| Buy-In: | $25,000 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $4,536,250 |
| Entrants: | 191 |
Action has come to an early end on day 3, as the 18 players have played down to just six. The remaining six will return to action at 2:30 tomorrow.
Here are the final table players and chip counts:
Seat 1: Frank Kassela – 2,610,000
Seat 2: Jason Somerville – 1,665,000
Seat 3: Dan Kelly – 5,895,000
Seat 4: Eugene Katchalov – 475,000
Seat 5: Shawn Buchanan – 2,110,000
Seat 6: Mikael Thuritz – 1,535,000
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Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6 out of 191
Average Chip Count: 2,045,438
Big Hands:
Trickett Falls Short of Final Table, Out in 7th ($141,168)
Shawn Buchanan raised to 130,000 and Sam Trickett moved the last of his chips all in from the small blind. Buchanan made the call and they showed down:
Trickett: A
10
Buchanan: J
J
Trickett paired his ace on the flop of AJ
7 but Buchanan hit a set of jacks and things weren’t looking good for Trickett. The board finished with the 2 turn and 4 river, eliminating Trickett in 7th place ($141,168) and setting the official final table.
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 191
Average Chip Count: 2,045,438
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Dan Kelly — 5,230,000
2. Frank Kassela — 2,620,000
3. Mikael Thuritz — 1,720,000
4. Jason Somerville — 1,690,000
5. Shawn Buchanan — 1,655,000
6. Sam Trickett — 815,000
7. Eugene Katchalov — 580,000
Big Hands:
Somerville Doubles
Shawn Buchanan put in a raise to 95,000 and Sam Trickett made the call. When action got to Jason Somerville he reraised all in for 665,000. Buchanan folded but Trickett called. Their hands:
Trickett: AQ
Somerville: AK
Trickett was well behind, but the flop of J910 gave him a straight draw. The 4 turn and 6 didn’t improve Trickett’s hand and Somerville held on to double up to 1,690,000 in chips.
Trickett had just 815,000 after the loss.
Blinds: 18,000-36,000 with a 4,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 191
Average Chip Count: 2,046,428
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Dan Kelly — 4,780,000
2. Frank Kassela — 2,250,000
3. Shawn Buchanan — 1,680,000
4. Sam Trickett — 1,650,000
5. Eugene Katchalov — 1,640,000
6. Jason Somerville — 1,460,000
7. Mikael Thuritz — 1,050,000
Notable Eliminations:
8th — Bryn Kenney
Big Hands:
djk123 Killed Kenney
Bryn Kenney raised to 80,000 and Dan “djk123” Kelly called from the big blind.
The flop ran 962 and Kelly checked. Kenney fired 90,000 and Kelly check-raised to 240,000. Kenney moved all in and Kelly called. Their hands:
Kelly: J9
Kenney: J10
Kelly held the lead but Kenney was drawing to the flush. The turn brought the 6 and Kenney needed a club or a ten to stay alive. The K fell on the river and Kenney was gone in 8th place, making $141,168.
With Kenney gone, seven players remain. They’ll play through one more elimination then the official final table will be set at six.
Blinds: 15,000-3,000 with a 4,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8 out of 191
Average Chip Count: 1,432,500
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Dan Kelly — 3,500,000
2. Sam Trickett — 2,750,000
3. Eugene Katchalov — 1,600,000
4. Shawn Buchanan — 1,480,000
5. Frank Kassela — 1,470,000
6. Mikael Thuritz — 1,300,000
7. Bryn Kenney — 800,000
8. Jason Somerville — 560,000
Notable Eliminations:
11th – Daniel Negreanu
10th – Brian Hodhod
9th – Issac Haxton
Big Hands:
Negreanu Busts in 11th ($77,569)
Daniel Negreanu was short on chips and moved all in for 240,000. It took only a second for Kassela to call. Their hands:
Kassela: 88
Negreanu: KJ
It was the classic coin flip situation, but Negreanu wasn’t able to connect on a board that ran Q53310.
Negreanu busted in 11th place, earning $77,569. Kassela had 1.4 million after the hand.
Dan Kelly Soars Past Kenney
Bryn Kenney raised to 60,000 and Dan Kelly reraised to 180,000 from the small blind. Kelly made the call and the flop ran AA4.
Kenney checked to Kelly who bet 164,000. Kenney check-raised to 350,000 and Kelly just called. Both players checked the 6 turn, and when Kenney checked the K river Kelly moved all in for 716,000.
