$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 84

Stud

David Shmuel:  (X-X)  / 
Cat Mon:  (X-X)  / 

Picking up the action on fourth street, David Shmuel bet 20,000 with the on-board lead, Cat Mon raised to 40,000, and Shmuel called.

Shmuel bet on fifth street and Mon called all in for about 30,000.

David Shmuel:    / 
Cat Mon:    / 

Shmuel’s aces were in the lead against Mon’s kings. Here were the rest of their runouts:

David Shmuel:    /    / 
Cat Mon:    /    / 

Shmuel showed his seventh street first and made two pair, aces and deuces, leaving Mon drawing to just a King. He peeled, but showed an inferior two pair with kings and treys, ending his tournament in fourth place.

David Shmuel  –  500,000  (13 BB)
Cat Mon  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,615)

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 84

Razz

Marty Raschkovan was all in for his remaining 5,000 on third street against Cat Mon.

Raschkovan:    / 
Mon:    / 

Here were the rest of their runouts:

Raschkovan:    /    / 
Mon:    /    / 

Mon locked up the hand when he made a six on sixth street, eliminating Raschkovan in fifth place.

Cat Mon  –  140,000  (5 BB)
Marty Raschkovan  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,755)

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 84

Razz

Before Scott Fitzhugh took half of that main pot in Omaha 8, he had folded his small blind and had only 9,000. Now he is up to about 120,000 thanks to a double-up in Razz.

Cat Mon:  (X-X)  / 
Scott Fitzhugh:  (X-X)  / 

Cat Mon limped in for 5,000, Fitzhugh completed to 15,000, and Mon called. Fitzhugh bet 15,000 on fourth street, Mon called, and Mon check-called Fitzhugh’s all-in bet of about 30,000 on fifth street.

Cat Mon:    / 
Scott Fitzhugh:    / 

Here were the rest of their runouts:

Cat Mon:    /    / 
Scott Fitzhugh:    /    / 

Mon made a nine-six on sixth street and didn’t improve on seventh, while Fitzhugh has to catch to survive on seventh, and made an eight-five to double up.

Scott Fitzhugh  –  120,000  (4 BB)
Cat Mon  –  160,000  (5 BB)

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 84

Omaha 8

Zack Milchman raised to 30,000 from the hijack, Scott Fitzhugh called all in for 9,000 from the button, and Scott Matejka called from the big blind.

The flop was and Matejka check-called 15,000 from Milchman.

The turn was the , Matejka bet his remaining 30,000-ish, and Milchman called.

Milchman:    (Fives and Deuces, with an 8-5-4-2-A low)
Matejka:    (Aces, with an 8-7-5-2-A low)
Fitzhugh:    (Kings and Eights, with an 8-5-4-3-2 low)

The river was the , giving Fitzhugh half of the main pot with kings and eights, with Milchman winning the low.

In the side pot, Milchman had fives and deuces with the better low, eliminating Matejka in sixth place.

Zack Milchman  –  465,000  (16 BB)
Scott Fitzhugh  –  18,000  (< 1 BB)
Scott Matejka  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,205)

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 84

Seat 1.  Zack Milchman  –  342,000  (11 BB)
Seat 2.  Cat Mon  –  272,000  (9 BB)
Seat 3.  Scott Fitzhugh  –  54,000  (2 BB)
Seat 4.  Marty Raschkovan  –  140,000  (5 BB)
Seat 5.  Scott Matejka  –  99,000  (3 BB)
Seat 6.  David Shmuel  –  353,000 (12 BB)

And here is the prizepool for this event:

1st:  $13,890 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $8,600
3rd:  $5,345
4th:  $3,615
5th:  $2,755
6th:  $2,205

7th:  Charles Odenz  –  $1,830
8th:  Aaron Kupin  –  $1,545
9th:  Jeff Madsen  –  $1,465
10th:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  $1,465
11th:  Alan Morgan  –  $1,385

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 84

During a round of Stud, Charles Odenz started the hand short against Zack Milchman, and we picked up the action on fourth street.

Zack Milchman:  (X-X)  
Charles Odenz:  (X-X)  

4th Street:  Odenz bet 12,000, and Milchman called.

5th Street:  Odenz checked, Milchman bet 24,000, and Odenz either called all in or moved all in for an extra 1K or 2K. They got it all in and turned over their cards.

