Rock Howard moved all in for his last 39,000 chips from under the gun, Nikolai Yakovenko three-bet to 81,000 from the small blind, the big blind folded, and the two players tabled their hands.
Howard:
Yakovenko:
The board ran out , giving Yakovenko a straight and the nut low to scoop the pot and eliminate Howard.
On a hand that extended into the break, Nikolai Yakovenko raised to 26,000 from the cutoff, Igor Sharaskin called from the button, Matthew Sanner called from the small blind, and Rock Howard called from the big blind.
The flop fell and Sanner shoved for 57,000. Howard called, Yakovenko called, Sharaskin raised all in for 340,000, Howard called, and Yakovenko tank folded.
Sanner:
Howard:
Sharaskin:
"Wow, I was the only one with ace-deuce?" commented Yakovenko after the hands were tabled.
The turn and river completed the board, giving Sharaskin kings full of fives to double through Howard and eliminate Sanner.
Igor Sharaskin limped from the cutoff, Matthew Sanner raised to 45,000 from the button, Usman Siddique called from the big blind, and Sharaskin called.
They checked to the turn of a board, where Sharaskin bet 70,000. Sanner called all in for 6,000, and Siddique folded.
Sharaskin:
Sanner:
Sanner was well ahead and held up through the river to nearly triple up.
Vladimir Shchemelev capped an orbit of Omaha-8 by winning a few pots in succession before eliminating Tai Nguyen.
Following the river of a board, Tai Nguyen committed his remaining 62,000 from the small blind with for trip tens with an ace kicker. Vladimir Shchemelev, however, tabled from the cutoff for an ace-high flush to eliminate Nguyen in 11th place.