Kenney tanked long and hard before making the call. Kelly showed A4 for the flopped boat and Kenney mucked.
The pot put Kelly way up around 2.4 million in chips, while the day’s starting chip leader Kenney was down to just 885,000.
Haxton Busts in 9th ($104,651)
Sam Trickett moved all in from the small blind having Isaac Haxton covered, and Haxton called. Their hands:
Trickett: A4
Haxton: KQ
The board of J3392 missed both players, giving Trickett the pot and busting Haxton in 9th place for $104,651.
Trickett had 2,750,000 following the hand.
Blinds: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 14 out of 191
Average Chip Count: 895,312
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Bryn Kenney — 2,425,000
2. Brian Hodhod — 2,000,000
3. Abe Mosseri — 1,500,000
4. Isaac Haxton — 1,240,000
5. Daniel Negreanu — 1,200,000
6. Sam Trickett — 1,123,000
7. Jason Somerville — 1,050,000
8. Shawn Buchanan — 1,020,000
9. Dan Kelly — 930,000
10. Martins Adeniya: 549,000
Notable Eliminations:
18th – Justin Bonomo
17th – Carlos Mortensen
16th – Vadim Trincher
15th – Heather Sue Mercer
14th – Billy Jordanou
13th – Martins Adeniya
12th – Abe Mosseri
Big Hands:
The Matador Gored in 17th ($58,699)
Carlos Mortensen open-shoved for his last 330,000 and Brian Hodhod moved all in over the top. Everyone else folded. Their hands:
Mortensen: A6
Hodhod: AQ
Mortensen was well behind and needed to see some spades or a six to make things interesting. The flop came 53Q, not offering a lot of help. The 3 turn left Mortensen dead to a six. The river was the 5 and Mortensen was gone in 17th place, for $58,699.
Mercer Falls in 15th ($58,699)
Martins Adeniya raised to 58,000 and Heather Sue Mercer moved all in for 221,000 from the small blind. Isaac Haxton sat in the big blind and moved all in over the top, prompting Adeniya to fold. Their hands:
Haxton: AQ
Mercer: A6
Mercer was trailing and found no help on the board of K102910. Just like that, the last woman in the event was gone in 15h place, earning $58,699.
Bonomo’s Queens Let Him Down, Out in 18th ($58,699)
Facing a raise to 44,000 from Brian Hodhod and a reraise to 100,000 from Vadim Trincher, Justin Bonomo moved all in for 570,000. Hodhod moved all in over the top and Trincher folded. Their hands:
Bonomo: QQ
Hodhod: AK
The flop gave Hodhod even more outs, running 985. But all he needed was the A turn to take the lead, and he held it through the 2 river to take the pot and eliminate Bonomo is 18th place, making him the first player to cash, for $58,699.
Cards are in the air.
There are 18 players starting the day, all in the money.
Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com for hourly updates.
Day 3 of event No. 52 will kick off at 3 p.m.
Of the 18 remaining players, Bryn Kenney is the chip leader with 2.4 million in chips, nearly a million more than the man in second place, Brian Hodhod. The average chip stack is 795,833.
Also still fighting for the $1,315,518 first-place prize are Daniel Negreanu, Abe Mosseri, Dan Kelly, Issac Haxton, Justin Bonomo, Shawn Buchanan, and the only remaining woman Heather Sue Mercer.
All will win at least $58,699.
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Here are the chip counts heading to day 3:
| 1 | Bryn Kenney | 2,425,000 |
| 2 | Brian Hodhod | 1,484,000 |
| 3 | Sam Trickett | 1,123,000 |
| 4 | Abe Mosseri | 1,035,000 |
| 5 | Frank Kassela | 978,000 |
| 6 | Daniel Negreanu | 860,000 |
| 7 | Jason Somerville | 859,000 |
| 8 | Isaac Haxton | 835,000 |
| 9 | Shawn Buchanan | 772,000 |
| 10 | Eugene Katchalov | 600,000 |
| 11 | Justin Bonomo | 576,000 |
| 12 | Martins Adeniya | 549,000 |
| 13 | Carlos Mortensen | 484,000 |
| 14 | Vadim Trincher | 425,000 |
| 15 | Mikael Thuritz | 388,000 |
| 16 | Heather Sue Mercer | 349,000 |
| 17 | Billy Jordanou | 335,000 |
| 18 | Dan Kelly | 260,000 |
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