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Robert Mizrachi has pole position in the race for the bracelet.
Ten return, but only one will make history here on Day 3 of Event #41: $1,500 Six-Handed Dealer's Choice by taking home the first ever World Series of Poker bracelet in this poker variant.
The format of the tournament appears to have been kind to strong players, as plenty of bracelets dot the resumes of the survivors. Robert Mizrachi is seeking his second, and he leads the field with 390,500, while fellow jewelry-holders Daniel Idema (260,000), Bill Chen (185,000), Frank Kassela (153,000), Marco Johnson (87,000), and Jen Harman (60,500) are hungry to add to their collections as well.
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Picking up with the action on fourth street, Aaron Schaff led out with ace-jack showing and Jen Harman called with king-deuce. Schaff once again had first action on fifth street and fired out another bet. Harman called and the two were dealt sixth street. Schaff bet once more and Harman called all in for less, allowing the two to turn their hole cards over.
Harman showed and was in the lead with a pair of eights against Schaff's for a pair of sixes. Schaff tabled his seventh street card first - the - giving him two pair and the lead. Harman squeezed out the , which was no help to the two-time bracelet winner. She was eliminated in 10th place and Schaff's stack now sits around 375,000.
On sixth street, a short-stacked Melissa Burr was first to act and led out with an all in bet. Frank Kassela and Shane Abbott called and the trio of players received their final card. Kassela checked and Abbot checked it back. Kassela showed for a pair of kings and Abbott tabled , announcing that he was rolled up. Burr shrugged and showed , unable to best Abbott's trips. Burr was eliminated in 9th place, just shy of her third final table of the summer. She collected $9,944 in prize money.
Shane Abbott opened to 8,000 on the button, and Bill Chen three-bet to 27,000 in the small blind. Abbott made the call, and the flop came . Chen bet 50,000, and Abbott thought for about 30 seconds before announcing all in.
"I call," Chen said with a shrug.
Chen:
Abbott:
Abbott had seen the worst possible flop, but he did pick up some chopping outs on the turn. The river was a blank though, and Chen took nearly all of "Moose's" chips, doubling for 170,500.
Robert Mizrachi bet 15,000 on a flop, and Aaron Schaff potted from the button. Arthur Morris repotted for 272,000 in the small blind, and Mizrachi folded. Schaff moved in, and Morris called off the remainder of his stack.
Morris:
Schaff:
Schaff had a massive wrap with a flush draw and top pair, while Morris held the nut flush draw, a gutter to a nut straight, and a pair. The turn was a brick, and the river left Schaff's kings up as the winner.
Robert Mizrachi opened in the cutoff, and Marco Johnson made it three bets on the button. Mizrachi reraised to put Johnson all in, and Johnson called. Mizrachi drew one while Johnson asked for two. Mizrachi evidently liked what he saw, because he went pat while Johnson continued to draw, one this time. Action went the same on the final draw.
Mizrachi:
Johnson:
Johnson could win with a nine, eight, six or four. He squeezed out his card, quietly turning over the for a pair, ending his tournament.
Frank Kassela is eliminated in 6th place in a multi-way pot
Pot-Limit Omaha
Aaron Schaff selected PLO, and it proved extremely beneficial.
He opened under the gun to 14,000, and Robert Mizrachi (cutoff) and Frank Kassela (small blind) called. In the big blind, Daniel Idema woke up with a pot raise to 70,000. One by one, each player made the call, building a massive pot. The flop rolled out , and Kassela thought for about 30 seconds before pushing all in for about 240,000. Idema folded, and Schaff announced all in over the top. Mizrachi tossed his hand into the muck after thinking for a bit.
Schaff:
Kassela:
Kassela was in awful shape with a worse draw and a worse hand. Idema lamented folding the best hand, and the dealer burned and turned a to give Kassela some hope in the form of a flush draw. The river was a brick though, and Kassela became the first player eliminated at the official final table.
Schaff opened under the gun for 23,000 during one of the hands, and Bill Chen called. Daniel Idema came along in the big blind and they took in a flop: . Idema moved all in for about 20,000, and Schaff potted. Chen shoved all in behind that, and Schaff called.
Idema:
Schaff:
Chen:
Idema had flopped an open-ender, while Schaff held tens up. Chen, meanwhile, had flopped better two pair along with a gutshot. The turn was an , giving Schaff the lead with top two heading into the final card: . Three pair did Chen no good, and Idema had failed to hit either of his straight draws.
Schaff's double knockout means he now has a massive lead three-handed.
Playing Shane Abbott's choice, the "Cadillac of Poker," Robert Mizrachi opened for 21,000 on the button. Abbott jammed for roughly 165,000 in the small blind, and Mizrachi snap-called, throwing into the middle. Abbott's needed a lot of help, and the flop was nothing but bad news. Even worse: the turn to give Mizrachi quads. The river was a mere footnote, and the man affectionately called "Moose" by his friends was banished back to the woods.
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for a pair of sixes. Schaff tabled his seventh street card first - the 
- giving him two pair and the lead. Harman squeezed out the 
, which was no help to the two-time bracelet winner. She was eliminated in 10th place and Schaff's stack now sits around 375,000.
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for a pair of kings and Abbott tabled 
, announcing that he was rolled up. Burr shrugged and showed 
, giving Abbott two pair for the double. He now has about 110,000 while Chen has dropped to 355,000.
. Idema moved all in for about 20,000, and Schaff potted. Chen shoved all in behind that, and Schaff called.
flop was nothing but bad news. Even worse: the 
