Joey Lovelady Eliminated in 6th Place (AUD$20,460)
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Joey Lovelady has just been sent to the rail by Oliver Speidel in sixth place, but it wasn't without controversy.
Lovelady and Speidel were heads-up to a flop that read 
; Speidel checked to Lovelady who led out for 7,500 before Speidel check-raised to 19,000. Lovelady deliberated for over two minutes before moving all-in and Speidel called, showing down 
for the second-nut flush draw against the open-ended straight draw of Lovelady who tabled 
.
The chip counts were too close to call, so the dealer was instructed to leave the chips alone and run out the board first, however, Albert Minnullin took it upon himself to start cutting them down.
"WOAH!" cried the others. "Sir, you can't do that," the tournament director said. Minnullin apologised and backed away and the dealer then proceeded run out the turn and river of 
, 
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Speidel's king-high was enough to take down the pot and, after the chips were cut down, send Lovelady on his way to sign off on an AUD$20,460 payday.