Dolan and Kruger Clash Again; Kruger Eliminated
With the flop reading 
, Justin "Choctaw" Kruger led out for 1,500 only to find John Dolan raise the action to 4,000. The rest of the players folded and Kruger flat called the bet.
The turn was the 
and Kruger led out for 5,200. Dolan thought about his action for about a minute before opting to call. The board paired on the river when the 
hit and Kruger moved all in for about 17,000. Dolan quickly called and Kruger showed 
. Dolan, however, tabled 
for nines and fives with the ace kicker, sending Kruger to the rail.
Kruger talked with us afterward and informed us that he will indeed be firing a third bullet during Day 1c. Dolan, however, is sitting on one of the biggest stacks in the room today with 65,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
Busted |
for the ace-high flush.
, there were two checks to Larry Wright who pushed out an oversized bet of 7,900 into the pot. The next player to act called and the two who checked folded their cards.
and Wright moved out another stack of yellow t1,000 chips and black t100 chips. His opponent shrugged and announced that he was all in which was actually all in for Wright who only had about around 3,000 left behind after that bet. Wright called and showed 
for a turned flush and was killing his opponent's 
for a straight.
fell on fifth street and completed the board, awarding Wright a double up. Wright made note to tell us that he was down to 2,100 at one point during the day and after some griding is currently sitting on about 45,000.
. The board ran out 
, securing the pot for Richey.
fell on fourth street, putting four to a straight on the board. Kessler bet 3,000 and his opponent called without any hesitation.
came on the river and Kessler slowed down with a check. His opponent bet 3,000 and Kessler threw his arms up in the air.
.
for the wheel. With this loss Kessler's stack is now at about 28,000.
against Jejelowo's 
and Jejelowo ended up with the second best hand, forcing him to ship over 5,235 of his chips to another player at the table. Jejelowo was left with only about 4,000 after this hand.
flop fell. The player in the small blind led out 3,000 and action folded around to Henson.
, but the 