Chow on the Nuts
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Omaha-8
Eugene Katchalov raised from late position, and Michael Chow defended his big blind. The drawalicious flop fell 
, and Chow check-raised. Katchalov called, and the 
on the turn made things even more interesting. Chow bet, and Katchalov called. Same action after the river bricked off the 
. Chow turned over 
for the flopped nut straight. Katchalov flashed 
, but his top set was no good and landed in the muck.
Katchalov slipped to 143k, overtaken by Chow's 150k. The players at his table may want to steer clear of Chow during rounds of Omaha-8. He earned his first bracelet a few weeks ago in the $1,500 O-8 event and has a talent for hitting big hands when he needs to.