$400 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 82

A few minutes later, both players put in 50,000 each to see a flop of . Jonathan Moschel checked, Josh Smith bet 25,000, and Moschel called.

The turn card was the , Moschel checked, Smith bet 50,000, and Moschel check-raised to 100,000. Smith called.

The river card was the , Moschel bet 50,000, and Smith called.

Josh Smith:    (two pair, eights and sixes, 7-5 low)
Jonathan Moschel:    (six-high straight)

Moschel scooped the pot with a six-high straight to effectively tie up the heads-up match after being down 18-to-1 just 15 minutes earlier.

Jonathan Moschel  –  1,030,000  (21 BB)
Josh Smith  –  1,020,000  (20 BB)

The next hand, Moschel completed the small blind to 25,000, and Smith checked his option in the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Smith bet 50,000, and Moschel called.

The river card was the , Smith bet 50,000, Moschel raised to 100,000, and Smith snap-folded. Moschel took the pot to clearly take the lead from Smith for the first time since the final table began.

Jonathan Moschel  –  1,155,000  (23 BB)
Josh Smith  –  895,000  (18 BB)

1st:  $8,705 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,275

$400 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 82

Jonathan Moschel was down to just two Big Bets, but his double up gave him some momentum and he continued to grow his stack.

Moschel raised from the button to 50,000, and Josh Smith called from the big blind. The flop came , Smith checked, Moschel bet 25,000, and Smith called.

The turn card was the , Smith checked, Moschel bet 50,000, and Smith called. The river card was the , Smith checked, Moschel bet 50,000, and Smith folded. Moschel took the pot to reach 520,000.

Josh Smith  –  1,530,000  (31 BB)
Jonathan Moschel  –  520,000  (10 BB)

The next hand, Smith completed the small blind to 25,000, and Moschel checked his option in the big blind. The flop came , Moschel checked, Smith bet 25,000, and Moschel check-raised to 50,000. Smith called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked. The river card was the , Moschel bet 50,000, and Smith called.

Moschel showed for a flopped set of jacks, and Smith had no qualifying low to split the pot. Moschel won the entire pot to reach 645,000.

Josh Smith  –  1,405,000  (28 BB)
Jonathan Moschel  –  645,000  (13 BB)

Two hands later, Smith raised from the button to 50,000, and Moschel called from the big blind. The flop came , Moschel checked, Smith bet 25,000, and Moschel called. The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Moschel bet 50,000, and Smith called. Moschel showed to win the pot with trip queens and increase his stack to about 920,000.

Josh Smith  –  1,130,000  (23 BB)
Jonathan Moschel  –  920,000  (18 BB)

1st:  $8,705 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,275

$400 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 82

Down to just 105,000 to start the hand, Jonathan Moschel got it all in after a flop of . As they turned over their cards, Smith said he hadn’t even looked at his hand yet.

Josh Smith:    (pair of kings)
Jonathan Moschel:    (trip fours)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Moschel won the pot with his trip fours to double up in chips.

Josh Smith  –  1,840,000  (37 BB)
Jonathan Moschel  –  210,000  (4 BB)

1st:  $8,705 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,275

$400 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 82

Both players put in 50,000 each to see a flop of . Jonathan Moschel checked, Josh Smith bet 25,000 from the button, and Moschel called.

The turn card paired the board with the , Moschel checked, Smith bet 50,000, and Moschel called.

The river card was the , Moschel checked, Smith bet 50,000, and Moschel tanked for a while before he called.

Smith showed  for a five-high straight, and scooped the entire pot with his wheel to take an 18-to-1 lead.

Josh Smith  –  1,945,000  (39 BB)
Jonathan Moschel  –  105,000  (2 BB)

1st:  $8,705 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,275

$400 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  2 of 82

Josh Smith raised from the button to 50,000, Efthimios Piperakis reraised from the small blind to 75,000, and Smith called.

The flop came , Piperakis bet 25,000, Smith raised to 50,000, and Piperakis called.

The turn card was the , Piperakis checked, Smith bet 50,000, and Piperakis called.

The river card was the , Piperakis moved all in for his last 5,000, and Smith called.

Josh Smith:    (wheel straight)
Efthimios Piperakis:    (pair of aces, no low)

Smith scooped the entire pot with a wheel to eliminate Piperakis in third place.

Efthimios Piperakis  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($3,280)

And here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play, followed by the payouts they’re playing for:

Josh Smith  –  1,675,000  (34 BB)
Jonathan Moschel  –  375,000  (8 BB)

1st:  $8,705 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,275

$400 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  25,000/50,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 82

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

Seat 1.  Jonathan Moschel  –  370,000  (7 BB)
Seat 2.  Josh Smith  –  1,195,000  (24 BB)
Seat 3.  Efthimios Piperakis  –  485,000  (10 BB)

And here is the full list of payouts:

1st:  $8,705 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,275
3rd:  $3,280

4th:  Jyri Merivirta  –  $2,220
5th:  Robert Poolos  –  $1,690
6th:  Michael Dreese  –  $1,355
7th:  David Simpson  –  $1,125
8th:  Cynthia Yannette  –  $955
9th:  Christian Ivens  –  $875
10th:  Robert Wirth  –  $815
11th:  Michael Largent  –  $765

With three players remaining from a field of 82 entries, the average chip stack is around 685,000 (14 Big Bets).

$400 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  3 of 82

Jyri Merivirta was all in for 78,000 in the big blind against Josh Smith on the button.

The final board read and Smith’s for a set of fours was best, eliminating Merivirta in fourth place.

Josh Smith  –  1,400,000  (35 BB)
Jyri Merivirta  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($2,220)

With three players remaining from a field of 82 entries, the average chip stack is around 683,000 (17 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,280 each.

$400 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 82

Josh Smith raised to 40,000 from the hijack and Robert Poolos was forced all in for 6,000 in the small blind.

Smith: 
Poolos: 

The board ran out , giving Smith aces and nines to eliminate Poolos in fifth place.

Josh Smith  –  1,230,000  (31 BB)
Robert Poolos  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($1,690)

With four players remaining from a field of 82 entries, the average chip stack is around 513,000 (13 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,220 each.

$400 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 20:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  5 of 82

Josh Smith raised to 40,000 from under the gun, Michael Dreese reraised all in for 45,000 in the hijack, Efthimios Piperakis called in the cutoff, and Smith called.

The flop was , Smith bet 20,000, and Piperakis called.

The turn was the , Smith checked, Piperakis bet 40,000, and Smith folded.

Piperakis showed , while Dreese tabled .

The river completed the board, giving both aces and queens, but Piperakis’ nine kicker played to eliminate Dreese in sixth place.

Efthimios Piperakis  –  340,000  (9 BB)
Josh Smith  –  1,190,000  (30 BB)
Michael Dreese  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($1,355)

With five players remaining from a field of 82 entries, the average chip stack is around 410,000 (10 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,690 each.

$400 Limit Omaha 8
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  6 of 82

David Simpson was just eliminated as a short stack in a pot that was split between Robert Poolos and Efthimios Piperakis.

David Simpson  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,125)

With six players remaining from a field of 82 entries, the average chip stack is around 340,000 (11 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,355 each.