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.
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.
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.
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.
With 11 players remaining, 46 year-old Frank Kassela is the oldest player remaining in the tournament, followed by 35 year-old Daniel Negreanu. Brian Hodhod, 34, is the only other non-twentysomething remaining in the field.
Eugene Katchalov opened for 50,000 from the button, Sam Trickett slid out a tall stack of green 25,000-denomination chips, setting his opponent all-in, and Katchalov made the call for his last 579,000.
Katchalov
Trickett
Katchalov's pocket fives held up on the board and he doubled to 1,190,000. Trickett is down to 2,480,000.
The field is thinning at a rapid pace here on Day 3, and we've just lost another player; Abe Mosseri.
Mosseri opened for a raise from under the gun and Sam Trickett re-raised to 140,000 from the hijack seat. Mosseri called.
The dealer fanned and Mosseri checked to Trickett who fired 150,000. Mosseri check-raised to 400,000, Trickett moved all and Mosseri called.
Mosseri:
Trickett:
Mosseri needed some help, and the on the turn left Mosseri with just three outs to an ace. An ace did not come on the river, rather it was the eliminating him from Event #52.
With the hold, Trickett is now our massive chip leader sporting a 3,000,000-chip stack.
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. 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.
and flopped a straight! The shortest stack with 18 players remaining, Kelly is now the chip leader with 3.5 million.
and Katchalov check-called 120,000 from Haxton.
and Katchalov checked again. Haxton fired 275,000 and Katchalov opted to fold this time.
, Kassela's pocket eights holding up to eliminate Negreanu. Kassela is now up to about 1.47 million.
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 
on the turn left Mosseri with just three outs to an ace. An ace did not come on the river, rather it was the