He raises to 460,000 total as he often does when on the button. Nali Kaselias doesn't let it slide this time and reraises to 1,220,000. Damm quickly folds.
For the first time in ages, he completes from the small blind, and Kenneth Damm checks, setting up a friendly flop.
It comes , and both men check.
Turn: . Damm checks, and Kaselias pauses before counting out and betting 300,000. Damm wastes no time reaching for his towers of chips, sliding out a reraise to 850,000. Kaselias doesn't hesitate for long either; he calls.
River: . Damm keeps the heat on, betting a cool 1,000,000 chips in two tidy stacks. Kaselias lays his head in his hands, seemingly pondering a tough decision. Of course, any decision that could earn a man $250,000 AUD is a tough decision, one would think.
Finally, after maybe four or five minutes, Kaselias snags his chips and forcefully slides in the call.
Showdown:
Damm:
Kaselias:
As soon as Kaselias moved into the pot, Damm nodded his head in acknowledgment of the good call. When Kaselias turned his cards over, the whole audience got to see just what a good call it was. Missing his flush draw, Kaselias was able to call Damm down with just fourth pair.
With that win, Kaselias has vaulted up to 5,860,000, while Damm is knocked back to 2,355,000.
Damm announces all in from the small blind. Nali Kaselias checks his cards and then places a chip back on top of them. "You had to give me ace-three right now," says Kaselias. He thinks for a few more moments and then folds his hand.