Keating Triples Up, Salari Tangles With Kornuth
Brian Rast raised pre-flop before Alex Keating shoved for 22,000. In the small blind, Fred Salari re-shoved for 40,200. Rast asked for a count before calling, having both players covered.
Alex Keating: 
Fred Salari: 
Brian Rast: 
Keating took the lead on the 
flop, hitting a pair of kings, and stayed ahead as the board ran out 
to triple up, while Salari doubled through Rast.
"I'll take it," Keating said following the hand.
"Nice little triple up there," Salari added.
The next hand, Salari called a 11,700 raise from Chance Kornuth before both players checked to the turn on a board of 
. Kornuth checked again and Salari bed out 10,000.
Kornuth called as the river came the 
. Kornuth, this time, led out for 18,700, and Salari tanked for so long that the clock was eventually called. He folded before the floor could even get to the table, surrendering the pot to Kornuth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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180,000
122,000
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122,000 |
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66,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
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59,000 | |
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35,000 | |
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