Dan Shak completed from the small blind, and Tyler Kenney knocked the table for a free flop from the big.
It came , and Shak check-called a bet of 100,000. The turn was the , and Shak checked again. Kenney checked it back this time, and the filled out the board. Shak now led out with 100,000 of his own chips, and Kenney raised to 325,000. That folded Shak without incident, and Kenney flashed the as he dragged another little chip-up pot.
Dan Shak opened to 200,000 from the small blind, and Tyler Kenney three-bet shoved his 1.625 million into the middle from the big. Shak made the quick call, and Kenney was at risk as the cards were turned up.
Showdown
Shak:
Kenney:
The news was not good for the at-risk Kenney as he was dominated and needing to catch a card to stay alive. The flop made things even worse for Kenney as his outs were reduced by one. The turn meant that he couldn't even double up now, drawing dead to a chop. He needed to find one of the non-heart queens to stay in contention, but the river was the . That completed Shak's flush, plenty good enough to snag the rest of Kenney's chips.
It was a fine run for the lesser-known Kenney brother, and he'll depart with a third-place paycheck worth $170,000.
It took a few minutes to make sure, but the players and crew have decided to take the dinner break now. It'll be 52 minutes, and the heads-up duel will begin at 8:00 P.M.
Vanessa Selbst opened with a mini-raise from the button, and Dan Shak called the extra 80,000 to see a flop.
It came suited , and Shak checked to the raiser. Selbst continued out with a small bet of 140,000. Small or not, it was good enough to take the pot right there.
Vanessa Selbst raised to 160,000 from the button once again, and Dan Shak called for a flop. It came , and both players checked through to the turn. After a second check from her opponent, Selbst fired 180,000, and Shak laid it down.
Selbst is getting back into this thing at a rate of about one big blind per hand. She's won 7 of the 8 heads-up pots.
Vanessa Selbst min-raised to 160,000 on the button and Dan Shak defended his big blind.
The flop fell and Shak checked. Selbst bet 155,000, but Shak quickly popped it to 355,000. Selbst called, landing the on the turn. Shak put out a bet of 500,000. A call from Selbst delivered the river. Shak fired 800,000, which sent Selbst into the tank. About two minutes passed before Selbst re-raised all in for about 2.6 million total. Shak gave it up rather quickly and surrendered the pot.
Selbst upped her stack to 5,650,000 and now just slightly trails.
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, and Shak check-called a bet of 100,000. The turn was the 
, and Shak checked again. Kenney checked it back this time, and the 
filled out the board. Shak now led out with 100,000 of his own chips, and Kenney raised to 325,000. That folded Shak without incident, and Kenney flashed the 
as he dragged another little chip-up pot.
flop made things even worse for Kenney as his outs were reduced by one. The turn 
meant that he couldn't even double up now, drawing dead to a chop. He needed to find one of the non-heart queens to stay in contention, but the river was the 
flop, and the 
drew a bet of 100,000 from Shak. Selbst called, and she called another 200,000 after the 
river.
won her the first showdown pot of the after-dinner session.
river. Shak fired 800,000, which sent Selbst into the tank. About two minutes passed before Selbst re-raised all in for about 2.6 million total. Shak gave it up rather quickly and surrendered the pot.