Three players saw a turn that made the board 
. The big blind bet 7,000 and both Austin McCormick on the button and Blake Jakel in the small blind stuck around for a 
river. Action checked toe McCormick and he bet 40,000. Jakel quickly mucked but the big blind called and flipped over 
.
McCormick could beat that with 
for a straight.
The 
flop checked around three ways for a 
turn. Brett Apter bet 6,000 from the small blind and Kelly Wolfe called from early position. Apter bet 14,000 on the 
river and Wolfe quickly called.
Apter showed 
for top pair but was outkicked by 
.
Down to his last 10,000, John Pierce stuck it in from the big blind with 
but was dominated by the of Jorden Helstern. The 
didn't do anything for Pierce and he headed for the rail.
Just a few more players busting out would force a redraw, well in advance of the scheduled end of play.
Craig Welko checked in middle position and Matthew Levin bet 17,000, about half pot, from the hijack on 
. Welko called, bringing a . Both players checked and Welko opened 
. Levin had it beat with 
.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
PokerNews is in town to live report the $1,700 Main Event here at the World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles, but that is just on gold ring event that will have played out by the end of the series.
In Event #5: $400 Pot-Limit Omaha, 85 runners created a $28,050 prize pool. The top 13 got paid and among those to cash but fall short of the final table were Maurice Hawkins (10th - $658), Allen Kessler (11th - $658), Shawn Quinn (12th - $658), and Cory Bogert (13th - $630).
In the end, 44-year-old Jason Simon beat Jermaine Coleman in heads-up play to win the title for $8,563 and his first gold ring.
“I play Big-O cash games here almost every day,” he said after the win.
Day 2 only lasted a little over three hours and stacks were relatively close throughout. Simon was only a slight favorite when he reached heads up with Coleman. It was a cooler finish for Coleman though when both players flopped trip kings and after getting all of the chips in the middle Simon held up with his bigger kicker.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Simon | O Fallon, Missouri | $8,563 |
| 2 | Jermaine Coleman | St. Louis, Missouri | $5,293 |
| 3 | Peter Brooks | St. Louis, Missouri | $3,515 |
| 4 | Connor Fritz | St. Louis, Missouri | $2,427 |
| 5 | John Holley | Destin, Florida | $1,745 |
| 6 | Joshua Wisdom | Wentzville, Missouri | $1,309 |
| 7 | Mary Sturges | Rolla, Missouri | $1,026 |
| 8 | Christopher Audrain | O Fallon, Missouri | $842 |
| 9 | Paul Fehlig | St. Louis, Missouri | $726 |
Austin McCormick opened under the gun and a player in the cutoff shoved all in for 69,000. Craig Welko called in the big blind and McCormick folded.
Welko: 
Opponent: 
The 
board had the cutoff raising out of his seat but he paused at seeing the turn as he picked up a straight draw. The river was a , just missing him.
Brett Apter raised to 8,000 in the small blind and Don Carlton made it 23,000 in the big. Apter shoved all in for 78,500 and Carlton was in there with a quick call.
Carlton:
Apter:
The 
board left Carlton dodging a heap of rivers, and the paired Apter for a double.
A player in middle position shoved for 26,000 effective, almost double the pot, on 
. David Davenport shook his head but shrugged and called it off from the cutoff with 
. He was leading against .
The turn brought even more cards for Davenport to dodge but the river was a 
.
A player in the cutoff was all in for 34,000 and called in two spots, by John Pierce on his left and Greg Wood on his right. The 
board got checked down and Pierce revealed . That beat the of Wood and the of the all-in player.
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