Zack Milchman:  ()  
Charles Odenz:  ()  

Odenz started the hand with split kings, but didn’t improve beyond that. Odenz had the high hand at the moment, but Milchman had an open-ended straightd raw with a club flush draw, and a whole bunch of outs.

Zack Milchman:  ()    ()
Charles Odenz:  ()    ()

Milchman made a queen-high straight on sixth street to the two pair of Odenz, and Odenz needed a king or a four on seventh street to stay alive. But his last card was a seven, and Milchman won the pot with his straight to eliminate Odenz in seventh place.

Zack Milchman  –  305,000  (13 BB)
Charles Odenz  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,830)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 210,000 (9 BB), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $2,205 each.

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  7 of 84

During a round of Razz, David Shmuel had the bring-in with the . Charles Odenz called, and Aaron Kupin called.

David Shmuel:  (X-X)  
Charles Odenz:  (X-X)  
Aaron Kupin:  (X-X)  

4th Street:  All three players checked.

5th Street:  Kupin bet 20,000, Shmuel folded, and Odenz raised. Kupin called all in for 27,000.

Charles Odenz:  ()  
Aaron Kupin:  ()  

Kupin was ahead with a jack high to the pair of sixes for Odenz, and Kupin’s 7-6 draw was ahead of Odenz’s 8-6 draw. But then the dealer dealt the final two cards.

Charles Odenz:  ()    ()
Aaron Kupin:  ()    ()

Kupin was in trouble when he picked up a pair of jacks on sixth street as Odenz made an 8-6 low. Then Odenz picked up an ace on seventh street for a 6-5 low, and Kupin was drawing dead.

Odenz won the pot with his 6-5 to eliminate Kupin in eighth place.

Charles Odenz  –  195,000  (10 BB)
Aaron Kupin  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,545)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 180,000 (9 BB), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $1,830 each.

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  8 of 84

During a round of Omaha Hi-Lo, Cat Mon raised under the gun to 20,000, Jeff Madsen moved all in from the big blind for 22,000, and Mon called.

Cat Mon:  
Jeff Madsen:  

The board came , and Cat Mon scooped the pot with two pair, aces and threes, for the high side, and a 6-4 for the low side. Madsen was eliminated in ninth place.

Cat Mon  –  220,000  (11 BB)
Jeff Madsen  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,465)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 158,000 (8 BB), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $1,545 each.

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 84

After the elimination of Alan Morgan in 11th place, and Yuval Bronshtein in 10th place, the final nine players drew for random seats at the final table.

Here is the updated lineup, along with approximate chip counts and how many big bets are in each stack:

Seat 1.  Zack Milchman  –  200,000  (13 BB)
Seat 2.  Charles Odenz  –  150,000  (9 BB)
Seat 3.  Jeff Madsen  –  22,000  (1 BB)
Seat 4.  Cat Mon  –  150,000  (9 BB)
Seat 5.  Scott Fitzhugh  –  165,000  (10 BB)
Seat 6.  Marty Raschkovan  –  120,000  (8 BB)
Seat 7.  Aaron Kupin  –  90,000  (6 BB)
Seat 8.  Scott Matejka  –  135,000  (8 BB)
Seat 9.  David Shmuel  –  205,000  (13 BB)

And here is the prizepool for this event:

1st:  $13,890 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $8,600
3rd:  $5,345
4th:  $3,615
5th:  $2,755
6th:  $2,205
7th:  $1,830
8th:  $1,545
9th:  $1,465
10th:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  $1,465
11th:  Alan Morgan  –  $1,385

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  11 of 84

With 13 players remaining, and only 11 getting paid, there was an elimination at each table. Kenneth Po got knocked out during a round of Omaha-8, and Leo August was eliminated during Razz.

So the Money Bubble burst without the need for hand-for-hand play, and the remaining 11 players are in the money, guaranteed at least $1,385 each.

With 11 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 116,000 (7 big bets).

Here is the full list of payouts:

1st:  $13,890 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $8,600
3rd:  $5,345
4th:  $3,615
5th:  $2,755
6th:  $2,205
7th:  $1,830
8th:  $1,545
9th-10th:  $1,465
11th:  $1,385