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Buy-In: $5,000
Prize Pool: $1,132,700
Entrants: 241

Event 25 - $5,000 Omaha 8/OB

  • Jun 13, '13 - Jun 15, '13
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Updates on Final Day (Jun 15, 13)

 
 

Danny Fuhs Wins Event No. 25 ($277,519)

Level: 28

Blinds: 30,000-60,000

Players Remaining: 1 out of 241

Players Eliminated:

2nd: Christopher George – $171,536

Live Updates:

Danny FuhsDanny Fuhs Wins Event No. 25 ($277,519) — Christopher George Eliminated in Second Place ($171,536)

Christopher George raised on the button and Danny Fuhs reraised preflop. A series of bets and raises eventually led to George getting all in for 185,000. Fuhs called and they revealed their hands.

Fuhs: 7Club Suit6Spade Suit3Heart Suit2Heart Suit
George: ASpade Suit9Club Suit5Club Suit4Club Suit

Board: KHeart SuitQSpade Suit2Club SuitJDiamond SuitJHeart Suit

Fuhs won the hand and the tournament with two pair. George was eliminated in second place and he took home $171,536. Fuhs was awarded a gold bracelet and $277,519 for his winning efforts.

Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, chip counts, and prize payouts for each gold bracelet event.

Player Tags: Daniel Fuhs,   Christopher George
 

Level 28 Update: Back-and-Forth Heads-Up Play

Level: 28

Blinds: 25,000-50,000

Players Remaining: 2 out of 241

Average Chip Count: 1,807,500

Chip Counts:

Seat 4: Danny Fuhs – 2,140,000
Seat 8: Christopher George – 1,475,000

Players Eliminated:

None

Live Updates:

Danny FuhsEven Steven

Danny Fuhs raised on the button and Christopher George reraised preflop. Fuhs called and the flop hit 9Diamond Suit9Club Suit8Club Suit. George bet and Fuhs called before the QHeart Suit fell on the turn. George bet, Fuhs called, and the river delivered the JHeart Suit. George flipped over ASpade SuitAClub SuitJClub Suit2Club Suit and Fuhs mucked. The chip counts were virtually even after the hand with each player holding 1.8 million after Fuhs began heads-up play with the chip advantage.

Fuhs Takes Back the Lead

Danny Fuhs raised the button and Christopher George called on the big blind. The flop fell 10Heart Suit6Diamond Suit5Club Suit and George checked. Fuhs bet and George called. The 9Club Suit followed on the turn and George checked again. Fuhs bet and George check-raised. Fuhs called and the river brought a third club. George bet and Fuhs called with KSpade SuitKClub Suit10Club Suit7Heart Suit. Fuhs won the hand with a flush and he was back up to the chip lead by the end of the level.

Player Tags: Daniel Fuhs,   Christopher George
 

Level 27 Update: Robert Mizrachi Eliminated in 3rd Place

Level: 27

Blinds: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 2 out of 241

Average Chip Count: 1,807,500

Chip Counts:

Seat 4: Danny Fuhs – 1,950,000
Seat 8: Christopher George – 1,665,000

Players Eliminated:

3rd: Robert Mizrachi – $128,074

Live Updates:

Robert MizrachiRobert Mizrachi Eliminated in Third Place ($128,074)

Robert Mizrachi raised all in preflop for 50,000 on the button and Danny Fuhs and Christopher George both called. The board ran out QDiamond Suit7Spade Suit2Club Suit9Heart Suit10Spade Suit as the two live players checked it down to the river.

Fuhs tabled JDiamond SuitJClub Suit10Heart Suit7Heart Suit, George mucked, and Mizrachi held ADiamond Suit6Diamond Suit5Heart Suit3Spade Suit. No one qualified low so Fuhs scooped the pot with two pair. Mizrachi was eliminated in third place. Fuhs held the chip lead for the heads-up final with 1.9 million against the 1.6 million of George.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   Daniel Fuhs
 

Level 26 Update: Brian Hastings Eliminated in 4th Place

Level: 26

Blinds: 15,000-30,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 241

Average Chip Count: 1,205,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 4: Danny Fuhs – 995,000
Seat 5: Robert Mizrachi – 715,000
Seat 8: Christopher George – 1,905,000

Players Eliminated:

4th: Brian Hastings – $96,268

Live Updates:

Brian HastingsBrian Hastings Eliminated in Fourth Place ($96,268)

Robert Mizrachi raised on the button preflop and Brian Hastings reraised on the small blind. Mizrachi called and the flop hit KSpade Suit5Club Suit3Club Suit. Hastings bet and Mizrachi raised. The two then capped the betting before the turn fell QHeart Suit. Hastings was all in on the turn and the two players then tabled their hands.

