Gary Benson raised under the gun +1 to 50,000, and Wayne Bentley called from the cutoff. The flop came down and Benson quickly threw out a 75,000-chip bet. Bentley wasted no time and kicked it up to 160,000. Both players seemed to have a game plan, as Benson acted quickly and made the call.
The turn was the , and Benson checked. Bentley picked up some 25,000 chips and bet 150,000. Benseon called quickly once again.
On the river the hit, and Benson checked again. Bentley thought about it for five seconds, and then checked showing . Benson turned over and took down this pot.
Nigel Andrews started the day as the short stack and stayed very quiet as he watched Brendon Rubie hit the rail, snagging himself a pay jump. Andrews recently got his stack all in for the first time and managed to double up.
Andrews was in middle position when he shoved for 76,000. Sam Razavi flat-called on the button and the two blinds folded.
Andrews:
Razavi:
Andrews wasn't in too bad shape, and it got better on the flop. The on the turn and the on the river kept Andrews in front and with that, the shorty doubled up.
Brendon Rubie was going to need a lot of help after being knocked down to just 30,000 chips, but unfortunately for him he didn't manage to get lucky.
On the first hand after doubling up Kristian Lunardi it was Sam Razavi who raised to 50,000. Rubie called all in, and the other players folded.
Sam Razavi:
Brendon Rubie:
The board ran out , and Rubie survived. On the very next hand Razavi raised under the gun, and Rubie moved all in again. The action was folded back to the Brit who quickly tossed in the call.
Sam Razavi:
Brendon Rubie:
The board ran out , and that was it for the Aussie Millions side event winner. Razavi claimed to knockout as we are down to eight players.
Brendon Rubie will be wishing he never got out of bed, now sitting behind a tiny stack of less than two big blinds. The hand in question started when the action folded around to Brendon Rubie in the cut-off. He moved all in and the play was on Lunardi on the button. Lunardi moved all in and the blinds got out of the way. The chip stacks looked similar, but the cards were turned over before the stacks were counted out.
Rubie:
Lunardi:
Rubie was in trouble and the news got worse when the dealer flipped over a flop. The turn and river brought no help for Rubie and the big pot went to Lunardi. The stacks were counted out, with Rubie have Lunardi covered by 32,000 in chips.
After Wayne Bentley took down the first pot it got folded to him in the small blind during the second hand of play. Bentley raised it up to 70,000, and Brendon Rubie defended his big blind.
The flop came down and Bentley quickly bet 70,000. Rubie called, and the turn was the . Bentley took out another 70,000 and bet again. Rubie gave it some thought before eventually calling.
On the river the hit, and Bentley now checked. Rubie tanked for about ten seconds before moving all in. With this move he put Bentley under immens pressure, since he had to make a decision for his tournament life.
Bentley thought about it for about a minute, and out of the blue he announced "Call". Rubie shook his head in defeat and mucked his cards. Bentley showed a little fist pump as he turned over . Bentley doubled up, and Rubie is now one of the short stacks.
Wayne Bentley took down a small pot preflop as part of the first dealt hand. Since then, a couple of hands have been dealt and the action is slow. With the caliber of the players at the final table, there will no doubt be fireworks soon!
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and Benson quickly threw out a 75,000-chip bet. Bentley wasted no time and kicked it up to 160,000. Both players seemed to have a game plan, as Benson acted quickly and made the call.
, and Benson checked. Bentley picked up some 25,000 chips and bet 150,000. Benseon called quickly once again.
hit, and Benson checked again. Bentley thought about it for five seconds, and then checked showing 
. Benson turned over 
and took down this pot.
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flop. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river kept Andrews in front and with that, the shorty doubled up.
, and that was it for the Aussie Millions side event winner. Razavi claimed to knockout as we are down to eight players.
hit, and Bentley now checked. Rubie tanked for about ten seconds before moving all in. With this move he put Bentley under immens pressure, since he had to make a decision for his tournament life.