Dario Minieri raised under the gun, and Steven Kelly defended his big blind.
Kelly checked a flop, and Minieri came out with 20,000. Kelly popped it to 44,000. Minieri put 24,000 in his hand and reached out as if to call, but announced "raise" just as he dropped the chips. He moved 50,000 more into the middle. Kelly thought for a minute, rechecked his cards, then announced "pot." Minieri called off.
"You have a set?" Minieri asked. Kelly shook his head. "I have an overpair, it's good?"
Minieri tabled , and his overpair was indeed good against Kelly's . Bricks fell on the turn and river, and Minieri dragged a large pot.
Dan Kelly opened for a raise under the gun, and Dario Minieri reraised to 38,000 from the big blind. Kelly made the call.
Minieri came out betting small, with 25,000 on the flop of . Kelly called. The turn came , and Minieri switched gears in a hurry, mashing all in for 120,000. Kelly folded.
Action folded around to Steven Kelly, who raised it up on the button. Dario Minieri folded his small blind, and Dan Kelly elected to three-bet to 42,000 from the big blind. Steven put out a small reraise to 79,000. Dan, after a bit of thought, moved all in for around 240,000. Steven folded.
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Davidi Kitai raised to 16,000 out of the cutoff, Jesse Martin flatted on the button, and Dimitar Danchev defended his big blind. The flop fell , Danchev checked, and Kitai continued for 22,000. Martin raised to 53,000, and only Kitai called.
Both players knuckled when the turned, Kitai checked again when the completed the board, and Martin slid out 88,000. Kitai tank-folded, and Martin dragged in the pot.
Dan Kelly raised to 16,000 in early position, Cary Katz re-raised the pot on the button, making it 60,000 to go, and the action folded back to Kelly. Katz only had 12,000 behind, and Kelly opted to get it all in. Katz called.
Katz:
Kelly:
Kelly was dominated, and received little help from the flop. He did have two backdoor draws though, and the straight draw remained alive when the turned. The river was three-sided, but the was a big red brick, and Katz doubled through.
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.
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turn. A meaningless 
fell on the river, and Bartello secured a double up.
flop, and Minieri came out with 20,000. Kelly popped it to 44,000. Minieri put 24,000 in his hand and reached out as if to call, but announced "raise" just as he dropped the chips. He moved 50,000 more into the middle. Kelly thought for a minute, rechecked his cards, then announced "pot." Minieri called off.
, and his overpair was indeed good against Kelly's 
. Bricks fell on the turn and river, and Minieri dragged a large pot.
. Both players checked.
, 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.
, and Minieri switched gears in a hurry, mashing all in for 120,000. Kelly folded.
, and Minieri led out for what looked like 17,000. Katz called.
, and Minieri fired another bullet worth 75,000. Katz called, risking a majority of his stack, and Minieri shook his head.
, Danchev checked, and Kitai continued for 22,000. Martin raised to 53,000, and only Kitai called.
completed the board, and Martin slid out 88,000. Kitai tank-folded, and Martin dragged in the pot.
turned. The river was three-sided, but the 
