Event 10: James Carroll – 3rd Place ($10,131)

$1,100 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 72

James Carroll
James Carroll

Stephen Brite raised from the button to 50,000, and James Carroll called from the big blind. The flop came 9d8s7s, Carroll bet 75,000, and Brite called.

The turn card was the 2s, Carroll checked, and Brite moved all in for 234,000. Carroll waited for an exact count and tanked for a while before he called.

James Carroll:  Jd9s6h5s  (nine-high flush)
Stephen Brite:  As7h7c3d  (set of sevens)

Brite needed to improve to stay alive, and the river card paired the board with the 2d, giving Brite a full house to win the pot and double up in chips.

Stephen Brite  –  748,000  (37 bb)
James Carroll  –  170,000  (9 bb)

About 10 minutes later, James Carroll got it all in from the big blind for about 0000 against Stephen Brite on the button.

Stephen Brite:  AsAh9s3h
James Carroll:  AcKcKs6c

The board came 10h7c5hJh3d, and Brite turned a heart flush to win the pot and eliminate Carroll in third place.

James Carroll  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($10,131)

Here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Stephen Brite  –  925,000  (46 bb)
Joshua Palmer  –  525,000  (26 bb)

And a reminder of the payouts for this event:

1st:  $24,287
2nd:  $15,011

3rd:  James Carroll  –  $10,131
4th:  Michael Raimon  –  $6,965
5th:  Cory Wood  –  $4,880
6th:  Damjan Radanov  –  $3,486
7th:  David Mzareulov  –  $2,540
8th:  Igor Tretyakov  –  $2,540