Scott bagged his first title in Omaha 8. Chris, always the bride's maid and never the bride, was runner-up for the third time. Bearded Mike took third and maintained second place for the year. Young Dan set a new record with $50 in total buy-ins, and managed to be first out once again. Phil was the only other person to not make the "final table," but he still holds third place for the season with a one-point lead over the dormant Baklava. The other members of the Top 8 are Jim, Chris, Sean, and Keith - whose job is poker, as we all now know.
In the final hand, Scott started as a 65% favorite - which is to say, a monster favorite for Omaha 8. As a further testament to the perversity of the game, Scott flopped top set and Chris improved. The flop of Kc Tc Qh also gave Chris an open-end straight flush draw. All the chips went in on the flop. The jack of spades would seemingly give Chris boat outs, but not really with Scott's top set, and he still had 14 outs - and put it right back at 65/35. God what a stupid game. The seven of diamonds fell on the river to end it.
