Hand #122: Kevin Calenzo Eliminated in 3rd Place ($560,000)

Dec 14, 2024

Kevin Calenzo
Photo:  Kevin Calenzo

HAND #122  –  Jim Casement moves all in from the button for 65.7 million, and Kevin Calenzo uses a Time Chip in the small blind to tank for a while before he calls all in for about 25 million with Club JClub 10. Casement turns over Diamond 4Club 4, and Calenzo needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes Diamond 7Heart 6Club 5Diamond 3Heart 9, and Casement clinches the pot on the turn with a seven-high straight to eliminate Calenzo in third place.

Kevin Calenzo  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($560,000)

Heads-up play will be underway soon. Here are the official chip counts:

Zak VanKeuren  –  290.4 million  (97 bb)
Jim Casement  –  96.7 million  (32 bb)

Kevin Calenzo Elimination
Photo:  After his elimination, Kevin Calenzo shakes hands with the dealer.

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