Dana Kellstrom Eliminated in 6th Place ($50,455)
In mid position, Dana Kellstrom opened with a raise to 25,000 (or possibly 30,000), and Ali Eslami was the lone caller.
The two men took a flop, and Kellstrom continued out with 40,000. Eslami took pause for a good long while, eventually calling Kellstrom's continuation.
That led them to the action card, the turn . After a long pause of his own, Kellstrom pushed out another bet of 60,000, Eslami moved all in, and Kellstrom called off his final ~120,000. The news was not good for the at-risk player.
Showdown
Kellstrom:
Eslami:
Both players had turned their straights, but Kellstrom's wheel was inferior, He was dead to a chop, looking for a six.
River:
That's not going to do it for Kellstrom, and that's the way his final hand transpired. With his straight coolered off, Dana Kellstrom will pocket more than $50,000 for his sixth-place showing here this week.
Eslami has moved up further, sitting with about 1.25 million chips now.