$600 Limit Omaha 8
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 8 of 62
The final table started on the Money Bubble around 8:50 pm, and it took nearly 90 minutes to burst the bubble.
Jean Laurent raised from middle position to 40,000, and Michael Gross called from the big blind.
The flop came 
, Gross checked, Laurent bet 20,000, and Gross check-raised to 40,000. Laurent said something like “I guess we’re getting it all in,” and Laurent reraised with all of his chips to about 54,000. Gross called with a similar stack, and they turned over their cards.
Michael Gross: 
(set of kings)
Jean Laurent: 
(pair of aces)
Laurent needed to catch something runner-runner to make a better high or a qualifying low to stay alive.
The turn card was the 
, the river card was the 
, and with no possible lows, Gross won the pot with his set of kings.
Both chip stacks were counted down, and Gross had a total stack (all bets) of 103,000 to Laurent’s 94,000. Laurent was eliminated on the Money Bubble in ninth place.
Michael Gross – 207,000 (5 BB)
Jean Laurent – Eliminated on the Money Bubble
With eight players remaining from a field of 62, the average chip stack is around 195,000 (5 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $1,165 each.
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