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#5 – OMAHA 8 OR BETTER

Resorts World Las Vegas

Mon, Mar 11

Buy-in: $400

Structure
Flight
Date
1 Day Event
Mon, Mar 11 2:00pm

Event 5: Adam Lieberman Wins The Omaha 8OB Trophy

$400 Omaha 8OB
Structure
Level 26: 40,000/80,000 blinds with 80,000/160,000 limits
Remaining Players: 1 of 92

Adam Lieberman

The final two players decided to chop to bring Event 5 to a close after the ICM awarded Rudolf “Adam” Schwartz $7,915 thanks to his stack of 1,285,000 that was ahead of the 1,040,000 held by Adam Lieberman who received $7,505 from the agreement.

The two players then flipped for the trophy in a final hand that they played all-in blind to just the high hand. Lieberman held Ace of diamondsAce of clubs8 of spades6 of hearts on the button against the Queen of clubs8 of hearts7 of clubs3 of clubs of Schwartz from the small blind with the final board reading Ace of spades10 of clubs9 of diamonds7 of spades2 of clubs. That meant that Lieberman took home the tournament title and PokerAtlas Tour trophy. Congrats to our new champion!

Here is a look at the final results for the tournament:

1st:  Adam Lieberman – $7,505
2nd: Rudolf “Adam” Schwartz – $7,915
3rd: Dennis Axel – $3,640
4th: Thomas Eaglestaff – $2,350
5th: Paul Kim – $1,820
6th: Keith Sanders – $1,440
7th: Mohammad Jazayeri – $1,210
8th: Kao Saechao – $1,060
9th: David Levi – $960
10th: Denis Nesterenko – $880
11th: Robert Wirth – $820
12th: Wesley Gronhovd – $760

Event 5: Dennis Axel Eliminated in Third Place ($3,640)

$400 Omaha 8OB
Structure
Level 26: 40,000/80,000 blinds with 80,000/160,000 limits
Remaining Players: 2 of 92

After an extended three-handed battle with multiple chops and doubles, Dennis Axel was forced to get all in super short preflop with Jack of spades10 of clubs5 of diamondsQueen of diamonds in the hole from the button.

Both Adam Lieberman on the small blind, and Rudolf Schwartz on the big blind called to cover him before they checked down a board dealt Queen of spades10 of spades9 of diamonds6 of diamonds before Lieberman bet 160,000. Schwartz called before the river delivered the 10 of hearts.

Schwartz led for 160,000 this time around, and Lieberman thought for a moment before folding.

Schwartz revealed King of hearts8 of clubs7 of clubs5 of spades to win the hand, and Axel was eliminated in third place for a payday worth $3,640 in prize money. Schwartz held 1,285,000 after the hand before the start of heads-up play against Lieberman and his stack of 1.04 million.

Rudolf Schwartz – 1,285,000 (16 bb)
Adam Lieberman – 1,040,000 (13 bb)
Dennis Axel – Eliminated in Third Place ($3,640)

Event 5: Results Update

$400 Omaha 8OB
Structure
Level 24: 25,000/50,000 blinds with 50,000/100,000 limits
Remaining Players: 3 of 92

Here is a look at the updated payouts as the field marches down to a champion:

1st: $9,650
2nd: $5,770
3rd: $3,640
4th: Thomas Eaglestaff – $2,350
5th: Paul Kim – $1,820
6th: Keith Sanders – $1,440
7th: Mohammad Jazayeri – $1,210
8th: Kao Saechao – $1,060
9th: David Levi – $960
10th: Denis Nesterenko – $880
11th: Robert Wirth – $820
12th: Wesley Gronhovd – $760

Event 5: Full Chip Count Update

$400 Omaha 8OB
Structure
Level 19: 10,000/15,000 blinds with 15,000/30,000 limits
Remaining Players: 8 of 92

Thomas Eaglestaff leads the way with a stack of 875,000, and behind him are Dennis Axel (650,000) and Rudolf Schwartz (445,000) rounding out the top three.

Here is a look at the full chip counts from the break.

Here is a look at the payout structure:

1st: $9,650
2nd: $5,770
3rd: $3,640
4th: $2,350
5th: $1,820
6th: $1,440
7th: $1,210
8th: $1,060
9th: David Levi – $960
10th: Denis Nesterenko – $880
11th: Robert Wirth – $820
12th: Wesley Gronhovd – $760

 

Mystery Bounty Flight B: Donggun Kim Leads Final Seven Survivors

$400 NLHE Mystery Bounty
Flight B
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Remaining Players: 7 of 61

Jonathan Opas

Flight B has come to a close at the PokerAtlas Tour Mystery Bounty at Resorts World in Las Vegas with action wrapping up in Level 15 with 2:11 remaining on the tournament clock. Donggun leads the remaining players with a stack worth 574,000. Others in the top three include Jonathan Opas (pictured – 455,000) and Steven Merwin (295,000). The final seven players advanced to Day 2 on Thursday from a field of 61 entries, and every player remaining is now in the money. You can check out the final counts for the flight right here.

Event 5: Final Table Seating Chart

$400 Omaha 8OB
Structure
Level 20: 10,000/20,000 blinds with 20,000/40,000 limits
Remaining Players: 9 of 92

The field is down to the final nine in Event 5, and here is a look at where they drew new seats for the final table. They will play down to a winner tonight.

Seat 1: Paul Kim
Seat 2: Mohammad Jazayeri
Seat 3: Thomas Eaglestaff
Seat 4: Dennis Axel
Seat 5: David Levi
Seat 6: Kao Saechao
Seat 7: Adam Lieberman
Seat 8: Rudolf Schwartz
Seat 9: Keith Sanders

Here is a look at the payout structure:

1st: $9,650
2nd: $5,770
3rd: $3,640
4th: $2,350
5th: $1,820
6th: $1,440
7th: $1,210
8th: $1,060
9th: $960
10th: Denis Nesterenko – $880
11th: Robert Wirth – $820
12th: Wesley Gronhovd – $760

Event 5: Full Chip Count Update

$400 Omaha 8OB
Structure
Level 19: 10,000/15,000 blinds with 15,000/30,000 limits
Remaining Players: 11 of 92

Joseph Walters leads the way again with a stack of 249,000, and close behind him are Donggun Kim (242,000) and Steven Merwin (229,000) rounding out the top three.

Click here to check out the full chip counts from the break.

Here is a look at the payout structure:

1st: $9,650
2nd: $5,770
3rd: $3,640
4th: $2,350
5th: $1,820
6th: $1,440
7th: $1,210
8th: $1,060
9th: $960
10th: $880
11th: Robert Wirth – $820
12th: Wesley Gronhovd – $760

Event 5: Full Chip Count Update

$400 Omaha 8OB
Structure
Level 15: 3,000/6,000 blinds with 6,000/12,000 limits
Remaining Players: 23 of 92

Thomas Eaglestaff leads the way again with a stack of 240,000, and close behind him are Mohammad Jazayeri (188,000) and Kevin Erickson (147,000) rounding out the top three.

Click here to check out the full chip counts from the break.

Here is a look at the payout structure:

1st: $9,650
2nd: $5,770
3rd: $3,640
4th: $2,350
5th: $1,820
6th: $1,440
7th: $1,210
8th: $1,060
9th: $960
10th: $880
11th: $820
12th: $760

Event 5: Full Chip Count Update

$400 Omaha 8OB
Structure
Level 12: 1,500/3,000 blinds with 3,000/6,000 limits
Remaining Players: 40 of 92

Kao Saechao leads the way again with a stack of 117,000, and close behind him are Mohammad Jazayeri (106,000) and Eliahu Balas (105,000) rounding out the top three.

Click here to check out the full chip counts from the break.

Registration is now closed with the final 12 players cashing later tonight, and then playing down to our next champion. Here is a look at the payout structure:

1st: $9,650
2nd: $5,770
3rd: $3,640
4th: $2,350
5th: $1,820
6th: $1,440
7th: $1,210
8th: $1,060
9th: $960
10th: $880
11th: $820
12th: $760

Event 5: Full Chip Count Update

$400 Omaha 8OB
Structure
Level 9: 1,000/1,500 blinds with 1,500/3,000 limits
Remaining Players: 63 of 92

Kao Saechao leads the way early with a stack of 82,000, and close behind him are Mohammad Jazayeri (72,000) and Sotheara Mom (68,500) rounding out the top three.

Click here to check out the full chip counts from the break.

Registration is now closed with the final 12 players cashing later tonight, and then playing down to our next champion. Here is a look at the payout structure:

1st: $9,650
2nd: $5,770
3rd: $3,640
4th: $2,350
5th: $1,820
6th: $1,440
7th: $1,210
8th: $1,060
9th: $960
10th: $880
11th: $820
12th: $760

Mystery Bounty Flight A: Full Chip Count Update

$400 NLHE Mystery Bounty
Flight A
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Remaining Players: 31 0f 82

Melanie Pettard leads the way after the last break with a stack of 151,000, and close behind her are Alexander Borukhovich (131,500) and Xiang Zou (109,000) rounding out the top three.

Click here to check out the full chip counts from the break.

Event 5 – 1st break – Chip Counts

Event 5 – 2nd Break – Chip Counts

Event 5 – 3rd Break – Chip Counts

Event 5 – 4th Break – Chip Counts

Event 5 – 5th Break – Chip Counts

Adam Lieberman
Adam Lieberman
Adam Lieberman

The prize pool will be published on the day of the event.