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.
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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.
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.
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.