Davidi Kitai opened to 16,000 out of the cutoff, Jesse Martin three-bet on the button, and the action folded back to Kitai, who moved all in for 150,000. Martin called.
Kitai:
Martin:
Kitai had Martin crushed, and flopped quads when the dealer fanned . Martin wasn't drawing dead though, and when the turned, giving him one out to make a royal flush, Mark Herm gasped.
The river was paint, however, and the secured Kitai's double. He now sits with over 300,000 chips, while Martin slipped to 295,000.
Kevin Vandersmissen reraised pot from the blinds after Steven Kelly opened for a raise in middle position. Kelly went all in, and Vandersmissen called.
Kelly:
Vandersmissen:
"I can't lose two all ins in a row can I?" Vandersmissen asked.
The board came , however, and that's exactly what he did.
Dario Minieri raised on the button, Dan Kelly three-bet to 33,000 out of the small blind, and John Hennigan re-raised the pot out of the big blind. Minieri folded, and Kelly tanked for a bit before moving all in for an extra 20,000 or so. Hennigan called.
Kelly:
Hennigan:
The flop didn't change anything, and the on the turn was a blank as well, but the spiked on the river to give Kelly a winning pair of aces. At the site of the ace, Hennigan threw his hands in the air in disgust, then exited the tournament area to collect his $12,601 in winnings.
Cary Katz raised it from a middle position on a very short stack, and Matt Marafioti, in the big blind, got it all in with him preflop.
Marafioti:
Katz:
The board ran out , leaving Marafioti with only 28,000.
A few hands later, action folded to Marafioti in the cutoff, and he raised pot. Bertrand Grospellier reraised from the button, and the blinds got out of the way. Marafioti called off his last 4,000 and turned over . Grospellier's had him dominated however, and a board of did nothing for Marafioti.
Good afternoon and welcome back to the 44th annual World Series of Poker. Only 16 players remain in Event #19: $5,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em, and your leader is Jesse Martin. Martin has yet to capture his first WSOP gold bracelet, but has a plethora of cashes and a few final table appearances, and enters the day as the only player with more than 400,000 chips.
Standing in his way are a host of notable players, however, including Eugene Katchalov, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, John Hennigan, Dan Kelly, Davidi Kitai, Dimitar Danchev, Matt Marafioti, and Mark Herm. Kelly may be having the sickest summer thus far - it's either him or David "Bakes" Baker - and this is his fourth Day 3 appearance in 2013. If he is fortunate enough to make the official final table of nine, it would be his third in less than two weeks.
Also among the 16 survivors - and sitting third in chips - is Kristina Holst. If she wins, Holst would become only the seventh female to win an open event at the WSOP, joining the likes of Cyndy Violette, Kathy Liebert, Annie Duke, Katja Thater, Annette Obrestad, and Vanessa Selbst (2). Holst received a massive double at the end of Day 2 through Danchev, and will be looking to run it up on Day 3.
The cards will be in the air at 2 p.m. local time. We hope to see you then!
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. Martin wasn't drawing dead though, and when the 
turned, giving him one out to make a royal flush, Mark Herm gasped.
secured Kitai's double. He now sits with over 300,000 chips, while Martin slipped to 295,000.
, Katz checked again, and Kelly tossed out 20,000. Katz called.
completed the board, Katz knuckled a third and final table, and Kelly slid forward 40,000.
for kings and sixes with a queen kicker, but he was crushed by Katz's 
, however, and that's exactly what he did.
flop didn't change anything, and the 
spiked on the river to give Kelly a winning pair of aces. At the site of the ace, Hennigan threw his hands in the air in disgust, then exited the tournament area to collect his $12,601 in winnings.
had him dominated however, and a board of 
