Big Stax 500 (Day 1A): ICYMI: 2014 WSOP Bracelet Winner Takes Down Omaha 8B

Level 3 (Blinds 100/200/25)
Total Day 1A Entries: 105

Nicholas Kost (Chicago, IL)

The $340 Omaha Hi/Lo 8B event ran concurrent with Day 3 of the Big Stax 300, but that doesn't mean that the story coming out of the event was overlooked.  When scanning the results over first glance, the thing that may stand out is Jason Rivkin (Tinton Falls, NJ) finishing in second place.  Jason has (53) recorded results to his name, with his largest coming from his win at the first ever Big Stax event (Big Stax 300 - February 2013).  Rivkin has since made numerous deep runs in non-no limit hold'em events, specializing in the hi/lo variations.

It wasn't until about three hours after the tournament ended that Jason himself did a little research on the player he fell to heads-up.  Prior to this year's WSOP, Nicholas Kost (Chicago, IL) was a relative unknown in the tournament poker world.  That was until he won the $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo (Event #14) at this year's WSOP for over $283,000.  Kost then went on to final table the very prestigious $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. (Event #22) only a week later.  Clearly Kost is at the top of his game at the moment, as he bested the 99 player field, and one of the better local mixed game players in the area.