Allen Kessler started the day by doubling through Kyle Bowker and has just eliminated him.
From middle position, Kessler raised to 5,100. Kyle Bowker went all in on the button for 35,900 and the blinds folded.
"Time to get your chips back," said Kessler, assuming he was in a race situation when he called with . It was not a race as Bowker turned over . The board ran out as Kessler scored the elimination to up his stack to about 115,000.
It began with him opening to 5,500 under the gun, and he found calls from Kunal Patel (cutoff), Brian Senie (button), and Prince Gaspard (big blind). The four men took a flop, and the action came heavy. Gaspard checked, and Friedlander continued out with 21,500. Patel folded (what he later said was ), but Senie raised it up to 65,000. Gaspard spent some time in the tank before folding (what he later said was ), but Friedlander reraised all in over the top. Senie had about 120,000 left, and he called it off with for bottom set. Friedlander turned up for the flopped flush, and he was happy to hear that some of Senie's outs were used up.
The turn was a blank, and so was the river , and Senie has gone from chip leader to out the door in one quick level. We're going to have to wait for Friedlander to stack up, but he's definitely close to 600,000 now.
One other note: Allen Kessler folded from the small blind, and he's slightly peeved on missing out that 400,000-chip pot.
We caught the tail end of the pot, walking up as Prince Gaspard was calling a 12,000-chip bet from Gary Friedlander. It was on the turn of a board, and the filled out the board on the river. Friedlander made an uncounted bet of about 50,000, enough to put Gaspard to the test for his full stack.
Gaspard folded, showing , and Friedlander showed his as he collected the pot. The fourth diamond may have cost him Gaspard's bounty, but either way, it pushes him to 600,000 with well over a quarter of this chips in play.
AJ Jejelowo opened to 6,000 in the cutoff and Prince Gaspard defended his big blind.
The flop came down and Gaspard check-called 10,000 from Jejelowo, leading to the turn. A check in the dark was Gaspard's play before it hit, leading to a Jejelowo bet of 18,000. Gaspard called and dark checked the river. Jejelowo shoved, putting Gaspard to the test for his remaining stack of roughly 17,000. Eventually Gaspard did in fact call, but Jejelowo showed . Gaspard couldn't beat it with his , ending his tournament in 14th place.
. It was not a race as Bowker turned over 
. The board ran out 
as Kessler scored the elimination to up his stack to about 115,000.![[user66118]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
. Shannon Shorr looked him up with 
and river 
sealed his double up. He's back up to 95,000, while Shorr dips to 118,500.
flop, and the action came heavy. Gaspard checked, and Friedlander continued out with 21,500. Patel folded (what he later said was 
), but Friedlander reraised all in over the top. Senie had about 120,000 left, and he called it off with 
for bottom set. Friedlander turned up 
for the flopped flush, and he was happy to hear that some of Senie's outs were used up.
, and Senie has gone from chip leader to out the door in one quick level. We're going to have to wait for Friedlander to stack up, but he's definitely close to 600,000 now.
filled out the board on the river. Friedlander made an uncounted bet of about 50,000, enough to put Gaspard to the test for his full stack.
, and Friedlander showed his 
and Gaspard check-called 10,000 from Jejelowo, leading to the 
, ending his tournament in 14th place.