On the flop of 6♠5♠2♦, Brad Albrinck bet 9,000 from the hijack with Tarun Goyal calling out of the cutoff.
When the 5♥ appeared on the turn, Albrinck fired out a bet of 21,000. Goyal briefly went into the tank, but decided to fold and let Albrinck take down the pot.
Action was picked up on a board reading 3♦6♠A♦10♠ with 65,000 in the middle. Giuseppe Pantaleo checked his option in the small blind, before Jose Castillo made a pot-sized bet in the hijack, and Domenico Gala made the call in the cutoff. Pantaleo decided against seeing a river.
The dealer put out the J♦ on the river, and Castillo snap-potted it for an amount of 195,000, leaving himself just two 500-denomination chips behind. Gala went extremely deep into the tank. A minute passed, then another before he announced, "I need some time, guys." After another 60 seconds, he reluctantly mucked his cards.
Castillo picked up his own cards, took a look at them, then showed A♠K♦10♥7♣ for just two pair on a dynamic board. "Blockers" he said to the table.
Jie Xu limped from the cutoff before James Mendoza raised to 10,000 from the small blind. Chino Rheem called out of the big blind, but Xu back-raised to 40,000. Mendoza and Rheem called.
With 120,000 in the pot, the three players saw the flop come down 10♠4♥8♦. Mendoza jammed for 55,000, Rheem called, and Xu called for his 37,000.
James Mendoza: A♥A♦10♥5♣ 
Jie Xu: A♠J♣8♠7♣
Chino Rheem: K♠Q♣9♣4♠
If Rheem could spike his straight draw, he would bust two players and soar up the chip counts.
The 2♥ turn gave Mendoza a flush draw, but the J♠ river was exactly what Rheem had been asking for as he improved to the nut straight to win the pot.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Vasil Medarov got his final 30,000 into the middle preflop from the big blind with Joshua Ladines making the call with the covering stack to try and bust him.
Vasil Medarov: A♣A♠8♦2♣
Joshua Ladines: Q♣J♥10♥3♣
Medarob just needed a safe runout from the dealer to double-up. The dealer complied as they delivered a flop of 3♦A♦A♥ to give Medarov quads, leaving Ladines drawing dead. The remainder of the board came 9♣K♦, cementing Medarov's double-up.
Billy Tarango opened up the action, as he potted to 8,500 from under the gun. Dustin Goldklang then repotted to 29,000 on the button, and Tarango stuck in the call. He then opted to lead out on the J♠10♥7♦ as he announced "pot" for 64,000. Goldklang put him all in for 17,000 more, and Tarango snapped him off.
Billy Tarango: J♣9♥8♣6♦
Dustin Goldklang: A♣A♦K♠J♥
Tarango had flopped the stones to crack, and was looking to fade the Broadway gutshot for a double. The A♥ turn gave Tarango a whole new host of outs to fade, but the 5♥ river kept it clean, as he soared to the almost 100 big blind mark.
With 1,088 entries recorded in Event #96: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Six-Handed here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, the prize pool totaled $2,904,960.
There will be 164 players paid, with a min-cash being worth $6,005, while the eventual champion will walk away with $471,170.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $471,170 | 24–29 | $16,688 |
| 2 | $314,056 | 30–35 | $13,775 |
| 3 | $216,539 | 36–41 | $11,599 |
| 4 | $151,802 | 42–47 | $9,968 |
| 5 | $108,231 | 48–53 | $8,745 |
| 6 | $78,504 | 54–59 | $7,837 |
| 7 | $57,945 | 60–71 | $7,176 |
| 8–9 | $43,538 | 72–83 | $6,718 |
| 10–11 | $33,311 | 84–95 | $6,434 |
| 12–17 | $25,961 | 96–107 | $6,305 |
| 18–23 | $20,616 | 108–164 | $6,005 |
Julien Sitbon potted to 8,500 under the gun. Max Neugebauer on his direct left stuck in the call, as did Chongxian Yang from the small blind. On a flop of J♦2♣K♥ Neugebauer led out for 25,000 when checked to. Yang folded, and Sitbon went deep into the tank. After around two minutes, he put Neugebauer all in for his remaining 75,500. Neugebauer made the call.
Max Neugebauer: A♣K♠Q♦5♠
Julien Sitbon: A♦K♦10♠8♠
The two had each other's gutshot outs, but Sitbon was slightly ahead with his backdoor Royal draw. The 9♥ turn shut that down instantly, with the 9♠ river confining the two to a chop.
Roland Israelashvili raised to 6,000 under the gun with Sonny Lee, Bin Duan, and David Shaw making the call.
Four checks followed the 3♥8♠5♠ flop to see the 8♣ appear on the turn. Duan checked the small blind, which allowed Shaw to bet 13,000 from the big blind. Lee was the only caller from the hijack.
Both players were happy to check the 7♥ river and Shaw announced "Eight" and turned over J♠8♦ for trips. Lee tabled K♦Q♥J♥8♥ for trips with a higher kicker in the king, allowing him to drag in the pot.
Josh Stewart got it all in for his remaining 31,000 on a flop of 6♥2♣10♠ with 16,500 in the middle. He and Eduards Rakuss went off to a runout together.
Josh Stewart: A♣10♥7♣4♥
Eduards Rakuss: Q♠10♦7♠2♦
Rakuss' two pair held on the 9♦J♥ runout, sending Stewart out with no possibility of reentry.
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