Kassela Triples to Stay Alive

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Melville Lewis was the bring-in with the {K-Spades} , and Vladimir Shchemelev raised with a {2-} . Frank Kassela made it two bets showing a {9-} , and Lewis made the call. Shchemelev raised again, Kassela called all in for 150,000 total, and Lewis called the third bet to proceed to fourth street.

Lewis: (X)(X)/ {K-} {5-} {J-} --muck--
Shchemelev: (X)(X)/ {2-} {9-} {6-} {6-} /(X)
Kassela: (X)(X)/ {9-} {5-} {Q-} {A-} /(X)

Shchemelev fired on fourth street, and Lewis called, but he would fold to one more bet on fifth. Kassela was at risk, and the cards were turned up. Shchemelev had {J-} {8-} buried, and he pulled an {A-} on seventh street to make his ninety-eight. Kassela started with {5-} {7-} , and he still needed to catch a card to stay alive. His last card was a friendly {4-} , and he wins the main pot with a ninety-seven. That triples him up to 450,000, knocking Shchemelev down to 400,000 on the dot.