Chis Klodnicki just got scooped out of a pot from Jason Lester. We caught the action on the end with 1,500 sitting in front of each player already. This is a split-pot game so when action is heads up, the dealers leave the bets out in front of the player, so we're unsure as to when the money was bet and by who. At any rate, Lester bet the river and Klodnicki called. Lester tabled the for top set of aces and Klodnicki mucked.
Michael Mizrachi and John Hennigan have just arrived in today's tournament and are seated on the same table.
Mizrachi - who is the reigning $50,000 Poker Player's Championship - has a well established poker record, while Hennigan doesn't have the popularity that Mizrachi has but still yields an impressive record that includes two gold bracelets, over $3.3 million in winnings and a final table already this year.
Kirill Rabtsov opened to 500 from under the gun only to have a player two to his left three-bet to 750. Justin Smith smooth-called next to act as the big blind and Rabtsov made the call.
Rabtsov bet out 250 on the flop only to have the preflop raiser make it two-bets. Smith called, the big blind folded and Rabtsov called before the on the turn saw both Rabtsov and Smith call a 500-chip bet as the landed on the river.
Rabtsov checked, the aggressor bet as Smith folded and Rabstov called. Rabtsov was disgusted when his opponent showed his for the second nut-low and a flush to scoop the Russian. Rabtstov however still sits with roughly 33,000 in chips.
Dan Kelly: (X)(X) / / (X)
Nikolai Yakovenko: (X)(X) / / (X)
Dan Kelly completed and Nikolai Yakovenko raised. Kelly called and off they went. On fourth street, Kelly check-called a bet from Yakovenko before he led the betting on fifth. Yakovenko called and then on sixth, Kelly check-called a bet from Yakovenko. On seventh, Kelly checked, Yakovenko bet and Kelly called.
Yakovenko showed for an eight-six low and Kelly mucked his hand.