Event 36: $1,600 Pot-Limit Omaha MonsterStack 8-Max $250,000 Guarantee 

Level 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Players Remaining: 7/177
Average Stack: 885,000

Skylar Martinez and Patrick Khayat engaged in multi-hand battle with Martinez getting the upper hand for now.

The first hand, Khayat opened the hijack to 55,000 and Martinez defended his big blind. The 8♥6♣6♦ flop checked through and Martinez led for 65,000 on the 7♥ turn.  Khayat raised to 175,000 and a moment passed before Martinez called.

The J♠ river was checked by Martinez and Khayat shoved for 290,000 effective. Martinez said he wished he had a better hand citing a possible bluff from Khayat and eventually folded.

A few hands later, the two players and Chad Campbell saw a Q♠9♦8♥ flop. Campbell checked the small blind and Martinez bet 65,000 from early position. Khayat raised to 200,000 and Campbell folded.

Martinez called all-in for 166,000 total with J♠10♦7♥7♠ for a straight and was up against the set of queens Q♥Q♦5♦2♠ from Khayat. The board failed to pair and Martinez doubled. Updated counts for the table are below.

1. Florian Strasser – 1,380,000
2. DJ MacKinnon – 190,000
3. Bradd Fisher – 400,000
4. Patrick Khayat – 1,710,000
5. Chad Campbell – 1,620,000
6. Jason DeWitt – 800,000
7. Skylar Gonzalez – 650,000

Event 36: $1,600 Pot-Limit Omaha MonsterStack 8-Max $250,000 Guarantee 

Level 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Players Remaining: 7/177
Average Stack: 885,000

Gabriel Villanueva

The first hand of the new level results in the second elimination of the Event 36 final table as Gabriel Villanueva departs.

Chad Campbell raised to 50,000 in the early position and Villanueva potted to 180,000 in the hijack leaving himself with 6,000 behind. Campbell put him all-in and Villanueva called with A♣A♦K♠10♠.

Villanueva was in a good spot to double against Campbell’s A♠Q♠10♥3♣ but the K♣J♠3♥8♠9♥ board rivered Campbell a straight. Campbell is now in the chip lead.

The writer from Miami earns his first career Venetian DSE cash.

Chad Campbell – 1,675,000
Gabriel Villanueva – 8th place ($7,620)

Event 36: $1,600 Pot-Limit Omaha MonsterStack 8-Max $250,000 Guarantee 

Level 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Players Remaining: 8/177
Average Stack: 774,000

Rod Fani

Ed Hani folded down to less than five big blinds and then busted right before the end of Level 21.

Hani moved all-in for 42,000 from early and picked up a call from Skylar Gonzalez on his direct left. Chad Campbell and Jason DeWitt joined from the blinds.

The 8♣7♦3♠ flop checked through and Campbell bet 75,000 on the 4♥ turn. DeWitt called and Gonzalez exited the hand. Campbell bet 125,000 on the Q♦ river and DeWitt raised to about 300,000. The two players exchanged pots and both turned over the nut straight.

The A♦6♦5♥4♦ of Campbell chopped with the Q♣7♣6♠5♠ of DeWitt and Fani’s A♥K♠Q♥10♣ went into the muck.

The blinds are up and the full payouts are below.

1. $67,306
2. $40,588
3. $29,463
4. $20,828
5. $14,732
6. $11,430
7. $9,144
8. $7,620

Event 36: $1,600 Pot-Limit Omaha MonsterStack 8-Max $250,000 Guarantee 

Level 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Players Remaining: 9/177

DJ MacKinnon put himself out of immediate danger in the first hand of play in Event 36.

Chip leader Florian Strasser potted under the gun and MacKinnon shoved for 85,000 on his direct left. The action folded back around to Strasser and he called.

The Q♥10♠9♥5♥ of Strasser was live against the A♠A♦8♣8♠ of MacKinnon. The Q♦10♣5♦ flop put Strasser ahead but MacKinnon regained the lead on the A♥ turn.

The 2♦ completed the board and MacKinnon doubled. The blinds are now up to 8,000/16,000.

DJ MacKinnon – 185,000
Florian Strasser – 1,460,000

Event 36: $1,600 Pot-Limit Omaha MonsterStack 8-Max $250,000 Guarantee 

Level 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Players Remaining: 9/177

Florian Strasser

1. Florian Strasser – 1,545,000
2. DJ MacKinnon – 85,000
3. Bradd Fisher – 370,000
4. Patrick Khayat – 1,280,000
5. Chad Campbell – 1,100,000
6. Jason DeWitt – 945,000
7. Gabriel Villanueva – 110,000
8. Rod Fani – 75,000
9. Skylar Gonzalez – 405,000

Event 36: $1,600 Pot-Limit Omaha MonsterStack 8-Max $250,000 Guarantee 

Event: $1,600 Pot-Limit Omaha MonsterStack 8-Max
Guarantee: $250,000
Entries: 177
Prize Pool: $253,995
Places Paid: 20
Players Remaining: 26
Min-Cash: $3,302
First Place: $67,306
Chip Leader: Skylar Gonzalez – 627,500

*Day 2 begins at 2 p.m. June 2

Day 2 Chip Counts

Payouts

Event 36: $1,600 Pot-Limit Omaha MonsterStack 8-Max $250,000 Guarantee

Event: $1,600 Pot-Limit Omaha MonsterStack 8-Max
Guarantee: $250,000
Entries: 177
Prize Pool: $253,995
Places Paid: 20
Min-Cash: $3,302
First Place: $67,306

Payouts