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Thursday, June 14, 2012 4:07 PM Local Time
Action folded to Austin Scott in the small blind and he raised to 33,000. Chip leader Vadzim Kursevich reraised out of the big blind to 77,000 and Scott made the call.
The flop came down and Scott checked. Kursevich bet 75,000 and Scott called.
The turn was the and Scott checked. Kursevich bet 155,000 and Scott folded.
| Vadzim Kursevich | 1,680,000 | 409,000  |
| Austin Scott | 940,000 | -61,000  |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 4:00 PM Local Time
From under the gun, Austin Scott raised to 24,000. Tom Chambers called and then Thomas Pettersson reraised all in for 133,000. Everyone folded and Pettersson won the pot.
| Thomas Pettersson | 199,000 | 48,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 3:57 PM Local Time
From under the gun, Khiem Nguyen raised to 24,000. Dutch Boyd called from the big blind and the flop came down . Boyd checked and Nguyen bet an unknown amount. Boyd called.
The turn was the and Boyd checked. Nguyen also checked.
The river was the and both players checked again.
Boyd showed the for a full house, tens full of jacks. Nguyen mucked and Boyd won the pot.
| Khiem Nguyen | 565,000 | -69,000 |
| Dutch Boyd | 270,000 | 64,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 3:22 PM Local Time
| Vadzim Kursevich | 1,271,000 | 21,000 |
| Austin Scott | 1,001,000 | 91,000 |
| Tom Chambers | 646,000 | 266,000 |
| Khiem Nguyen | 634,000 | 74,000 |
| Romik Vartzar | 508,000 | -267,000 |
| Brett Richey | 461,000 | 6,000 |
| Scott Stanko | 315,000 | 105,000 |
| Dutch Boyd | 206,000 | -119,000 |
| Thomas Pettersson | 151,000 | -24,000 |
| Jon Hoellein | 108,000 | -32,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 3:14 PM Local Time
The players are now on a 20-minute break.
Thursday, June 14, 2012 3:13 PM Local Time
Thomas Pettersson was all in preflop and up against both Khiem Nguyen and Romik Vartzar. Nguyen and Vartzar checked down the board and all three hands were shown.
Vartzar:
Pettersson:
Nguyen:
Vartzar first won the side pot from Nguyen with queens and fives. Pettersson won the main pot with a full house, kings full of fives, and tripled up.
| Thomas Pettersson | 175,000 | -40,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 3:04 PM Local Time
On the flop, Brett Richey checked and Vadzim Kursevich bet 25,000. Richey made the call and the turn was the . Richey bet 50,000 and Kursevich folded.
Thursday, June 14, 2012 3:00 PM Local Time
You would think the game of Pot-Limit Omaha would spike some crazy action, which has been the norm for most of the tournament. It seems the players at the "unofficial" final table have tightened up a bit, but we'll see how things progress.
Thursday, June 14, 2012 2:27 PM Local Time
| Seat | Player |
|---|
| 1 | Thomas Pettersson |
| 2 | Jon Hoellein |
| 3 | Scott Stanko |
| 4 | Romik Vartzar |
| 5 | Austin Scott |
| 6 | Vadzim Kursevich |
| 7 | Tom Chambers |
| 8 | Brett Richey |
| 9 | Dutch Boyd |
| 10 | Khiem Nguyen |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 2:19 PM Local Time
Just moments after busting Oleksii Kovalchuk in 12th place, Vadzim Kursevich had bracelet winner Robert Williamson III on the ropes. Kursevich held the against the at-risk Williamson's .
The flop was all Kursevich needed as the fell and gave him a full house. The turn and river officially eliminated Williamson from the tournament.
The final 10 players will now redraw to one table for the "unofficial" final table. The redraw will be posted shortly.
| Vadzim Kursevich | 1,250,000 | 375,000 |
| Robert Williamson III | 0 | -350,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 2:15 PM Local Time
Another bracelet winner has just hit the rail. Oleksii Kovalchuk won the 2011 $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed event for $689,739 and has been eliminated.
Kovalchuk was all in on the flop with two clubs against Vadzim Kursevich. Kursevich flopped the world with for a Broadway straight and a flush draw. Kovalchuk held .
