Daniel Idema opened for a raise in the cutoff, and Bill Chen three-bet from the small blind. Idema called, and both players drew two. Chen kept the betting lead, with Idema calling again, and the players each drew one. Chen slowed down by check-calling the big bet round, and he drew a final card while Idema patted. Again, Chen check-called.
Idema showed for an eight both ways. Chen mucked.
The next hand, Chen opened for a raise on the button and Shane Abbott defended his big blind. Abbott kept just two, tossing three, while Chen tossed two. Abbott came out with a check-raise, though, and Chen called. Now it was Abbott leading the draw, as he took one while Chen took two again. Chen again called a bet, and both players drew one. This time, Chen mulled over Abbott's bet, staring at his own hand for 30 seconds before mucking.
Frank Kassela opened with a raise from under the gun and found calls from Daniel Idema next door and Shane Abbott in the big blind. All three players picked up two new cards at the draw and all three checked the next betting round.
For the second draw, Abbott opened with one new card and both Kassela and Idema pulled two. Abbott checked, Kassela led out, and both of his opponents called. All three players pulled one card on the final draw and it checked over to Kassela once more. He led out, Idema called, and Abbott folded his hand.
Kassela fanned for a ninety-six low and a six badugi. Idema flashed his but mucked the fifth card in his hand. Kassela scooped the pot and now has about 340,000 in chips.
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.
Immediately following Frank Kassela's elimination, commanding chip leader Aaron Schaff played a pot-limit Omaha pot against Shane Abbott. The completed board read and Schaff checked the river. Abbott shipped all in for his last 81,000 and Schaff went deep into the tank.
Roughly 90 seconds passed before Schaff moved forward a call. Abbot tabled , playing his five-trey for the straight. Schaff flashed for aces and fours before his hand was pulled into the muck. Abbott scored the double and now has about 260,000.
After a round of triple draw selected by Bill Chen, the players moved on to Robert Mizrachi's selection: PLO8.
Raise-and-takes dominated the round, and in the only raised pot that saw a flop, Daniel Idema opened to 17,000 on the button and was called by Bill Chen in the big blind. Both players checked the flop, and Chen check-folded to 30,000 on the turn.
Another round of the same game followed as Shane Abbott chose it, but no flops hit the felt.
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Daniel Idema selected badacey. The first four hands were won with pre-draw raises. The fifth and final hands saw Aaron Schaff and Bill Chen engage in a battle of the blinds, only to chop the pot.
for an eight both ways. Chen mucked.
for a ninety-six low and a six badugi. Idema flashed his 
but mucked the fifth card in his hand. Kassela scooped the pot and now has about 340,000 in chips.
, 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.
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.
and Schaff checked the river. Abbott shipped all in for his last 81,000 and Schaff went deep into the tank.
for aces and fours before his hand was pulled into the muck. Abbott scored the double and now has about 260,000.