Event 9: Larry St. Jean – 3rd Place ($3,218)

$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Remaining Players:  2 of 107

Larry St. Jean
Larry St. Jean

During a round of Omaha-8, Larry St. Jean got it all in preflop from the big blind against Chris Kennedy in the small blind and Johnny Crowther on the button.

Kennedy and Crowther checked all the way down on a board of 10s10h6hAdJc, and with no possible lows, all three players revealed their cards.

Chris Kennedy:  Jd6c5h4d  (two pair, jacks and tens)
Johnny Crowther:  As5d4s2h  (two pair, aces and tens)
Larry St. Jean:  Jh3h2d2c  (two pair, jaxcks and tens)

Crowther won the entire pot with his aces up to eliminate St. Jean in third place.

Larry St. Jean  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($4,661)

Heads-up play got underway with both players having nearly even stacks:

Chris Kennedy  –  650,000  (16 BB)
Johnny Crowther  –  640,000  (16 BB)