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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.
Victor Saedon was just eliminated in 16th place. His went down to Brett Richey's after all the money went in preflop and Richey made a diamond flush on the hand. Saedon took home $13,282 and the remaining 15 players earned a small pay jump to $16,707.
On the flop, Robert Williamson III bet 38,000. His opponent, Austin Scott, made the call and the turn brought the . Williamson fired 105,000 and Scott called.
The river completed the board with the and Williamson checked. Scott moved all in for 132,000 and Williamson called.
"Please don't have a five," said Williamson.
Scott turned over better than just a five with the for a full house. Williamson showed the for two pair.
Galen Kester opened with a raise to 26,000 and Romik Vartzar called from the hijack seat. Action then folded over to Steve Merrifield in the small blind and he reraised all in for 95,000 total. Action folded back to Kester and he tanked for a minute before giving it up. Vartzar thought, then called.
Vartzar held the and Merrifield the .
The flop kept Merrifield in front, as did the on the turn. The on the river, though, gave Vartzar a winning two pair and busted Merrifield in 17th place.
Erik Seidel was all in preflop with the against Khiem Nguyen's .
Seidel flopped a Broadway straight on the flop, but Nguyen was able to turn a flush with the . The river completed the board with the and that ended the tournament for Seidel in 18th place. He took home $13,282 for his finish.
Welcome to Day 3 of Event 26, the $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha. A field of 589 players is down to just 18, each with hopes of capturing the coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Leading the way with 741,000 is Vadzim Kursevich. Plenty of notables are hot on his heels though as Oleksii Kovalchuk, Robert Williamson III, Brett Richey, and Dutch Boyd are all within striking distance. Eight-time bracelet winner Erik Seidel also remains, but he is short with 71,000.
Here are the seating assignments for Day 3:
Table
Seat
Player
Chips
445
1
Steve Merrifield
103,000
445
2
Tom Chambers
379,000
445
3
Victor Saedon
164,400
445
4
Thomas Pettersson
243,000
445
5
Galen Kester
123,000
445
6
Dutch Boyd
254,000
445
7
Romik Vartzar
628,000
445
8
Brett Richey
304,000
445
9
Scott Stanko
212,000
451
1
John Racener
117,000
451
2
Vadzim Kursevich
741,000
451
3
Austin Scott
306,000
451
4
Oleksii Kovalchuk
565,000
451
5
Robert Williamson III
378,000
451
6
Khiem Nguyen
499,000
451
7
Erik Seidel
71,000
451
8
Jon Hoellein
177,000
451
9
Raul Paez
41,000
Play is set to resume at 2:00pm local time, about 10 minutes from now, so keep it here throughout the day as we play until the bracelet is awarded!
. Paez held the 
.
gave Kursevich a leading two pair, but the 
turn and 
river counterfeited him and Paez was able to double up.
after all the money went in preflop and Richey made a diamond flush on the hand. Saedon took home $13,282 and the remaining 15 players earned a small pay jump to $16,707.
flop, Robert Williamson III bet 38,000. His opponent, Austin Scott, made the call and the turn brought the 
. Williamson fired 105,000 and Scott called.
and Williamson checked. Scott moved all in for 132,000 and Williamson called.
for two pair.
.
on the turn. The 
against Khiem Nguyen's 
flop, but Nguyen was able to turn a flush with the 
