Grant Levy raised from the cutoff before Jesse Maguire re-raised from the small blind. Levy flat-called.
The flop was an interesting . Maguire checked to Levy, who bet out and Maguire made the call. The turn was the and again Maguire checked. This time he didn't call Levy's bet, after which Levy flashed !
"How good do you run?!?" exclaimed Emad Tahtouh. Levy is up to 80,00 chips.
Bruno Portaro raised from early position to 4,000 before Russell Stevenson moved all in for 4,900 in total. Tak Lee then moved all in for 5,000 from the small blind and Portaro made the call.
Portaro:
Stevenson:
Lee:
The board ran out and Stevenson triples with trip queens while Portaro spikes an eight on the river to win the side pot and eliminate Lee in 18th place. He'll take home AU$2,100 for his efforts today.
James Obst raised under the gun to 4,000 and Maya Gellar-Antonius made the call in the small blind.
The flop came down , and Gellar-Antonius checked to Obst, who bet out 2,000 into the middle. Gellar-Antonius made the call.
The turn was the and Gellar-Antonius checked to Obst, who bet 4,000. Gellar-Antonius then check-raised all in for 4,400 total and Obst insta-called with for the stone-cold nuts. Gellar-Antonius was drawing dead with her .
The river was a meaningless and Maya Gellar-Antonius becomes our bubble girl after a wonderful tournament. The remaining players are now in the money!
Maya Gellar-Antonius was short-stacked and all in from the big blind with her tournament life on the line as the players from surrounding tables gathered around praying for the bubble to burst.
Gellar-Antonius held against the of Ken Eastwood. The first four cards were , but the river was the to double Gellar-Antonius up to 12,000 to stay alive! The bubble continues!
David Bach had raised to 4,000 before James Obst made it 6,000 to go. Bach made the call.
The flop was , and Bach checked to Obst, who bet out. Bach then check-raised and Obst called. The turn brought the and Bach led for 4,000. Obst made it 8,000 and Bach called.
The river was the and both players checked it down.
Bach tabled , which was good as Obst flashed . Bach is up to 58,000 while Obst fell to 21,000.
The next player eliminated will go home with nothing but a story to tell, while the remaining 18 players will be happy to have made it through the day with a guaranteed profit.
Phil Willcocks raised under the gun to 4,000 before Jesse Maguire popped it up to 6,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Willcocks capped the action. Maguire made the call.
The flop was and Willcocks moved all in for his last 800 chips. Maguire called and tabled for top pair-top kicker. Willcocks would need help with his .
The turn was the and river the and Willcocks was eliminated just short of a cash result. Maguire hit the century with 104,000 chips.
David Campbell has been eliminated from the tournament by Craig Bergeron. The players capped a flop and when the turn fell Bergeron bet Campbell's final 3,200.
Campbell rolled over for top pair, but was drawing dead against Bergeron who had for a set of Queens.