Brian Nichols was all in for his tournament life with ![]()
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of Amnon Filippi.
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gave Filippi trip sevens, and with no low Brian Nichols was sent to the rail in 15th place.
Brian Nichols was all in for his tournament life with ![]()
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of Amnon Filippi.
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gave Filippi trip sevens, and with no low Brian Nichols was sent to the rail in 15th place.
Travis Pine was all in pre-flop with ![]()
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against the ![]()
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of Paul Zappulla.
The board ran out ![]()
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with Zappulla turning a six-high straight which was good enough for the high and the low, sending Pine to the rails.
Kyung Lee had bet all streets leading up to the river, facing up against Murilo Figueredo, and the river board of ![]()
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saw him getting all his chips in the middle.
Lee tabled ![]()
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for an eight-high flush but then Figueredo showed his ![]()
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for a bigger flush to win the pot.
"Unbelievable," Lee muttered to himself as he exited the tournament area.
Lee was eliminated in 17th place for a payout of $10,053.
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board, Kosei Ichinose was all in and up against both Rami Boukai and James Chen.
Ichinose held ![]()
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for a full house and a low. Boukai showed ![]()
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for a flush and the same low. Chen mucked.
Ichinose won three-quarters of the pot, but Boukai still remains above three million in chips.
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Nível: 29
Limites: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 0
After a raise from Chris Bell preflop, a flop of ![]()
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saw Matt Glantz bet and Bell hastily called, putting himself at risk.
Bell turned over ![]()
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for top pair but saw he was behind Glantz's ![]()
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for two pair and a low draw.
The
turn gave Glantz the low and the
gave him a straight to scoop the pot, eliminating Bell.
Bell, who won the Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 Or Better bracelet in 2010, exited this year's tournament in 18th place for $8,281.
| Table | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Smith | Canada | 950,000 | 6 |
| 1 | Rami Boukai | United States | 3,175,000 | 20 |
| 1 | Anil Jivani | United States | 1,250,000 | 8 |
| 1 | Kosei Ichinose | Japan | 300,000 | 2 |
| 1 | James Chen | United States | 2,100,000 | 13 |
| 1 | Travis Pine | United States | 305,000 | 2 |
| 1 | Matt Vengrin | United States | 2,300,000 | 14 |
| 1 | Amnon Filippi | United States | 2,400,000 | 15 |
| 1 | Brian Nichols | United | 900,000 | 6 |
| 2 | Murilo Figueredo | Brazil | 1,100,000 | 7 |
| 2 | Mel Judah | Australia | 1,950,000 | 12 |
| 2 | Van Law | United States | 560,000 | 4 |
| 2 | Paul Zappulla | United States | 1,475,000 | 9 |
| 2 | David Funkhauser | United States | 2,500,000 | 16 |
| 2 | Ronan Nally | Ireland | 2,050,000 | 13 |
| 2 | Chris Bell | United States | 1,200,000 | 8 |
| 2 | Kyung Lee | United States | 250,000 | 2 |
With 8 eliminations so far in Day 3 of Event #7 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 Or Better, the field has been reduced to the final two tables where the remaining 18 players will battle it out.
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, giving both players top 2 pair, with a mirror for Nally.
But the
on the turn filled up Nally and left Brown with only an A to win, while any K or 8 would give him a chop.
The
river did neither and Brown was sent to the rail in 19th place to collect his prize of $8,821.