Steve O'Dwyer raised to 50,000 from the button and Igor Kurganov called from the small blind. Both players checked the all-diamond flop, and then O'Dwyer called a bet of 67,000 from Kurganov on the turn. When the completed the board on the river, Kurganov fired out 180,000 and O'Dwyer thought for over a minute before making the call.
Kurganov showed he'd been bluffing with the , and O'Dwyer rolled over the for two pair and the win.
The pots have all been small ever since that preflop shove by Chance Kornuth. There have been a min raise every hand, but no more called bets went in after the flop since. The calm before the storm?
Steve O'Dwyer limped in from the hijack for 20,000 and his neighbor Igor Kurganov raised to 70,000. Chance Kornuth on the button now shoved all in and both blinds quickly released. O'Dwyer did the same, and so did Kurganov without putting up much of a show. Another non showdown pot for Kornuth, who's up to 574,000 (29 big blinds).
A final table of 7 has been reached and the remaining players decided to take their dinner break of one hour now. They return at 10:40 local time. The level 10,000/20,000 with a 2,000 ante will be played after 2:33 of play in the current level of (8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante).
Benny Spindler just lost a big pot with pocket jacks where he suffered a bad beat as his opponent hit a set. Pocket jacks proved no good again just now.
Chance Kornuth shoved all in under the gun for his last 193,000. Action folded to Benny Spindler in the big blind who had just under that and he wasted no time calling.
Chance Kornuth:
Benny Spindler:
The was flop was already looking bad for Spindler, though he still had the best hand for now. The on the turn was a complete blank but the on the river was one of the cards Spindler didn't want to see. Kornuth hit his flush and Spindler was eliminated.
Benny Spindler made his exit in 8th place, taking home AU$109,800. The remaining 7 players are now merged to one table.
In the very next hand after Eugene Katchalov was eliminated, Steve O'Dwyer raised to 37,000 under the gun and when action reached Dominik Nitsche in the small blind, he three-bet all in for approximately 200,000 total. Chance Kornuth folded from the big blind and O'Dwyer snap-called.
O'Dwyer:
Nitsche:
Nitsche was on the wrong end of the cooler, and he paid for it with his tournament life after the board ran out a dry .
Just one more player needs to fall before the final table of seven is established.
Eugene Katchalov opened to 35,000 from the button with 457,000 behind. Igor Kurganov in the small blind carefully cut out 95,000 and slid his three-bet forward. Dominik Nitsche instantly folded and the action was back on Katchalov. He moved all in and Kurganov called.
Eugene Katchalov:
Igor Kurganov:
The flop came and Katchalov and Kurganov shook hands. "Good game man" Kurganov said to Katchalov.
Katchalov still had a small chance of doubling up but as soon as the hit the turn, it really was all over. The on the river was of no importance to anyone anymore, and Katchalov headed for the exit just before the start of the (45-minute) dinner break.
flop, and then O'Dwyer called a bet of 67,000 from Kurganov on the 
turn. When the 
completed the board on the river, Kurganov fired out 180,000 and O'Dwyer thought for over a minute before making the call.
, and O'Dwyer rolled over the 
for two pair and the win.
was flop was already looking bad for Spindler, though he still had the best hand for now. The 
on the turn was a complete blank but the 
on the river was one of the cards Spindler didn't want to see. Kornuth hit his flush and Spindler was eliminated.
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and Katchalov and Kurganov shook hands. "Good game man" Kurganov said to Katchalov. 
hit the turn, it really was all over. The 
on the river was of no importance to anyone anymore, and Katchalov headed for the exit just before the start of the (45-minute) dinner break.
