David Menz Eliminated in 12th Place (AUD$100,000)
Sorel Mizzi opened to 26,000 from under the gun only to have David Menz three-bet jam for 268,000 total from the button.
Once the action returned to Mizzi, he asked, "You're from Australia right?"
With Mizzi getting no response from Menz, he added, "Do you have any Skandi blood? It'll make my decision easier!"
Mizzi cut out the allotted chips to make the call several times before eventually sliding them in to put Menz at risk.
Menz:
Mizzi:
With Menz making a move on last year's third-place finisher, he would get caught with his hand in the cookie jar.
Still drawing the live, the in the window saw him fall behind as the flop filled out .
Now needing backdoor cards for a flush, straight, trips or two-pair, the on the turn would render Menz's tournament over as the completed the board.
As Menz headed to the rail AUD$100,000 richer, Mizzi moved to roughly 1,450,000 in chips.