Level 26
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Omaha Hi-Lo
Tom Koral entered the hand with a raise from the cutoff. David Steicke came along on the button, and so did Phil Hui from the big blind.
The 
flop was checked to Steicke, who bet. Hui, however, reacted with a check-raise, forcing Koral out of the way. Steicke decided to continue and called.
Hui led with a bet on the 
turn, and Steicke wasn't ready to fold yet. However, Hui's final bet on the 
river convinced Steicke to lay his hand down.
A nice addition without showdown pushed Hui's stack back over one million, while Steicke dropped below six big bets.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,050,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
575,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
, and Schreiber checked. Himes bet, Schreiber check-raised, Himes put in three bets, and Schreiber called.
turn, Schreiber check-called another bet from Himes. The river paired the board with the 
, and Schreiber led out. Himes called and got shown the bad news by Schreiber, who held 
. Himes open-folded 
and was left with just 90,000.
flop all but sealed it, and the 
on the turn decided it, making the 
river meaningless. Himes added a big five-figure payday of $52,542 to his bankroll for his fifth-place finish.
, and only Phil Hui stepped in his way, calling with the 
. Koral continued on fourth street, and Hui stuck around. The next two streets ceased fire, but Koral put in one more bet on seventh. Hui paid him off.
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for proof, and the river straight hurt Hui, who dropped down. 
on the turn wasn't one of the outs he needed, nor was the 
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