Kassela's Big Stack; Chait's Comeback; Freedman Doubles; Elezra Below Starting Stack
"Did you really just call a ridiculous river bet with the ace-ten?" Frank Kassela joked over to Craig Chait and the latter nodded, having scooped the pot with a pair and a busted nut flush draw after his 
had flopped middle pair. His opponent was going for the spades, too, but bricked off with 
.
The next hand brought even more fireworks. "Can I get a new table please?" a short-stacked Wendy Freedman asked with a smile on her face. That was before a three-way flop came 
. Chait bet in the hijack, the cutoff called and Freedman raised. Chait made it four bets and both opponents called. On the 
turn, Chait bet and the cutoff called, Freedman raised and picked up two calls. The 
river completed the board and Chait bet once more, the cutoff called. Freedman called all in for her last 500 chips and the cards were turned over.
Freedman showed 
for a nine-high straight and a low. Chait had 
for the same straight while the cutoff flashed 
for a worse straight. Freedman got three-quarters of the pot and doubled while Chait claimed the side pot.
"Can you write that I have below starting stack?" Eli Elezra inquired, and Kassela asked whether or not he was among the chip leaders. The counts of all are now up to date as a result, Chait had been down to a mere 1,100 chips not long ago and now has more than ten times that.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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|
14,500
13,300
|
13,300 |
|
8,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
7,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
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