River Flush for Kovalchuk
Omaha-8
George Danzer had won a couple of pots to push back in front, then came a hand in which Oleksii Kovalchuk raised from the button, Danzer called, and the flop came 
. Danzer checked, Kovalchuk bet, Danzer raised, and Kovalchuk called. The turn was the 
, and once more Danzer check-raised Kovalchuk, with the Ukrainian calling again.
The river brought the 
and a bet from Kovalchuk, and with a bit of a wary look Danzer called. Kovalchuk quickly turned over 
, separating out those two diamonds to show he'd made the nut flush, and Danzer folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,800,000
283,000
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283,000 |
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1,140,000
-290,000
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-290,000 |
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