The turn and river blanked to send Kovalchuk out the door in 12th place for $21,016.
| Oleksii Kovalchuk | 0 | -130,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 2:05 PM Local Time
| Austin Scott | 910,000 | 310,000 |
| Vadzim Kursevich | 875,000 | -75,000 |
| Romik Vartzar | 775,000 | 0 |
| Khiem Nguyen | 560,000 | 35,000 |
| Brett Richey | 455,000 | 151,000 |
| Tom Chambers | 380,000 | 15,000 |
| Robert Williamson III | 350,000 | 70,000 |
| Dutch Boyd | 325,000 | 71,000 |
| Thomas Pettersson | 215,000 | -28,000 |
| Scott Stanko | 210,000 | 20,000 |
| Jon Hoellein | 140,000 | -37,000 |
| Oleksii Kovalchuk | 130,000 | -435,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 2:03 PM Local Time
Robert Williamson III was all in on the flop with the against the for Khiem Nguyen. Williamson was all in for 141,000 on the flop and doubled up after the turn and river gave him two pair with fours and deuces.
We'll have updated counts on everyone posted in just a few.
Thursday, June 14, 2012 1:56 PM Local Time
John Racener was all in prelfop with the against the for Vadzim Kursevich.
The board came to finish Kursevich with two pair, kings and queens, and send the runner-up from the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event out the door in 13th place. Racener earned just under $17,000 for his finish.
With Racener's elimination, the remaining 12 players are now guaranteed $21,016.
| Vadzim Kursevich | 950,000 | 209,000 |
| John Racener | 0 | -174,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 1:54 PM Local Time
From the small blind, Scott Stanko raised to 22,000 after action folded to him. In the big blind was Tom Chambers and he reraised to 66,000. Stanko folded and Chambers won the pot.
On the next hand, Chambers picked up even more chips when he made trip jacks with a queen kicker against Thomas Pettersson.
| Tom Chambers | 365,000 | -14,000 |
| Scott Stanko | 190,000 | -22,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 1:45 PM Local Time
Another player has fallen and this time it was Galen Kester in 14th place. Kester is a former World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner from 2001, when he won the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event for $167,035.
Kester was eliminated in this event in unknown action at the hands of Romik Vartzar. He earned $16,707 for his effort.
| Galen Kester | 0 | -123,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 1:40 PM Local Time
Raul Paez was all in preflop with the against the for Robert Williamson III.
The flop, turn and river ran out and Williamson's set of aces was the winning hand.
Williamson had doubled up before this hand after getting knocked all the way back to 50,000 and with this pot, has moved to 280,000 in chips, which puts him right back in the game.
| Robert Williamson III | 280,000 | 230,000 |
| Raul Paez | 0 | -66,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 1:38 PM Local Time
Khiem Nguyen raised to 16,000 from middle position and John Racener reraised to 60,000 from the button. Action folded back to Nguyen and he put Racener all in. Racener called for 81,000 total with the . Nguyen held the .
After flopping a flush draw on the flop, Nguyen couldn't hit as the turn was the and river the . That allowed Racener to double up and he's now at 174,000 in chips.
| John Racener | 174,000 | 57,000 |
Thursday, June 14, 2012 1:36 PM Local Time
Two back-to-back hands just went down between Dutch Boyd and Romik Vartzar where the two traded some chips.
On the first hand, the flop of was checked with approximately 150,000 in the middle. On the turn, Boyd fired a bet of 84,000 and Vartzar gave it up.
On the next hand, Vartzar check-called a bet of 20,000 from Boyd on the flop before the dealer placed the on the turn. Both players checked and the river was the . Vartzar fired 35,000 and Boyd folded, showing two aces.
Thursday, June 14, 2012 1:27 PM Local Time
After Vadzim Kursevich raised to 16,000 from under the gun, Raul Paez reraised all in for 29,000 from the small blind. Kursevich made the call holding the . Paez held the .
The gave Kursevich a leading two pair, but the turn and river counterfeited him and Paez was able to double up.
| Raul Paez | 66,000 | 25,000 |
