Austin Scott Wins Event 26: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha ($361,797)!
Last year, Austin Scott took eighth place in this event for $40,748. Not only did he better that performance this year, but Scott went on to win it all to grab his first-ever World Series of Poker gold bracelet and $361,797 in prize money.
When the day began, Vadzim Kursevich held the chip lead on the rest of the field. He stayed in front for nearly the entire day, but then the big clash came with Scott when action was four-handed at the final table.
Scott and Kursevich got all the money in on the board of 
in a massive pot of 3.7 million in chips. Kursevich held the 
for a set of nines and Scott the 
for top set of tens. The river completed the board with the 
and Scott exploded to a massive chip lead.
When Scott got heads up with Brett Richey, he was a little over four to one in front. Richey did what he could to battle back, but in the end Scott was just too much.
On the final hand, Richey was all in on the turn with the 
on the 
board. His two pair was up against the 
for Scott. When the 
landed on the river, Scott made a straight and won the tournament.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Scott | $361,797 |
| 2 | Brett Richey | $223,492 |
| 3 | Vadzim Kursevich | $158,530 |
| 4 | Scott Stanko | $114,530 |
| 5 | Khiem Nguyen | $83,180 |
| 6 | Tom Chambers | $61,521 |
| 7 | Romik Vartzar | $46,117 |
| 8 | Dutch Boyd | $35,038 |
| 9 | Thomas Pettersson | $26,966 |
That wraps up [i]PokerNews'[/] coverage of Event 26 from the 2012 WSOP. Be sure to stay with us all summer long for our ongoing coverage and thanks for following along once again. Until next time, goodnight from Las Vegas!