from UTG+1, Jean Laurent reraised to 80,000 in the cutoff, and Becker called all in for 80,000.
Becker: Laurent:
The board came , giving Laurent aces and tens with an eight low to scoop the pot and eliminate Becker in eighth place.
Jean Laurent – 535,000 (27 bb) Andrew Becker – Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,695)
With seven players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 330,000 (17 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,935.
$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8 Structure | Payouts Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 of 93
Darryll Fish
Ariel Mantel raised to 50,000 from early position, Andrew Becker called on the button, and Darryll Fish called all in for 40,000 in the big blind.
The flop was , Mantel checked, Becker bet 25,000, and Mantel called.
The turn was the , Mantel bet, and Becker called all in for 5,000.
Mantel: Becker: Fish:
Becker was leading with a set of kings, but the river was the and gave Fish a ten-high straight to win the pot and triple up. Becker won a small side pot against Mantel.
Darryll Fish – 150,000 (8 bb) Andrew Becker – 80,000 (4 bb) Ariel Mantel – 480,000 (24 bb)
With eight players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 291,000 (15 big blinds).
$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8 Structure | Payouts Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 of 93
Loni Hui
Darryll Fish potted to 56,000 from under the gun, Loni Hui called in the hijack, and Leonard Kriss called in the big blind.
The flop was , Kriss checked, Fish bet 16,000 (leaving 3,000 behind), Hui raised all in for 160,000, Kriss folded, and Fished called all in for 19,000 total with for a pair of kings with the nut low draw.
Hui showed for the ace-high flush draw along with the nut low draw.
The turn and river completed the board, giving both the nut low, while Hui rivered an ace-high flush to collect three quarters of the pot.
Loni Hui – 315,000 (20 bb) Leonard Kriss – 275,000 (17 bb) Darryll Fish – 58,000 (4 bb)
With eight players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 291,000 (18 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,695.
$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8 Structure | Payouts Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 of 93
Ariel Mantel
Loni Hui limped under the gun for 16,000, Phil Hui limped UTG+1, Jean Laurent completed the small blind, and Ariel Mantel checked his option in the big blind.
All four players checked to the turn on a board of , and Laurent bet 58,000. Mantel called, and Loni and Phil both quickly folded.
The river card was the , Laurent bet 53,000, and Mantel snap-called.
Jean Laurent: (trip jacks) Ariel Mantel: (full house, jacks full of sevens)
With no possible lows, Mantel won the entire pot with his full house, jacks full of sevens, to take the lead.
With eight players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 291,000 (18 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,695 each.
$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8 Structure | Payouts Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 of 93
Loni Hui (left) and Phil Hui
In a literal “family pot” situation, Loni Hui raised from the button to 35,000, Phil Hui called from the small blind, and Joel Harwood folded his big blind. (Harwood is Loni’s father, so all of the chips in this pot came from their family.)
The flop came , Phil bet 30,000, Loni pot-raised, and Phil called all in for 126,000.
Loni Hui: (pair of deuces, gutshot straight draw, 8-5 low)
Phil Hui: (open-ended straight draw, spade flush draw, 8-4 low)
The turn card paired the board with the , the river card was the , and Hui won the high side with a spade flush and the low side with his 8-4 low to double up in chips.
With eight players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 291,000 (18 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,695 each.
$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8 Structure | Payouts Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 of 93
Christopher Hice
Christopher Hice potted to 56,000 in middle position, Darryll Fish reraised all in for 97,000 in the hijack, Loni Hui reraised in the small blind, and Hice called all in for about 75,000.
Hice: Fish: Hui:
The board ran out , giving Hui two pair (eights and fives) to win the high, while Hui and Fish had the same six-low to chop up that portion, ending Hice’s tournament in ninth place.
Loni Hui – 380,000 (24 bb) Darryll Fish – 75,000 (5 bb) Christopher Hice – Eliminated in 9th Place ($1,535)
With eight players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 291,000 (18 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,695.
$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8 Structure | Payouts Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 93
Phil Hui
Phil Hui raised from the button, Andrew Becker reraised the pot from the big blind, and Hui ended up all in for 100,000 with . Becker showed .
The board ran out , giving both the nut low, while Hui rivered a queen-high straight, locking up three quarters of the pot for the 12-time SHRP trophy winner.
Phil Hui – 162,000 (14 bb) Andrew Becker – 136,000 (11 bb)
With nine players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 258,000 (22 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,535.
$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha 8 Structure | Payouts Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 93
After the elimination of Matthew Kaplan in 10th place, the final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table.
With nine players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 258,000 (22 big blinds). Here is the lineup with approximate chip counts:
10th: Matthew Kaplan – $1,400 11th: Harlan Penn – $1,305 12th: John Simcox – $1,210
Amazingly, Loni Hui (seat 6), her husband Phil Hui (seat 7), and her father Joel Harwood (seat 8) are seated right next to each other. Combined, they have won 16 titles here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, with 12 for Phil, three for Loni, and one for Joel.
With 17 players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is around 137,000 (17 big blinds). The final 12 players will finish in the money, and here are the payouts: