The 30th event of the 2016 World Series of Poker saw 580 players buy-in for $3,000 in the six-handed Pot-Limit Omaha event, of whom 14 could return on day 3, all chasing that coveted bracelet. In the end, it was Russian Viatcheslav Ortynskiy who drew the longest straw.
After 2 hours of play, the tables were fused. The unofficial final table of seven started with the following chipcounts.
Seat 5BTC or 111% + 111 Free Spins! New players only. Exclusive 111% Welcome Bonus + 111 Free Spins | Player | Chips |
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Seat 1 | Joshua Gibson 250% Extra + $125 Free Chip! New players only. 250% on 1st Deposit + $125 Free Chip | 1.050.000 |
Seat 2 | Matthew Humphrey | 700.000 |
Seat 3 | Rafael Lebron 177% up to 5BTC + 77 Free Spins! New players only. Exclusive Welcome Bonus of 177% + 77 Free Spins | 1.500.000 |
Seat 4 | Antti Nieminen | 365.000 |
Seat 5 | Viatcheslav Ortynskiy | 2.200.000 |
Seat 6 | George Wolff | 1.040.000 |
Seat 7 | Randy Ohel | 1.500.000 |
Holding a nice chiplead, things looked good for Ortynskiy. After Nieminen couldn’t win a flip and finished in seventh place, things started to go pretty fast. Within a couple of hands, Joshua Gibson (sixth for $46,727) and George Wolff (fifth for $66,134) were eliminated.
With four players left, Ortynskiy took control, winning a lot of hands. Matthew Humphrey was eliminated by Randy Ohel with
Ortynskiy started the heads-up play with a 5:1 chipadvantage over Rafael Lebron, and never gave that away. In the final hand, Ortynskiy limped the button with
The results of the final table:
Place | Player | Price |
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1 | Viatcheslav Ortynskiy | $344.327 |
2 | Rafael Lebron | $212.779 |
3 | Randy Ohel | $141.187 |
4 | Matthew Humphrey | $95.623 |
5 | George Wolff | $66.134 |
6 | Joshua Gibson | $46.727 |