Event 17: Trophy Chasers

$350 + $50 Omaha H/L 8B

24 players return for their chance at their Borgata Winter Poker Open trophy in Omaha, but only 18 make the money.

Robert Scofield (Stratford, CT) returns as the chip leader with 218k with the forced bets at 5k/10k.

The stack field features a couple of Borgata trophy holders in Tim D'Alessandro (Boothwyn, PA) and
Ila Dyment (Brooklyn, NY) and WSOP bracelet holder Ylon Schwartz (Austin, TX).

The average stack is 74k (7 big bets).

Here's a look at what they're playing for as cards are in the air.

Prize Pool

1st $14,973
2nd $8,235
3rd $4,741
4th $3,993
5th $2,994
6th $2,495
7th $1,996
8th $1,497
9th $1,123
10-12 $998
13-15 $873
16-18 $749