Yueqi Zhu raised to 17,000 from the button, and Howard Smith called from the small blind.
The flop came , and Smith checked. Zhu bet 26,000, and Smith called. The turn brought the , and both players checked. The fell on the river, and Smith bet 80,000. Zhu called and tabled for a seven-high straight and a seven-six low.
Smith tabled for a baby flush and the same low, so Smith took the high and they chopped the low.
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.
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.