Photo credit: Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports

Photo credit: Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports

We told you a few years ago about Kane Kalas’ career as a professional poker player living in Costa Rica (one of my all-time favorite posts). It’s, quite honestly, exactly the sort of awesome existence we’d expect Harry’s son to have. Like father like son, Kane is in Atlantic City this week(end) competing in the World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open… and he’s doing well. From Poker News:

The World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open began with 1,226 entrants, and after an intense week of play, just six players remain in contention for the title and $843,744 first-place prize. On Thursday, 31 players returned for Day 4 action with the hopes of making the televised final table. After eight levels of play, 25 players had hit the rail and Kane Kalas emerged as the chip leader with 14.025 million.

Gaspard, who began the day as a big chip leader, fell in Level 32 (80,000/160,000/20,000) on Hand #171 of the unofficial final table when Kalas opened for 365,000 under the gun and Gaspard shoved for 1.255 million. Elias called from the cutoff, Kalas came along, and then the two active players checked the {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} flop. When the {J-Diamonds} appeared on the turn, Kalas bet 915,000, Elias called, and both players returned to checking. Kalas tabled the {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}, Elias mucked, and Gaspard showed the {a-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for a losing pair of tens.

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Kalas returns this afternoon at 4 p.m. to play for the title. Knock it ouuuuuuuuutttttaaaa here, Kane.

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