2012 World Series of Poker

Event 26: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10764
Prize
$361,797
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,607,970
Entries
589
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

Boat for Boyd

From under the gun, Khiem Nguyen raised to 24,000. Dutch Boyd called from the big blind and the flop came down {J-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}. Boyd checked and Nguyen bet an unknown amount. Boyd called.

The turn was the {Q-Clubs} and Boyd checked. Nguyen also checked.

The river was the {8-Hearts} and both players checked again.

Boyd showed the {J-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} for a full house, tens full of jacks. Nguyen mucked and Boyd won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Khiem Nguyen
565,000
-69,000
-69,000
Profile photo of Dutch Boyd us
Dutch Boyd
270,000
64,000
64,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Khiem NguyenDutch Boyd

PokerStars Presents Half Price Sunday

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

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We have 10 tickets to give away for the Sunday Million in the following tournament:

Tourney ID #573942652 (Live now)

Name: PokerNews - Half Price Sunday Million
Date: June 16
Time: 14:00 ET
Buy-In: $3 + .30
Password: StarsHPSM
Prizes: 10 Bonus Half Price Sunday Million tickets (for June 17 only) will be awarded to the top 10 finishers on top of the cash payout.

All players are eligible who pay the buy-in fee and register with the password, which will be distributed in PokerNews editorials and the live reporting pages.

Tags: PokerStars Half Price Sunday

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0

Updated Chip Counts at the Break

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vadzim Kursevich by
Vadzim Kursevich
1,271,000
21,000
21,000
Profile photo of Austin Scott us
Austin Scott
1,001,000
91,000
91,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Tom Chambers us
Tom Chambers
646,000
266,000
266,000
Profile photo of Khiem Nguyen de
Khiem Nguyen
634,000
74,000
74,000
Profile photo of Romik Vartzar us
Romik Vartzar
508,000
-267,000
-267,000
Profile photo of Brett Richey us
Brett Richey
461,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of Scott Stanko us
Scott Stanko
315,000
105,000
105,000
Profile photo of Dutch Boyd us
Dutch Boyd
206,000
-119,000
-119,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Thomas Pettersson
151,000
-24,000
-24,000
Profile photo of Jon Hoellein us
Jon Hoellein
108,000
-32,000
-32,000

Pettersson Triples Up

Thomas Pettersson was all in preflop and up against both Khiem Nguyen and Romik Vartzar. Nguyen and Vartzar checked down the {10-Spades}{8-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{K-Spades}{5-Diamonds} board and all three hands were shown.

Vartzar: {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{J-Spades}
Pettersson: {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}
Nguyen: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{6-Clubs}

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.

Player Chips Progress
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Thomas Pettersson
175,000
-40,000
-40,000

Tags: Khiem NguyenRomik VartzarThomas Pettersson

Not Much Happening

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

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.

Robert Williamson III Eliminated in 11th Place ($21,016)

Just moments after busting Oleksii Kovalchuk in 12th place, Vadzim Kursevich had bracelet winner Robert Williamson III on the ropes. Kursevich held the {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{4-Hearts} against the at-risk Williamson's {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}.

The flop was all Kursevich needed as the {A-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{J-Spades} fell and gave him a full house. The turn {3-Hearts} and river {3-Spades} 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.

Player Chips Progress
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Vadzim Kursevich
1,250,000
375,000
375,000
Profile photo of Robert Williamson III us
Robert Williamson III
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Robert Williamson IIIVadzim Kursevich