Another bracelet winner has just hit the rail. Oleksii Kovalchuk won the 2011 $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed event for $689,739 and has been eliminated.
Kovalchuk was all in on the 
flop with two clubs against Vadzim Kursevich. Kursevich flopped the world with 
for a Broadway straight and a flush draw. Kovalchuk held 
.
The turn and river blanked to send Kovalchuk out the door in 12th place for $21,016.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Level: 20
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 0
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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910,000
310,000
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310,000 |
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875,000
-75,000
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-75,000 |
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775,000 | |
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560,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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455,000
151,000
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151,000 |
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380,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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350,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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325,000
71,000
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71,000 |
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215,000
-28,000
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-28,000 |
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210,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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140,000
-37,000
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-37,000 |
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130,000
-435,000
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-435,000 |
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Robert Williamson III was all in on the 
flop with the 
against the 
for Khiem Nguyen. Williamson was all in for 141,000 on the flop and doubled up after the turn and 
river gave him two pair with fours and deuces.
We'll have updated counts on everyone posted in just a few.
John Racener was all in prelfop with the 
against the 
for Vadzim Kursevich.
The board came 
to finish Kursevich with two pair, kings and queens, and send the runner-up from the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event out the door in 13th place. Racener earned just under $17,000 for his finish.
With Racener's elimination, the remaining 12 players are now guaranteed $21,016.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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950,000
209,000
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209,000 |
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Busted | |
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From the small blind, Scott Stanko raised to 22,000 after action folded to him. In the big blind was Tom Chambers and he reraised to 66,000. Stanko folded and Chambers won the pot.
On the next hand, Chambers picked up even more chips when he made trip jacks with a queen kicker against Thomas Pettersson.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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365,000
-14,000
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-14,000 |
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190,000
-22,000
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-22,000 |
Another player has fallen and this time it was Galen Kester in 14th place. Kester is a former World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner from 2001, when he won the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event for $167,035.
Kester was eliminated in this event in unknown action at the hands of Romik Vartzar. He earned $16,707 for his effort.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Raul Paez was all in preflop with the 
against the 
for Robert Williamson III.
The flop, turn and river ran out 
and Williamson's set of aces was the winning hand.
Williamson had doubled up before this hand after getting knocked all the way back to 50,000 and with this pot, has moved to 280,000 in chips, which puts him right back in the game.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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280,000
230,000
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230,000 |
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Busted | |
Khiem Nguyen raised to 16,000 from middle position and John Racener reraised to 60,000 from the button. Action folded back to Nguyen and he put Racener all in. Racener called for 81,000 total with the . Nguyen held the 
.
After flopping a flush draw on the 
flop, Nguyen couldn't hit as the turn was the 
and river the 
. That allowed Racener to double up and he's now at 174,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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174,000
57,000
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57,000 |
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Two back-to-back hands just went down between Dutch Boyd and Romik Vartzar where the two traded some chips.
On the first hand, the flop of was checked with approximately 150,000 in the middle. On the 
turn, Boyd fired a bet of 84,000 and Vartzar gave it up.
On the next hand, Vartzar check-called a bet of 20,000 from Boyd on the 
flop before the dealer placed the on the turn. Both players checked and the river was the 
. Vartzar fired 35,000 and Boyd folded, showing two aces.
