Event 9: Final Table Begins with Chris Kennedy in the Lead

$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  12,000/24,000 Limits
Remaining Players:  8 of 107

Event 9 - Final Table
Event 9 – Final Table

After the elimination of Donald Yucius in ninth place, the final eight players redraw for random seats at the final table.

Here are their updated seating assignments and chip counts, along with the value of their stacks in terms of big bets (BB):

Seat 1.  Chris Kennedy  –  470,000  (20 BB)
Seat 2.  Kenneth Po  –  42,500  (2 BB)
Seat 3.  John Fahmy  –  58,000  (2 BB)
Seat 4.  Bart O’Connell  –  72,500  (3 BB)
Seat 5.  Larry St. Jean  –  41,500  (2 BB)
Seat 6.  Johnny Crowther  –  283,000  (12 BB)
Seat 7.  David Shmuel  –  260,000  (11 BB)
Seat 8.  Steve Rutter  –  66,000  (3 BB)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 160,500 (7 BB). Here is the prizepool for this event:

1st:  $11,382 + Trophy
2nd:  $7,035
3rd:  $4,661
4th:  $3,218
5th:  $2,320
6th:  $1,750
7th:  $1,384
8th:  $1,150
9th:  Donald Yucius  –  $1,007
10th:  Kai Hicks  –  $1,007
11th:  Chris Tryba  –  $931