In a rare limped pot the two players took a flop of . Quel checked to Nelson who fired 15,000. Quel then check-raised to 45,000. Nelson asked for a count before making a call.
The turn was the and Quel fired out a pot-sized bet of 110,000. Nelson quipped, "You're real nervous, but I just can't tell if you're nervous about a big hand," before putting his opponent all in. Quel made the call.
Quel:
Nelson:
Quel improved to a ten-high straight on the river when the landed which was too good for Nelson's three pair.
Despite Nelson's dominant performance at this final table, with two double ups, Quel now has the chip advantage.
Lee Nelson raised the pot from the button and Rainer Quel made the call in the big blind.
The flop came down and Quel checked to Nelson who bet the pot for 60,000. Quel deliberated for a long time before check-raising all in for around 20,000 more. Nelson was pot-committed and made the call.
Nelson:
Quel:
The turn was the and Quel let out a screech of delight at hitting his straight. The river brought the and Quel doubles through to sit at close to 200,000 as Nelson loses his first major clash to slip down to 520,000.
As we commence heads-up player Lee Nelson still holds a commanding chip lead against the Rainer Quel who had quietly made his way through to this point.
Nelson: 611,500
Quel: 108,500
The players are back and the cards are once again in the air with the Aussie Millions Gold Ring up for grabs!
Nathan Snow raised the pot from the button before Lee Nelson re-potted from the small blind. Snow made the call for the last of his chips.
Snow:
Nelson:
Snow trailed Nelson's kings and never caught up as the board fell . Despite Snow initially thinking his queens and jacks were good, but Nelson held kings and threes for a better two pair.
After a great tournament Nathan Snow is eliminated in 3rd place for AU$19,200 in prize money.
The players are now taking a ten-minute break before heads-up play commences.
All the chips were in on the flop of with a short stacked Nino Ascenzio moving all in and Nathan Snow deliberating before making the call.
Snow:
Ascenzio:
Ascenzio maintained the lead as the hit the turn but the on the river gave Snow two pair, jacks and deuces, to take the pot. Ascenzio finishes in 4th place and collects AU$14,400 for his efforts.
Lee Nelson raised the pot from the button before [Removed:248] re-potted from the small blind. After some confusion with the bet amount, the bet was called by Nelson.
The flop landed and Freymann moved his last 6,000 into the middle in the dark. Once he saw the flop, Nelson made an easy call.
Nelson:
Freymann:
Nelson had flopped two pair and improved to a full house when the filled the turn. The river was the and Nelson devours another opponent to eliminate Freymann in 5th place for AU$10,800 in prize money.
David Bach raised the pot from middle position before Lee Nelson put the foot down with a re-pot from the big blind. Bach deliberated before making the call, leaving himself about 6,000 behind.
Nelson put Bach all in before the flop was dealt. Bach called as the flop was spread .
Nelson:
Bach:
Nelson called for a five and right on cue the landed to complete a straight for Nelson. The river was the and overnight chip leader David Bach crashes out of the tournament in 6th place as Nelson is a runaway chip leader with 400,000 chips.
After a little miscommunication that resulted in level 17 running for fifteen minutes longer than it should've, the blinds have now been bumped up to 4,000/8,000.