Brandon Meyers raised to 250 in early position, Martin Finger three-bet to 1,100, and the action folded back to Meyers, who put in a small four-bet. Finger called.
The flop fell , Meyers led out for 1,200, and Finger called. The turn was the , Meyers fired another bullet worth 2,500, and Finger folded.
Brock Parker raised to 250 under the gun and Hans Winzeler called from the next seat over. Ricky Fohrenbach three-bet to 950 from the hijack before Mike Linster four-bet to 1,700 from the cutoff. The player on the button called, Parker folded, and both Winzeler and Fohrenbach called to see a flop.
Action checked to Linster who bet 5,000, forcing folds from each of his opponents.
There was an open to 225 in late position, Todd Terry called out of the small blind, and Frank Kassela three-bet to 1,000 out of the big blind. The original raiser made it 2,000, Terry folded, and Kasella called.
The dealer fanned , Kassela checked, and the player fired out 1,500. Kasella check-raised to 5,000, and took down the pot.
After losing a few pots, Kassela is back up to 13,750 chips.
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When we reached the table, Davidi Kitai, Cary Katz, and James Copher were three handed on a board of . Kitai led out for 850, and both of his opponents called.
The river was the , Kitai tossed out another 1,175, and only Copher called. Kitai showed for two pair, and took down the pot.
Picking up the action after the river of a board, Naoya Kihara went all in for about 8,000 from early position. John Eames called from middle position with for a rivered full house, besting Kihara's to score the elimination.
Marc-Andre Ladouceur raised to 200 in early position, Kristina Holst called in the hijack seat, Ryan Fair called on the button, and Nick Jivkov three-bet to 750 from the big blind. Only Ladouceur called.
The flop fell , Jivkov led out for 800, and Ladouceur called.
The turn was the , Jivkov fired out another 1,750, and Ladouceur folded.
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, Meyers led out for 1,200, and Finger called. The turn was the 
, Meyers fired another bullet worth 2,500, and Finger folded.
flop.
, Kassela checked, and the player fired out 1,500. Kasella check-raised to 5,000, and took down the pot.
. Kitai led out for 850, and both of his opponents called.
, Kitai tossed out another 1,175, and only Copher called. Kitai showed 
board, Naoya Kihara went all in for about 8,000 from early position. John Eames called from middle position with 
for a rivered full house, besting Kihara's 
, Jivkov led out for 800, and Ladouceur called.
