Thursday, June 14, 2012 8:08 PM Local Time
Austin Scott kept up his active ways and raised to 48,000 from under the gun. Vadzim Kursevich called from the hijack seat and the flop was . Scott fired 50,000 and Kursevich called.
The turn card was the and Scott bet 80,000. Kursevich made the call.
The river was the and Scott checked. Kursevich bet 150,000 and Scott called.
Scott showed the for two pair, aces and deuces, and won the pot. Kursevich mucked.
| Vadzim Kursevich | 1,970,000 | -230,000  |
| Austin Scott | 1,230,000 | 160,000  |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 8:01 PM Local Time
Action folded to Austin Scott in the small blind and he raised to 60,000. Vadzim Kursevich called in the big blind and the flop came down . Scott bet 70,000 and Kursevich folded.
On the next hand, play folded to Scott on the button and he raised to 50,000. Tom Chambers called from the big blind and the flop came down . Both players checked and the turn brought the . Chambers fired 75,000 and Scott folded.
Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:59 PM Local Time
From the button, Khiem Nguyen raised to 48,000. Austin Scott called from the big blind and the flop came down . Scott checked and Nguyen bet 40,000. Scott made the call.
The turn was checked by both players after the fell. The river was then delivered and the finished the board. Scott checked and Nguyen bet 100,000. Scott folded and Nguyen won the pot.
Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:51 PM Local Time
In a battle of the blinds, Austin Scott's raise to 62,000 in the small was called by Vadzim Kursevich in the big.
The post-flop action went the same all the way through. Scott check-called bets of 70,000, 130,000, and 155,000 throughout the board.
Kursevich tabled for kings and tens, good enough to take it down.
| Vadzim Kursevich | 2,200,000 | 420,000 |
| Austin Scott | 1,070,000 | -320,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:44 PM Local Time
Kheim Nguyen opened to 48,000 from early position and was called by Romik Vartzar in the cutoff. Vadzim Kursevich called from the small blind as well and the flop came down .
It was checked to Vartzar who potted to 168,000. Kursevich re-potted, Nguyen folded, and Vartzar called all in for just a little bit more.
Vartzar:
Kursevich:
Vartzar was leading with two pair with a wheel draw, but Kursevich also had outs to a wheel, a flush draw, as well as a pair of fours in his hand. The turn card kept Vartzar in the lead, but the fell on the river to counterfeit Vartzar's two pair.
Kursevich took it down with nines and fours to score the elimination.
| Vadzim Kursevich | 1,780,000 | 330,000 |
| Romik Vartzar | 0 | -258,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:31 PM Local Time
Vadzim Kursevich raised to 50,000 from the cutoff seat and Brett Richey reraised the pot to 174,000 from the small blind. Kursevich called.
The flop was and Richey moved all in for 190,000. Kursevich called.
Richey:
Kursevich:
The turn was the and river the . Richey's aces held and he doubled up again and now has three-quarters of a million in chips.
| Vadzim Kursevich | 1,450,000 | -400,000 |
| Brett Richey | 752,000 | 412,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:22 PM Local Time
Level: 24
Blinds: 12000/24000
Ante: 0
Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:22 PM Local Time
From under the gun, Vadzim Kursevich raised to 40,000. Scott Stanko called from the button and the flop came down . Kursevich bet 60,000 and Stanko called.
The turn was the and Kursevich checked. Stanko bet 115,000, but folded after Kursevich check-raised to 575,000.
| Vadzim Kursevich | 1,850,000 | 180,000 |
| Scott Stanko | 400,000 | -170,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:17 PM Local Time
Khiem Nguyen raised to 40,000 from early position and Austin Scott flat-called on the button. Vadzim Kursevich called from the small blind and Tom Chambers folded from the big blind.
The flop was and Kursevich checked. Nguyen fired a bet of an unknown amount and Scott called. Kursevich folded.
Fourth street was the and Nguyen fired 170,000. Scott called. The river was the and both players checked.
Scott showed the for a set of eights and beat Khiem's .
| Austin Scott | 1,320,000 | 195,000 |
| Khiem Nguyen | 615,000 | -275,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:13 PM Local Time
Brett Richey raised to 70,000 from under the gun plus one and Austin Scott called from the small blind. After a flop of , Scott fired a bet to put Richey all in and Richey called. Richey was all in on the flop for 90,000.
Richey held the . Scott held the .
The turn gave Richey an unbeatable full house before the river completed the board with the .
| Brett Richey | 340,000 | 175,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:07 PM Local Time
Action folded to Brett Richey in the cutoff seat and he raised to 70,000. Romik Vartzar made the call from the big blind and the flop came down . Vartzar bet all in for 108,000 and Richey folded.
| Romik Vartzar | 258,000 | 0 |
| Brett Richey | 165,000 | -115,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:02 PM Local Time
Scott Stanko raised to 50,000 from the hijack seat and Romik Vartzar called from the cutoff. Vadzim Kursevich called from the small blind and the flop came down . Kursevich checked and Stanko bet 77,000. Vartzar folded, but Kursevich called.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the land on the river. Both remaining players checked once more.
