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

Oleksii Kovalchuk Eliminated in 12th Place ($21,016)

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 {Q-}{J-}{10-} flop with two clubs against Vadzim Kursevich. Kursevich flopped the world with {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{2-Clubs} for a Broadway straight and a flush draw. Kovalchuk held {A-}{A-}{x-}{x-}.

The turn and river blanked to send Kovalchuk out the door in 12th place for $21,016.

Player Chips Progress
Oleksii Kovalchuk ua
Oleksii Kovalchuk
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Oleksii KovalchukVadzim Kursevich

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 0

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Austin Scott us
Austin Scott
910,000
310,000
310,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Vadzim Kursevich by
Vadzim Kursevich
875,000
-75,000
-75,000
Romik Vartzar us
Romik Vartzar
775,000
Khiem Nguyen de
Khiem Nguyen
560,000
35,000
35,000
Brett Richey us
Brett Richey
455,000
151,000
151,000
Tom Chambers us
Tom Chambers
380,000
15,000
15,000
Robert Williamson III us
Robert Williamson III
350,000
70,000
70,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Dutch Boyd us
Dutch Boyd
325,000
71,000
71,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Thomas Pettersson se
Thomas Pettersson
215,000
-28,000
-28,000
Scott Stanko us
Scott Stanko
210,000
20,000
20,000
Jon Hoellein us
Jon Hoellein
140,000
-37,000
-37,000
Oleksii Kovalchuk ua
Oleksii Kovalchuk
130,000
-435,000
-435,000
WSOP 2X Winner

John Racener Eliminated in 13th Place ($16,707)

John Racener - 13th Place
John Racener - 13th Place

John Racener was all in prelfop with the {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}{J-Hearts}{3-Spades} against the {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for Vadzim Kursevich.

The board came {Q-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{K-Hearts} 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.

Player Chips Progress
Vadzim Kursevich by
Vadzim Kursevich
950,000
209,000
209,000
John Racener us
John Racener
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: John RacenerVadzim Kursevich

Chambers Chipping Up

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.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Chambers us
Tom Chambers
365,000
-14,000
-14,000
Scott Stanko us
Scott Stanko
190,000
-22,000
-22,000

Tags: Thomas PetterssonScott StankoTom Chambers

Galen Kester Eliminated in 14th Place ($16,707)

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.

Player Chips Progress
Galen Kester us
Galen Kester
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Galen KesterRomik Vartzar

Raul Paez Eliminated in 15th Place ($16,707)

Raul Paez - 15th Place
Raul Paez - 15th Place

Raul Paez was all in preflop with the {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{3-Hearts} against the {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{9-Diamonds} for Robert Williamson III.

The flop, turn and river ran out {A-Spades}{J-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} 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.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Williamson III us
Robert Williamson III
280,000
230,000
230,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Raul Paez es
Raul Paez
Busted

Tags: Robert Williamson IIIRaul Paez

Racener Doubles

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 {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}. Nguyen held the {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{4-Spades}.

After flopping a flush draw on the {Q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} flop, Nguyen couldn't hit as the turn was the {9-Hearts} and river the {6-Clubs}. That allowed Racener to double up and he's now at 174,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
John Racener us
John Racener
174,000
57,000
57,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: John RacenerKhiem Nguyen

Boyd and Vartzar Battling

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

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 {8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Clubs} was checked with approximately 150,000 in the middle. On the {5-Hearts} 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 {K-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop before the dealer placed the {10-Clubs} on the turn. Both players checked and the river was the {8-Spades}. Vartzar fired 35,000 and Boyd folded, showing two aces.

Tags: Romik VartzarDutch Boyd