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Mike Sexton was all-in for his last 4,300 on fourth street against Frank Kassella. Sexton had jacks up by the river, but Kassela made a wheel to scoop the pot and eliminate Sexton.
We're down to 20 players and will be playing until the end of Level 18 tonight. Right now it's anybody's guess if we make the money before Day 2 concludes.
Blair Rodman 
Richard Ashby 
Richard Ashby was all-in for 1,900 on third street against Blair Rodman. Although Ashby started with split tens, Rodman rivered a six-high straight to end his tournament.
Brandon Adams 
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/ 
Vladimir Schmelev 
/ 
/ (X)
Adams was all-in on fifth street with a pair of sixes and a low draw against Schmelev's two pair, tens and sevens. Adams bricked his low and Schmelev took down the pot.
"Good luck, guys," said the Harvard professor without a hint of irony as he made a gracious exit.
Sergey Altbregin just took a nice pot off George Lind with a pair of aces versus Lind's pair of sevens. Lind couldn't push the Russian off his hand and dropped to 65,000 chips.
As if things couldn't get any slower out in the playing field, the players are now just two spots away from the money and beginning to talk about the bubble. Allen Kessler made it a point to bring up that a cash is worth $28,221, nearly three times the buy-in amount. The players are also discussing what happens if they get to hand-for-hand play and the time runs out during it. The tournament staff informed them that in that case, they will play until the bubble breaks.
Steve Zolotow (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Vladimir Schmelev (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Sergey Altbregin (X)(X) / 
We picked up the action on fourth street, Zolotow betting out and both Schmelev and Altbregin making the call. Everyone checked fifth street. Sixth street brought a bet from Schmelev, a call from Zolotow, and a fold from Altbregin. Schmelev bet again on the river.
"Well, I'm probably supposed to raise here," said Zolotow as he made the call.
Schmelev showed 
for trip nines, but Zolotow rolled over 
for a better set and took down the pot.
George Lind was all in on fourth street with the ()(
) / against Sergey Altbregin's (
)() / 
. Here's how the boards ran out.
Lind: ()() / 
/ ()
Altbregin: ()() / /
Lind's pir of sixes were the winning hand for the high and his seven low was good for that half of the pot as well. He scooped the entire thing and was able to double back to about 85,000 chips.
Frank Kassela (X)(X) / / (X)
Alexander Dovzhenko (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Dario Minieri (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
Minieri had the bring-in on third street, Kassela completed, Dovzhenko called, Minieri raised and both Dovzhenko and Kassela called. Dovzhenko bet his open pair of sevens on fourth street, Minieri raised, and both opponents called. Everyone checked fifth and sixth streets. Minieri bet the river and Kassela was the lone caller.
Kassela showed 
for a seven-high straight and scooped. He's up to 435,000, Minieri is down to 247,000 and Dovzhenko is on fumes with 90,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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500,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
350,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
320,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
||
|
290,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
175,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
90,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
Christopher George (X)(X) / / (X)
Frank Kassela (X)(X) / 
/ (X)
George completed on third street and Kassela called. George led out on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets, Kassela calling him down. Both players checked the river.
Kassela turned over 
for two pair. George had only a pair of aces and no low and Kassela took down another pot. He's up to half a million in chips.
