Friday, July 2, 2010 5:39 PM Local Time
For the first and last time we have a seven-handed table in Event #52. Here's how the unofficial final table looks:
Seat 1: Frank Kassela - 2,260,000
Seat 2: Jason Somerville - 1,460,000
Seat 3: Dan Kelly - 4,780,000
Seat 4: Eugene Katchalov - 1,640,000
Seat 5: Shawn Buchanan - 1,680,000
Seat 6: Mikael Thuritz - 1,050,000
Seat 7: Sam Trickett - 1,670,000
Friday, July 2, 2010 5:36 PM Local Time
Bryn Kenney opened to 80,000 from under the gun and Dan "djk123" Kelly defended his big blind.
The dealer flopped and Kelly checked to Kenney who continued for 90,000.
"Ninety?" Kelly asked.
The dealer nodded, and Kelly cut out chips raising to 240,000. Kenney moved all in and Kelly instantly called.
Kelly:
Kenney:
"Club!" Kenney's contingent shouted from the rail.
The turn was black, but the on the turn was no help to Kenney. The on the river was a big, red brick and Kenney was eliminated.
We are now playing musical chairs with the remaining seven players to form our unofficial final table. When we receive the proper seating arrangement and their chip counts we will surely pass them along.
Friday, July 2, 2010 5:35 PM Local Time
Jason Somerville opened for 75,000 from the button and both Sam Trickett and Shawn Buchanan called from the blinds.
The flop was and the action was checked to Somerville. He bet 130,000, Trickett raised to 275,000, Buchanan folded and Somerville moved all-in for an additional 600,000. Trickett folded and Somerville raked in the pot, increasing his stack to 1.38 million. Trickett is down to 1.77 million.
Friday, July 2, 2010 5:33 PM Local Time
Bryn Kenney limped in from the small blind and Mikael Thuritz checked his option.
Both players checked the flop. The turn came the and Kenney checked to Thuritz, who bet 60,000. Kenney called. The river was the , and Kenney check-called another 115,000.
Kenney showed and took it down. He's up to 1.2 million while Thuritz fell to 1.05 million.
Friday, July 2, 2010 5:25 PM Local Time
With the board reading on the river and about 250,000 in the pot, Eugene Katchalov bet 150,000 and Jason Somerville looked him up.
Katchalov insta-mucked and Somerville showed . He's up to 840,000.
Friday, July 2, 2010 5:12 PM Local Time
Sam Trickett opened to 76,000 with the button and Shawn Buchanan moved all in for 768,000 more from the small blind. The big blind released and Trickett tank-called.
Buchanan:
Trickett:
Greg "FBT" Mueller sprinted down from the media risers to sweat his friend Buchanan as the flop fell . The on the turn was clean for Buchanan as well, and Mueller turned to the rail and whispered, "One more" with his index finger in the air.
The bricked on the river, and Mueller gave a nice Kobe Bryant fist-pump to celebrate the double-up.
Buchanan doubled to 1,700,000 chips while Trickett slipped to 2,140,000.
Friday, July 2, 2010 4:52 PM Local Time
Dan Kelly opened for 75,000 and Bryn Kenney moved all-in for 643,000. Kelly snap-called.
Kenney
Kelly
Kenney's queens held up on the board and he doubled up to 1.4 million.
"How sick is that. You had to dodge the world on that flop," said one of Kenney's railbirds.
Friday, July 2, 2010 4:48 PM Local Time
Sam Trickett opened for 100,000 from the small blind and Shawn Buchanan called from the big blind.
The flop was . Trickett led out for 125,000 and Buchanan called. The turn came the and Trickett fired a second bullet for 250,000. Again, Buchanan called. The river was the and Trickett made it 600,000 to go. Buchanan tanked for close to five minutes before folding.
Trickett is up to 3.4 million and Buchanan is down to 915,000.
Friday, July 2, 2010 4:48 PM Local Time
Frank Kassela opened to 80,000 from middle position and Dan "djk123" Kelly called him with the button.
The flop fell and Kassela led for 145,000. Kelly called.
The turn brought the and Kassela slowed down, checking to Kelly who bet 250,000. Kassela check-raised to 750,000, and Kelly released.
Kelly is still very healthy with 3,750,000 chips and Kassela chipped up to 2,150,000.
