Vladimir Schmelev (X)(X) / / (X)
Jennifer Harman (X)(X) / (?) / (X)
Frank Kassela (X)(X) / (?) / (X)
John Juanda brought it in with the , Schmelev completed, Harman and Kassela both called and Juanda folded. Kassela checked to Schmelev on fourth street. He bet, and both Harman and Kassela called. Kassela checked again on fifth and Schmelev bet his last 16,000. Harman and Kassela called, then checked down sixth and seventh streets.
Kassela turned over trip tens for high, Harman had a 7-5 low, and Schmelev hit the rail in seventh place. He'll take home $63,457.
With the 40 POY points he picked up for his finish here, Schmelev has taken over the lead in the 2010 WSOP Player of the Year race from Michael Mizrachi.
Kirill Rabtsov just scooped a pot from Frank Kassela with a ten-high straight and an eight low. Kassela was left turning to Steve Zolotow asking, "How does he run that good against me?"
Jennifer Harman 1,100,000
Frank Kassela 1,080,000
John Juanda 980,000
Kirill Rabtsov 600,000
Allen Kessler 585,000
Steve Zolotow 550,000
Vladimir Schmelev 75,000
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Frank Kassela (X)(X) / / (X)
Schmelev had the bring-in on third street, Kassela completed and Schmelev called. Kassela led out with the high board on fourth and Schmelev called. Schmelev made an open pair of jacks on fifth and bet, Kassela making the call. Kassela hit an open pair of aces on sixth and led, Schmelev looking him up. Both players checked the river.
Kassela's aces were good and he scooped the pot. Schmelev is now riding the short stack with 145,000.
John Juanda just made aces up, aces and sixes, to scoop a pot worth 400,000 chips from Vladimir Schmelev who held just a pair of aces. Juanda's now up to 960,000 and Schmelev is down to 275,000.
Dario Minieri got the rest of his chips in on third street against Allen Kessler. Minieri made a pair of aces, but Kessler hit two pair, sixes and threes to send the young Italian home in eighth place.
Minieri brought in, Schmelev completed and Minieri called. On fourth, fifth and sixth, Minieri was he bettor with Schmelev making the call. On seventhn, Schmelev bet out and Minieri called.
Minieri mucked as Schmelev turned up the to make a heart flush and an eight low. He scooped the pot and Minieri was left with just 111,000 chips. Schmelev moved up to 545,000.
Seat 1: Jennifer Harman (861,000) She barely needs introducing, but in case you didn't know, Harman has two WSOP bracelets and is a regular in "The Big Game" at Bellagio.
Seat 2: Steve Zolotow (684,000) Also known as "The Bald Eagle," he has two WSOP bracelets, one in Chinese Poker.
Seat 3: Frank Kassela (800,000) Married with 5 children, this is Kassela's second WSOP final table and eighth cash.
Seat 4: John Juanda (787,000) Also hardly in need of an introduction, Juanda has four WSOP bracelets including a win at the 2009 WSOP-Europe Main Event
Seat 5: Vladimir Schmelev (304,000) Schmelev is on an absolute tear so far at the WSOP, finishing second in the $50K Players' Championship, final tabling the $10,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud event, and now sitting at his third final table. A bank owner from Russia, Schmelev is a regular in the highest-stakes cash games in St. Petersburg.
Seat 6: Kirill Rabtsov (882,000) Rabstov took down the $10,000 buy-in Russian Poker Championships in 2008 and is going for his first bracelet tonight.
Seat 7: Allen Kessler (467,000) The man known as "Chainsaw" originally started playing poker in Atlantic City cash games. This is his third WSOP final table and he is going for his first bracelet tonight.
Seat 8: Dario Minieri (316,000) Online legend. Scarf aficionado. Italian. Bought a Porsche with FPPs on Poker Stars. Won his first bracelet in 2008. Going for number two.
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, Schmelev completed, Harman and Kassela both called and Juanda folded. Kassela checked to Schmelev on fourth street. He bet, and both Harman and Kassela called. Kassela checked again on fifth and Schmelev bet his last 16,000. Harman and Kassela called, then checked down sixth and seventh streets.
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to make a heart flush and an eight low. He scooped the pot and Minieri was left with just 111,000 chips. Schmelev moved up to 545,000.