Event 16: Ivan Starostin – 4th Place ($13,600)

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $179,920  | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 346

Ivan Starostin
Ivan Starostin

Ivan Starostin raised from the cutoff to 75,000, Juan Maceiras called from the small blind, and Stuart Paterson called from the big blind.

The flop came Qd9s6d, and Maceiras bet 300,000. Paterson folded, and Starostin moved all in for about 725,000. Maceiras thought for a while before he called.

Juan Maceiras:  Ks10d5d5s  (flush draw, gutshot straight draw, pair of fives)
Ivan Starostin:  QsQc3c3d  (set of queens)

The turn card was the 3s, giving Starostin two sets, which did him no good, and Maceiras picked up a second flush draw, giving him diamonds and spades.

The river card was the As, and Maceiras completed his spade flush to win the pot and eliminate Starostin in fourth place.

Juan Maceiras  –  4,700,000  (157 bb)
Ivan Starostin  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($13,600)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,305,000 (77 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed to earn at least $18,200 each.