Nick Kost Wins World Series of Poker $1,500 Omaha Eight-Or-Better EventKost Denies Calen McNeil Back-To-Back Event Wins |
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The World Series of Poker $1,500 Omaha eight-or-better event drew a field of 1,032 players, just enough to eclipse last year’s field of 1,014, creating a total prize pool of $1,398,600.
After three days of play, the final table was stacked with experienced Omaha eight-or-better players, including the 2013 winner Calen McNeil, who was gunning for back-to-back wins. McNeil ultimately fell short, busting in fourth place for $79,608.
The eventual winner was Nick Kost, an engineer originally from Okemos, Michigan, who is now residing in Chicago, Illinois. Kost banked his first WSOP bracelet and the $283,275 first-place prize.
Other notables at the final table included Alex Luneau (5th), Greg Raymer (7th) and Konstantin Puchkov (9th). This was Raymer’s first WSOP final table since 2009, when he finished third in the $40,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em event for $774,927. He now has nearly $7.4 million in career tournament earnings.
Here is a look at the final table results.
| Place | Player | Winnings | POY Points |
| 1 | Nick Kost | $283,275 | 960 |
| 2 | Kal Raichura | $175,300 | 800 |
| 3 | James Bucci | $109,678 | 640 |
| 4 | Calen McNeil | $79,608 | 480 |
| 5 | Alex Luneau | $58,769 | 400 |
| 6 | Steve Chanthabouasy | $44,055 | 320 |
| 7 | Greg Raymer | $33,510 | 240 |
| 8 | Adam Coats | $25,832 | 160 |
| 9 | Konstantin Puchkov | $20,181 | 80 |
*Photo courtesy of the WSOP
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