Christ More Than Triples; Kyte Eliminated
Igor Zektser limped in early position before Michael Christ raised to 20,000. Shiva Dudani called on the button, Kevin Dwyer called from the small blind and Jon Kyte called from the big blind.
Five ways to a flop of 4♥10♦3♥, Kyte took the initiative and bet the pot for 112,000. Zektser folded and Christ called. Dudani folded and Dwyer called.
The turn brought the 7♣ and both the blinds checked to Christ, who went all in 177,000 and was called by both his opponents.
Jon Kyte: A♠Q♥J♣J♦5♥ 
Michael Christ: A♥K♥4♦3♠2♥
Kevin Dwyer: A♣8♥7♠6♥6♠
When the river brought the Q♦ Christ joked, "How did I scoop it?! That must have been a misdeal.".
His two pair and nut low had faded all his opponents outs for the high and has put him well in contention to make a run at winning this event back to back years. Kyte was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
760,000
491,000
|
491,000 |
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|
655,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
301,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
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|
232,000
418,000
|
418,000 |
|
Busted | |