Friday, July 2, 2010 4:39 PM Local Time
We currently have two tables of four; when we lose one more players, they will combine to a single table. Although there was some talk of playing all the way down to a winner tonight, the decision was made to stop when we reach our six-handed final table.
Friday, July 2, 2010 4:21 PM Local Time
Dan Kelly - 4,250,000
Sam Trickett - 2,947,000
Frank Kassela - 1,600,000
Eugene Katchalov - 1,580,000
Shawn Buchanan - 1,396,000
Mikael Thuritz - 1,300,000
Bryn Kenney - 723,000
Jason Somerville - 422,000
Friday, July 2, 2010 4:17 PM Local Time
Players are on a 20-minute break.
Friday, July 2, 2010 4:16 PM Local Time
Action folded to Sam Trickett in the small blind who moved all in for effectively 400,000 chips. Haxton called all in, and the hands were opened:
Trickett:
Haxton:
There was paint on the flop, but Haxton did not make a pair when the dealer fanned . The on the turn gave Haxton a gut-shot draw, but the bricked on the river eliminating him in 9th place.
With the knockout, Trickett is now up to 2,750,000 chips.
Friday, July 2, 2010 4:16 PM Local Time
Shawn Buchanan opened for 70,000 from the cutoff and Eugene Katchalov called on the button.
The flop was . Buchanan led out for 72,000 and Katchalov called. When the hit the turn, Buchanan checked to Katchalov. He bet 200,000 and Buchanan called. The river was the and Buchanan checked again. Katchalov bet 300,000 and Buchanan folded.
Katchalov is up to 1.6 million.
Friday, July 2, 2010 4:10 PM Local Time
Brian Hodhod opened for 60,000 from the cutoff, Dan Kelly three-bet to 165,000 from the big blind and Hodhod called.
The flop was . Kelly led out for 238,000 and Hodhod called. The turn was the and Kelly fired again, making it 440,000 to go. Again, Hodhod flat-called. The river was the and Kelly moved all-in, having Hodhod significantly covered. He made the call for his last 600,000.
Kelly had put in that pre-flop three-bet with and flopped a straight! The shortest stack with 18 players remaining, Kelly is now the chip leader with 3.5 million.
"Fuck my life," muttered Hodhod as he left the table.
Friday, July 2, 2010 4:02 PM Local Time
Isaac Haxton opened for 65,000 from the cutoff and Shawn Buchanan three-bet to 170,000 from the button. Haxton moved all-in and Buchanan called, Haxton having him covered.
Buchanan
Haxton
Buchanan's kings turned a set on the board and he doubled up to 1.9 million. Haxton is down to 565,000.
Friday, July 2, 2010 3:55 PM Local Time
Isaac Haxton opened to 72,000 with the button and Eugene Katchalov defended his big blind.
The flop fell and Katchalov check-called 120,000 from Haxton.
The turn brought the and Katchalov checked again. Haxton fired 275,000 and Katchalov opted to fold this time.
Katchalov slipped to 1,060,000 chips while Haxton trended up to 1,480,000.
Friday, July 2, 2010 3:49 PM Local Time
Daniel Negreanu open-shoved for his last 240,000 and Frank Kassela made the call.
Negreanu
Kassela
The board ran out , Kassela's pocket eights holding up to eliminate Negreanu. Kassela is now up to about 1.47 million.
Friday, July 2, 2010 3:42 PM Local Time
The monsterpotten of the tournament so far saw Dan Kelly flop the nuts and get paid off big time by Bryn Kenney, who lost more than half his stack on the hand.
Kelly opened for 60,000 from the cutoff and Kenney made it 180,000 from the small blind. Kelly called and they saw a flop. Kenney checked, Kelly, bet 164,000 and Kenney raised to 350,000 Kelly called and they went to the turn, which fell the . Kenney checked and Kelly checked behind. The river was the and Kenney checked to Kelly. He moved all-in for 716,000 and after a long tank, Kenney made the call.
Kelly turned over for the flopped boat and took down the 2.4 million pot. Onetime chip leader Kenney is down to 885,000, while onetime short stack Kelly is now on top of the leaderboard.
Friday, July 2, 2010 3:29 PM Local Time
Shawn Buchanan started the action by raising to 70,000 from the hijack seat. Sam Trickett three-bet to 175,000 from the small blind and Isaac Haxton four-bet shoved all in from the big.
Buchanan and Trickett both released and Haxton chipped up to 1,100,000.