Dan Kelly was all in and at risk preflop holding , and Jesse Martin had him covered with .
Kelly was free rolling after the flop fell , and the on the turn gave both players the same pair. The spiked on the river, giving Kelly his flush, and he doubled to 73,000 chips.
When we reached the table, Dario Minieri checked to Jason Somerville on a board of . Somerville tossed out 6,000, Minieri check-raised to 16,000, and Somerville made the call.
The completed the board, Minieri led out for 37,500, and Somerville went deep into the tank.
"I don't think I can fold," Somerville finally said after a few minutes of silence, calling.
"Flush," Minieri announced, showing .
"That'll do," Somerville told him, sending his cards spiraling into the muck.
Minieri chipped up to to 280,000 chips, while Somerville slipped to 38,000 and busted soon after when he ran into Minieri's . On an adjacent table, Kirill Rabtsov was also eliminated by Matt Marafioti.
Eugene Katchalov opened with a raise to an unknown amount and Takashi Ogura three-bet from the next seat over. Action came back around to Katchalov and he announced a raise of pot, which was also all in for Katchalov for 43,000. Ogura called and the hands were tabled.
Katchalov:
Ogura:
The two watched as the board dropped down and Katchalov's bullets were able to hold. He doubled to around 90,000 and in the process crippled Ogura who has just about 19,000 left.
After being crippled by Eugene Katchalov, Takashi Ogura hit the rail in 29th place. That means we are now on the stone bubble, but before hand-for-hand play officially began, Dimitar Danchev and Mark Herm got involved in a massive pot.
We reached the table on the river of a board. Danchev checked, Herm fired out 27,500, and Danchev potted it, moving all in for 113,000. Herm tanked for well over five minutes, standing up, sitting down, standing up, sitting down, standing up, and then finally sitting down once more. He sipped on his Red Bull and stared at the 2013 PCA Main Event winner, who sat silently with one hand on his cheek.
Herm eventually folded, and Danchev pulled in the pot.
Dan Kelly raised to 6,000 in middle position, Jesse Martin three-bet to 16,000 out of the small blind, and Kelly thought for a very long time before moving all in for 43,000. Martin called.
Kelly:
Martin:
The tens held as the board came , and Kelly doubled.
The level was scheduled to change moments ago, but since we are on the bubble the limits will remain the same and the clock will continue to run. Once we burst the bubble, the limits will increase.
A few minutes ago, as the bubble continued to linger endlessly, Paul Volpe challenged Jason Mercier to 10 hands of Open-Face Chinese Poker on the iPad app. Mercier wanted to play for $100 per point, but Volpe brought it down to $50 per point.
Well, Mercier proceeded to mash Volpe in the 10 hands, including one hand where he made a full house in the back, aces-up in the middle, and a pair of jacks up top, another where he was dealt eights full of deuces, and in the 10th and final hand, he made fantasy land. In fantasy land, he made a flush in the back, the wheel in the middle, and king-high up top.
Volpe told Mercier that he was going to go on a payment plan, and that he would give Mercier a $100 bill everyday for the rest of the series. Mercier agreed, and Volpe reached deep into his pocket for a Benjamin. He flicked it over to Mercier who snatched it off of the felt, and slid it into his own pocket.
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, and Jesse Martin had him covered with 
.
, and the 
on the turn gave both players the same pair. The 
spiked on the river, giving Kelly his flush, and he doubled to 73,000 chips.
. Somerville tossed out 6,000, Minieri check-raised to 16,000, and Somerville made the call.
completed the board, Minieri led out for 37,500, and Somerville went deep into the tank.
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board. Danchev checked, Herm fired out 27,500, and Danchev potted it, moving all in for 113,000. Herm tanked for well over five minutes, standing up, sitting down, standing up, sitting down, standing up, and then finally sitting down once more. He sipped on his Red Bull and stared at the 2013 PCA Main Event winner, who sat silently with one hand on his cheek.
, and Kelly doubled.