Mizrachi: ADiamond SuitAClub Suit7Spade Suit6Club Suit
Hastings: KClub SuitKDiamond Suit3Diamond Suit2Spade Suit

River: 8Club Suit

Mizrachi made a flush and a low to scoop the pot, he grew his stack to 700,000 and eliminated Hastings in fourth place.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   Brian Hastings
 

Level 25 Update: Bart Hanson Out 9th, Ryan Lenaghan Out 8th, Jeff Lisandro Out 7th, Arthur Kargen Out 6th, Viacheslav Zhukov Out 5th

Level: 25

Blinds: 13,000-25,000

Players Remaining: 4 out of 241

Average Chip Count: 903,750

Chip Counts:

Seat 4: Danny Fuhs – 590,000
Seat 5: Robert Mizrachi – 650,000
Seat 7: Brian Hastings – 1,060,000
Seat 8: Christopher George – 1,300,000

Players Eliminated:

9th: Bart Hanson – $25,301
8th: Ryan Lenaghan – $32,712
7th: Jeff Lisandro – $42,442
6th: Arthur Kargen – $55,243
5th: Viacheslav Zhukov – $72,809

Live Updates:

Bart HansonBart Hanson Eliminated in Ninth Place ($25,301)

Bart Hanson raised on the cutoff and Christopher George reraised all in on the small blind. Hanson called and the flop was dealt KClub Suit5Heart Suit2Diamond Suit. George bet and Hanson raised all in. George called and the two players tabled their cards.

George: ADiamond SuitKDiamond Suit6Club Suit2Heart Suit
Hanson: ASpade SuitJSpade Suit9Spade Suit3Club Suit

Turn and River: 10Club Suit2Club Suit

George won the hand with a full house to grow his stack to 1.2 million and Hanson was eliminated in ninth place on the hand.

Ryan Lenaghan Eliminated in Eighth Place ($32,712)

Ryan Lenaghan called all in preflop on a short stack under the gun and Arthur Kargen raised UTG+1. Brian Hastings and Christopher George also called from the blinds. The flop fell 5Spade Suit5Club Suit3Diamond Suit and Hastings bet. George got out of the way and Kargen called. The turn delivered the 4Club Suit and both live players checked.

The river brought the KDiamond Suit and Hastings bet again. Kargen folded and Hastings turned over ADiamond Suit6Club Suit4Heart Suit2Spade Suit. Lenaghan had ASpade SuitJSpade Suit9Club Suit3Club Suit, which was not enough to top the straight of his opponent. Hastings was up to 625,000 and Lenaghan was out in eighth place.

Jeff LisandroJeffrey Lisandro Eliminated in Seventh Place ($42,442)

Brian Hastings raised preflop on the hi-jack and Jeffrey Lisandro called all in on the small blind. Viacheslav Zhukov also called all in on the big blind and so all three players revealed their hands.

Hastings: ADiamond Suit8Diamond Suit7Heart Suit4Heart Suit
Zhukov: KDiamond Suit8Club Suit4Diamond Suit2Club Suit
Lisandro: KSpade Suit5Spade Suit5Club Suit5Heart Suit

Board: AHeart SuitQHeart Suit9Club Suit8Heart Suit6Club Suit

Zhukov survived by taking the low and Hastings scored the high pot with a flush. That left nothing for Lisandro, who was eliminated in seventh place.

Arthur Kargen Eliminated in Sixth Place ($55,423)

Brian Hastings raised preflop and Arthur Kargen called all in. Danny Fuhs also called and the board fell KSpade SuitQSpade SuitQHeart Suit10Heart Suit6Heart Suit as both live players checked it down.

Fuhs mucked his hand after he saw Hastings’ 9Heart Suit6Club Suit3Club Suit2Heart Suit and it was also enough to beat the ADiamond Suit8Heart Suit6Diamond Suit3Diamond Suit of Kargen. Hastings was up to a million thanks to a heart flush and Kargen was out in sixth place.

Viacheslav Zhukov Eliminated in Fifth Place ($72,809)

Christopher George raised preflop on the small blind and Viacheslav Zhukov called all in. No one else came along for the ride so the two players revealed their cards.

George: ASpade Suit7Spade Suit3Spade Suit2Diamond Suit
Zhukov: QDiamond SuitQSpade Suit8Spade Suit4Heart Suit

Board: AClub SuitKSpade Suit6Club SuitJClub Suit3Club Suit

George scooped the pot with a better high and qualifying low and so Zhukov was eliminated in fifth place to bring a hectic stretch at the final table to an end.

 

Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 25 ($5,000 Omaha Eight-or-Better)

The final table of Event No. 25 ($5,000 Omaha Eight-or-Better) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

With the elimination of Jonathan Duhamel in tenth place ($19,788), the nine-handed final table is now set. Play will begins in Level 23 with blinds of 8,000-15,000, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up:

Seat 1: Arthur Kargen – 359,000
Seat 2: Jeff Lisandro – 205,000
Seat 3: Viacheslav Zhukov – 177,000
Seat 4: Danny Fuhs – 251,000
Seat 5: Robert Mizrachi – 622,000
Seat 6: Bart Hanson – 104,000
Seat 7: Brian Hastings – 384,000
Seat 8: Christopher George – 1,154,000
Seat 9: Ryan Lenaghan – 87,000

While only 9 remain, this event attracted a field of 241 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,132,700, and the top 27 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $277,519
2nd Place: $171,536
3rd Place: $128,074
4th Place: $96,268
5th Place: $72,809
6th Place: $55,423
7th Place: $42,442
8th Place: $32,712
9th Place: $25,361

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

 
 
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