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02-01-2009 14:51 UTC+8

Arce Pressures Kastle Off Another Pot

[user75032]

Casey Kastle is the clear short stack now. He raised to 35,000 from the button and was called by big blind Neil Arce. Action checked all the way to the river. Arce bet 200,000 with the board showing {3-Clubs}

{3-Clubs}

{j-Hearts}

{5-Diamonds}

{8-Clubs}

{2-Clubs}

, enough to put Kastle all in. It was also, apparently, too much for Kastle to call. He folded.

Tags: Casey Kastle Neil Arce

02-01-2009 14:48 UTC+8

Bad Time Bluff for Kastle

[user80015]

All three players saw the flop of {2-Clubs}

{2-Clubs}

{6-Spades}

{4-Clubs}

and checked round to see the turn of the {Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

. It was checked to Casey Kastle, who made it 20,000 with only Neil Arce making the call.

The river landed the {6-Clubs}

{6-Clubs}

and Arce checked to Kastle, who fired out 100,000 into Arce. Arce sat back in his chair for a little before announcing, "Call," only to see Kastle muck.

Arce showed a queen as he raked in the pot sending him to over 750,000 in chips.

Tags: Casey Kastle Neil Arce

02-01-2009 14:41 UTC+8

Kastle Crumbling

[user75032]

Kastle starting to crumble

Slowly but surely, Neil Arce and Steve Yea are eroding the walls of Casey Kastle's chip fortress. Arce and Kastle took a limped flop of {J-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

{6-Diamonds}

{3-Clubs}

. Arce checked to Kastle, who casually tossed 20,000 into the pot. Arce called.

The betting action was exactly the same on the {j-Diamonds}

{j-Diamonds}

turn. When the river fell {10-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

, however, and didn't fill any obvious draws, Arce led out for 40,000. Kastle debated for about 30 seconds before matching Arce's bet. Each player turned over a jack, but Arce's {J-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

{7-Diamonds}

was the better kicker. He took down the pot.

Tags: Casey Kastle Neil Arce

02-01-2009 14:36 UTC+8

Yea Finds Gold in the Gutter

[user80015]

Casey Kastle completed from the small blind and Steve Yea checked his option before firing out 24,000 on a flop of {3-Clubs}

{3-Clubs}

{K-Spades}

{6-Clubs}

. Kastle called before again checking to Yea when the {4-Spades}

{4-Spades}

fell on the turn.

Yea then led strongly again for 62,000 with Kastle making the call. When the river landed the {10-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

Kastle checked and Yea made it 85,000 to go with Kastle quickly calling.

Yea tabled {2-Spades}

{2-Spades}

{5-Clubs}

for a straight and Kastle mucked while slipping to 500,000 as Yea surges to the 1.5 million chip mark.

Tags: Casey Kastle Steven Yea

02-01-2009 14:31 UTC+8

Kastle Takes Second in a Row

[user75032]

Steve Yea was the preflop aggressor this time, raising to 30,000. Casey Kastle called from the big blind to see a flop of {5-Spades}

{5-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{9-Diamonds}

. Kastle checked to Yea, who fired out 45,000 chips. Kastle called.

Both players checked down the rest of the way, with the turn coming {J-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

and the river falling {10-Spades}

{10-Spades}

. Kastle showed {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{4-Diamonds}

for a pair of aces and the winner.

Tags: Casey Kastle Steve Yea

02-01-2009 14:30 UTC+8

First Pot to Kastle

[user75032]

Out of the break, Casey Kastle had the button. He raised to 40,000 and was called by Neil Arce. Arce checked the {8-Clubs}

{8-Clubs}

{a-Clubs}

{k-Hearts}

flop, then folded to a bet of 50,000 from Kastle.

Tags: Casey Kastle Neil Arce

02-01-2009 14:26 UTC+8

Updated Chip Counts

[user75032]

Steve Yea - 1,436,000
Neil Arce - 677,000
Casey Kastle - 529,000

02-01-2009 14:26 UTC+8

Play Resumes

[user75032]

Cards are back in the air.

02-01-2009 14:13 UTC+8

Quick Break

[user80015]

Tournament Director Matt Savage has sent the three remaining players on a quick five-minute break so he can conduct a color-up.

02-01-2009 14:11 UTC+8

Yea Chips Up Some More

[user75032]

The action was limped preflop between small blind Casey Kastle and big blind Steve Yea. Both players checked the flop of {10-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

{3-Spades}

{J-Clubs}

. When the {Q-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

hit the turn, Kastle took a stab at the pot with a bet of 20,000. Yea quickly raised to 50,000. Kastle smirked and folded.

Tags: Casey Kastle Steve Yea