First Big Pot of the Day
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
We happened upon a big pot over at Table 25 between Paul Elliott and Frank Kassela. The former had checked the turn on a board reading 
, and the latter moved all in for 6,900. There was already 18,150 in the pot, so it was a big decision to Elliott.
We would learn after the hand that Elliott had limped preflop and Kassela raised to 300 from the button. Jeff Madsen called, and then Elliott three-bet to 1,500. Kassela called and then bet the size of the pot when Elliott checked the flop. Elliott check-called and that brought the hand up to speed.
Elliott contemplated Kassela's shove for several minutes, but eventually he decided to release his hand.
"It was close," he said after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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|
8,000
-7,000
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-7,000 |