James Van Alstyne Eliminated in 3rd Place ($84,106)
Level 33
: 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Omaha Hi-Lo
James Van Alstyne raised in the small blind and Anatolii Zyrin called.
Van Alstyne bet on a flop of ![]()
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and Zyrin called again.
The turn came
and Van Alstyne checked. Zyrin bet and Van Alstyne had fewer than two big bets behind. He thought for a moment and then pushed forward all his remaining chips. Zyrin immediately called.
Van Alstyne held ![]()
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but he found the bad news as Zyrin opened ![]()
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for a superior flush draw and a higher pair.
The
river gave both players the flush and Van Alstyne was eliminated in 3rd place, paving the way for a heads-up match between Zyrin and Yueqi Zhu.