Jason DeWitt arrived a little late and was still stacking up his massive amount of chips when Jason "JCarver" Somerville pumped up the action to 28,000 from the button after action folded him to. DeWitt made the call from the big blind.
The flop came down and DeWitt checked over to Somerville. A moment of thought ensued before Somerville fire out 35,000. DeWitt called.
The turn brought the and DeWitt checked again, giving the option to Somerville. Somerville checked behind.
The river fell the and DeWitt checked once more. Somerville paused for a few moments, but then tapped the table. DeWitt tabled and Somerville mucked his hand.
Vladimir Kochelaevskiy has moved in a few times already today. He moved in again, for 172,000 total, after Alex Millar opened for 30,000. Millar got an exact count before saying, "Alright. Call." His was ahead of Kochelaevskiy's , but Kochelaevskiy paired tens on a board of to win the pot, much to the delight of a few railbirds who are flapping a Russian flag.
We're almost there, we've almost reached the end of Event No. 52, $3,000 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold'em, but not quite yet. There's still one more day of play, the final day, and most important day.
Sixteen players remain for play that is schedule to commence at 1:00 PM local time. Jason DeWitt has a sizable chip lead on the field holding over half a million more than his next closest competitor. DeWitt has over 1.5 million chips and only Alex Millar is also over one million. Jason "JCarver" Somerville, An "The Boss" Tran, and Eric "Rizen" Lynch remain as well.
We're just under an hour away from the start of play, so be sure to check back shortly for all of the updates live from PokerNews!