Kursevich showed the and won the pot.
Thursday, June 14, 2012 7:00 PM Local Time
Today's Event 26: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha features a game that not everyone may be familiar with, but has certainly grown immensely in popularity over the past couple of years. The game we're talking about is Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO). In fact, some of the largest games in the world are run strictly with PLO because it tends to induce more action. We all know poker players love action and to gamble, which makes PLO such an intriguing and fun game for them.
For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the game of PLO, you can refer to the PokerNews Poker Rules: Omaha Poker page to check things out and get a feel for how the game is played. The page is complete with game rules, terms and also strategy links.
Omaha is similar to Hold'em in that it is a flop game, but instead of two hole cards, you receive four. The trick is that you must you two cards from your hole cards and only two cards, to make your best five-card hand at the end. This is the part that sometimes confuses people new to the game as they'll make the mistake of only using one card from their hand or trying to use three.
Just like Hold'em, there is a betting round preflop followed a betting round after each of the flop, turn and river. The most popular form of Omaha is pot-limit, which you'll see here today in Event 26. That means you are only able to bet up to the current amount of the pot at any given time.
If you think you've got the basics down and would like to dive into some strategy, Lex Veldhuis joined Kristy Arnett and Donnie Peters on the Strategy with Kristy podcast to discuss some PLO. Click here to check it out. There's also another podcast with high-stakes cash pro Jared Bleznick where he discusses some PLO. Check that one out here.
Thursday, June 14, 2012 6:55 PM Local Time
Action folded over to Dutch Boyd in the cutoff seat and he raised to 50,000. Scott Stanko reraised the pot to 170,000 from the small blind and play moved back to Boyd. He made the call.
The flop was and Stanko moved all in. Boyd called off his last 120,000 or so with the for trip tens. Stanko held the .
The turn was the and nailed Stanko with a full house and the lead. The river completed the board with the and Stanko won the pot to eliminate Boyd from the tournament.
For his eighth-place effort, the two-time gold bracelet winner Boyd took home $35,038.
| Scott Stanko | 720,000 | 290,000 |
| Dutch Boyd | 0 | -273,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 6:49 PM Local Time
Romik Vartzar raised to 70,000 and Vadzim Kursevich called. The flop came down and Vartzar bet 44,000 and was all in. Kursevich called.
Vartzar:
Kursevich:
The turn was the to give Vartzar a straight and the river finished the board with the to double him up.
| Vadzim Kursevich | 1,540,000 | -110,000 |
| Romik Vartzar | 258,000 | 143,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 6:44 PM Local Time
Austin Scott raised to 40,000 from the cutoff seat and Vadzim Kursevich called on the button. Brett Richey made the call from the big blind and the flop came down . All three players checked.
The turn was the and action checked to Kursevich. He bet 60,000 and Richey called. Scott folded.
The landed on the river and Richey checked. Kursevich fired 225,000 and Richey folded.
| Vadzim Kursevich | 1,650,000 | 41,000 |
| Brett Richey | 280,000 | -137,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 6:42 PM Local Time
Scott Stanko raised to 65,000 from the cutoff seat and Romik Vartzar reraised to 240,000 from the button. Action folded back to Stanko and he made the call to put himself all in for 200,000.
Stanko:
Vartzar:
The board ran out and Stanko made a straight to win the hand and double up. Vartzar was left with around 115,000 in chips.
| Scott Stanko | 430,000 | 200,000 |
| Romik Vartzar | 115,000 | -199,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 6:30 PM Local Time
From the hijack seat, Tom Chambers raised to 45,000. Khiem Nguyen called from the small blind and the flop came down . Both players checked.
The turn was the and Nguyen led for 50,000. Chambers made the call.
The river was the and Nguyen led for 125,000. Chambers called.
Nguyen showed the for a full house, nines full of jacks. Chambers mucked and Nguyen won the pot.
| Khiem Nguyen | 890,000 | 201,000 |
| Tom Chambers | 455,000 | -197,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 6:17 PM Local Time
Level: 23
Blinds: 10000/20000
Ante: 0
Thursday, June 14, 2012 6:04 PM Local Time
| Vadzim Kursevich | 1,609,000 | 29,000 |
| Austin Scott | 1,125,000 | -105,000 |
| Khiem Nguyen | 689,000 | 19,000 |
| Tom Chambers | 652,000 | -108,000 |
| Brett Richey | 417,000 | 12,000 |
| Romik Vartzar | 314,000 | -21,000 |
| Dutch Boyd | 273,000 | -22,000 |
| Scott Stanko | 230,000 | -8,000 |