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Stephen Koutsouvelis shoved over a Sean Giesbrecht raise and Giesbrecht made a quick call with the 
.
Koutsouvelis held the 
and it held on a 
run out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
1,100,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
With Level 26 over, the players are off on a 15-minute break. Play will resume at approximately 5:15 p.m. local time in Melbourne.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
2,100,000 | |
|
2,000,000
-325,000
|
-325,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,600,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
1,500,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
1,100,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
800,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
|
650,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
|
600,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
Louis Salter made it 125,000 and Sinan Aydogan shipped it in for 560,000. Salter made the call with the 
and was behind Aydogan's 
until Salter found much joy on the 
flop, making a pair and picking up the nut flush draw.
The turn brought the meaningless 
, but the 
river was just what Aydogan needed, as he doubled through Salter to get healthy once again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
Kevin Blackwood made it 125,000, Jacob Elmore Dahl three-bet to 330,000 and after everyone else folded, Blackwood shoved.
Dahl made the one-million-chip call and was ahead with the 
.
Blackwood needed some luck with the and got it when the 
board rolled out, making him a bigger pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
975,000
|
975,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
-1,325,000
|
-1,325,000 |
Easily the most aggressive player in the final nine so far, Louis Salter has taken the lead.
He raised over the top of a Jacob Elmore Dahl open to take down one pot uncontested. A little later he simply jammed the button into shorter stacked Sinan Aydogan's big blind, taking that one down as well.
Then, moments ago, he was willing to get it all in for all of Alexandre Thomas' chips with the 
. Thomas had the and they chopped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000
780,000
|
780,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
Kevin Blackwood raised to 110,000 from the button and Jacob Elmore Dahl called from the big blind to set up a heads-up flop of 
. Dahl check-called a continuation bet worth 120,000 before both players checked through the 
turn. On the river, the American fired a bet of 180,000 and Blackwood tapped the table before folding.
One hand later, Blackwood raised to 110,000 from the cutoff and Louis Salter called in the big blind. The 
flop saw Salter check-call 120,000 and then check through the 
turn. Blackwood checked behind and folded to the bet of 255,000 by Salter on the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,325,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
|
1,920,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
1,025,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
