From under the gun, Vadzim Kursevich raised to 40,000. Scott Stanko called from the button and the flop came down . Kursevich bet 60,000 and Stanko called.
The turn was the and Kursevich checked. Stanko bet 115,000, but folded after Kursevich check-raised to 575,000.
Khiem Nguyen raised to 40,000 from early position and Austin Scott flat-called on the button. Vadzim Kursevich called from the small blind and Tom Chambers folded from the big blind.
The flop was and Kursevich checked. Nguyen fired a bet of an unknown amount and Scott called. Kursevich folded.
Fourth street was the and Nguyen fired 170,000. Scott called. The river was the and both players checked.
Scott showed the for a set of eights and beat Khiem's .
Brett Richey raised to 70,000 from under the gun plus one and Austin Scott called from the small blind. After a flop of , Scott fired a bet to put Richey all in and Richey called. Richey was all in on the flop for 90,000.
Richey held the . Scott held the .
The turn gave Richey an unbeatable full house before the river completed the board with the .
Action folded to Brett Richey in the cutoff seat and he raised to 70,000. Romik Vartzar made the call from the big blind and the flop came down . Vartzar bet all in for 108,000 and Richey folded.
Scott Stanko raised to 50,000 from the hijack seat and Romik Vartzar called from the cutoff. Vadzim Kursevich called from the small blind and the flop came down . Kursevich checked and Stanko bet 77,000. Vartzar folded, but Kursevich called.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the land on the river. Both remaining players checked once more.
Today's Event 26: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha features a game that not everyone may be familiar with, but has certainly grown immensely in popularity over the past couple of years. The game we're talking about is Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO). In fact, some of the largest games in the world are run strictly with PLO because it tends to induce more action. We all know poker players love action and to gamble, which makes PLO such an intriguing and fun game for them.
For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the game of PLO, you can refer to the PokerNewsPoker Rules: Omaha Poker page to check things out and get a feel for how the game is played. The page is complete with game rules, terms and also strategy links.
Omaha is similar to Hold'em in that it is a flop game, but instead of two hole cards, you receive four. The trick is that you must you two cards from your hole cards and only two cards, to make your best five-card hand at the end. This is the part that sometimes confuses people new to the game as they'll make the mistake of only using one card from their hand or trying to use three.
Just like Hold'em, there is a betting round preflop followed a betting round after each of the flop, turn and river. The most popular form of Omaha is pot-limit, which you'll see here today in Event 26. That means you are only able to bet up to the current amount of the pot at any given time.
If you think you've got the basics down and would like to dive into some strategy, Lex Veldhuis joined Kristy Arnett and Donnie Peters on the Strategy with Kristy podcast to discuss some PLO. Click here to check it out. There's also another podcast with high-stakes cash pro Jared Bleznick where he discusses some PLO. Check that one out here.
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Action folded over to Dutch Boyd in the cutoff seat and he raised to 50,000. Scott Stanko reraised the pot to 170,000 from the small blind and play moved back to Boyd. He made the call.
The flop was and Stanko moved all in. Boyd called off his last 120,000 or so with the for trip tens. Stanko held the .
The turn was the and nailed Stanko with a full house and the lead. The river completed the board with the and Stanko won the pot to eliminate Boyd from the tournament.
For his eighth-place effort, the two-time gold bracelet winner Boyd took home $35,038.
and Richey moved all in for 190,000. Kursevich called.
and river the 
. Richey's aces held and he doubled up again and now has three-quarters of a million in chips.
. Kursevich bet 60,000 and Stanko called.
and Kursevich checked. Stanko bet 115,000, but folded after Kursevich check-raised to 575,000.
and Kursevich checked. Nguyen fired a bet of an unknown amount and Scott called. Kursevich folded.
and Nguyen fired 170,000. Scott called. The river was the 
and both players checked.
for a set of eights and beat Khiem's 
.
, Scott fired a bet to put Richey all in and Richey called. Richey was all in on the flop for 90,000.
. Scott held the 
. Vartzar bet all in for 108,000 and Richey folded.
. Kursevich checked and Stanko bet 77,000. Vartzar folded, but Kursevich called.
and both players checked to see the 
and Stanko moved all in. Boyd called off his last 120,000 or so with the 
and nailed Stanko with a full house and the lead. The river completed the board with the 
