Nali Kaselias raises to 200,000 straight from the small blind, and Kenneth Damm quickly moves all in over the top.
"Ahh!" says Kaselias, flustered with Damm's move. He leans back in his chair and lets out a big sigh. The two men exchange a few casual words, and Kaselias eventually lets his hand go.
The turn is the and Comer bets 150,000. Kaselias calls.
The river is the and Comer reaches for chips. He makes a bet of 250,000 into Kaselias. Kaselias asks how much Comer has left and he responds "A little over 300,000."
Kaselias looks like he is going to call, but then takes his hands away from them and thinks some more. After another few moments, he sticks in the call.
Comer shows and Kaselias angrily flings his hand into the muck. He storms away from the table as Comer rakes in the pot.
Kenneth Damm reaches for chips and raises to 130,000. David Gorr asks for a count on the raise from the small blind, but then mucks. David Lee mucks as well in the big blind and Damm takes the pot.
Martin Comer opens with a raise to 150,000. Gorr is on the button with a short stack, and he moves all-in for 251,000. Comer says, "Yeah, yeah, yeah," and puts in the covering call, having Gorr's tournament life in his hands.
Showdown:
Comer:
Gorr:
The board ran out in Gorr's favor, coming down . Gorr's pocket pair holds, and he earns a much needed double up to 612,000.
The rail surrounding the final table area is starting to fill with a few more supporters coming along to check out the action as the field reduces and the tension rises.
Some notables on the rail include Van Marcus, Mike Comer, David Morton, Michael Marvanek and the Hachems - Joe, Jeanie and Tony.
Action folds over to Nali Kaselias in the small blind and he raises to 200,000. Kenneth Damm shoves all in and Kaselias calls immediately.
Showdown:
Damm:
Kaselias:
On the flop Kaselias nails a king when it comes . The turn is the and Damm needs a nine and a nine only on the river. The falls on the river and Kaselias successfully doubles to 1,901,000 chips. Damm is left with 1,043,000 chips.