Dan Cates took the traditional route to beat his opponent - Jamie Pickering - in a hand just now.
Around 10,000 chips had made it into the middle by the time the board rested as . Pickering checked from the small blind and took a long time to call after Cates bet 8,000.
Two years ago Sam Cohen made a deep run in the Aussie Millions Main Event, ultimately finishing in eighth place for AU$120,000 (her largest cash to date). Cohen was in action today hoping for a similar experience, but her run was cut short here in the closing minutes of Level 4.
We missed the action as it unfolded, but we do know Cohen got her last 9,000 all in on a flop holding the . Unfortunately for her, the red-hot Mustapha Kanit had flopped a set with the . Neither the turn nor river helped Cohen, and she collected her banana from the table and exited the tournament floor.
While Cohen's Aussie Millions Main Event is done, she does have a backup plan — she's already got tickets to the Super Bowl in Phoenix. However, the diehard Miami Dolphins fans made it clear she is neither a fan of the Seattle Seahawks nor New England Patriots.
Chad Awerbuch opened for 725 from early position and received two calls, one from a middle-position player and the other from the big blind. All three players proceeded to check the flop, and then the player in the big blind checked the turn. Awerbuch took the opportunity to bet 2,125, and it did the trick as both his opponents folded.
It wasn't much of a hand, but it gave us a good excuse to update all you Chad Awerbuch fans out there.
A miss-timed bluff from Peter Chan has seen his stack reduced to almost dust.
The action folded to a player in the cutoff who raised to 700. The button and small blind called before Chan squeezed to 2,400 from the big blind. The cutoff and button snap folded but the small blind called quickly to see a flop appear.
Chan continued for 3,000 and the small blind check-called to the where Chan set him in for his last 7,250. He snapped Chan's arm off and opened , leaving Chan's drawing dead. The inconsequential river was the .
Casey Kastle and Simon Deadman have been mixing it up a lot lately.
Most recently, Kastle opened for 775 under the gun and Deadman called from the hijack. The player on the button called, both blinds folded, and three players took a flop of . Three checks followed, the appeared on the turn, and action repeated itself.
When the completed the board on the river, Kastle led out for 3,000, Deadman called, and the button got out of the way. Kastle tabled the for aces and tens with a king kicker, and Deadman happily rolled over the for the same hand. Chop it up!
Casey Kastle and Simon Deadman clashed again with the former coming out on top to rise to 66,000.
Deadman opened to 700 from under the gun and called after Kastle three-bet to 2,150 from the small blind. The flop fanned and both players checked. The turn and river came with Kastle betting 2,500 and 5,000 at each stop. Deadman called both times and mucked upon seeing his opponent's .
Two Team PokerStars Pros began Day 1b of the 2015 Aussie Million Main Event, but now only one remains.
Celina Lin was crippled earlier in the day after getting her aces cracked, and her time finally ran out midway through Level 4. We missed her elimination hand, but according to Joseph Cheong she got her last 8,000 or so in the middle holding and ran into an opponent's . Lin failed to find a ten, and she hit the rail leaving Bryan Huang as the only Team Pro remaining.
Will Molson had lost around two-thirds of his stack from the start of play so every pot win becomes vital, no matter how small.
Four players took to a flop where Molson led for 1,300 from the big blind. Two opponents folded before a player on the button called. The turn appeared as the and a second bullet from Molson saw off the third player.
Casey Kastle back-doored into a flush in a three-bet pot but it wasn't enough to see a big pot head to his neighbour.
Kastle opened to 775 from under the gun and was called in the next seat before Simon Deadman squeezed to 2,700 from one more seat along. Both players called and the board ran out as no player fancied a bet.
On the river, Kastle led for 7,000 before his neighbour went into an act worthy of a oscar. He tried everything to look like he hated the scenario before moving all-in for 16,000. Deadman couldn't help but laugh as he released his hand. Kastle was dead serious though and made the call with losing out to his opponent's .
The winner asked Deadman if he would've called if he just called the 7,000 and Deadman said no and admitted he had pocket aces for turned top set.
Dan "jungleman12" Cates, one of online poker's most prominent players, has opted to enter the 2015 Aussie Millions Main Event here in Level 4 on Day 1b.
Yesterday Cates made headlines after busting the $100,000 Challenge — for a second time actually — and tossing a handful of chips at his vanquisher, Jeff Rossiter. It didn't do Cates, who is known to tilt, any favors. That said, he seemed in a much better mood as he made his way to his seat over at Table 42.
. Pickering checked from the small blind and took a long time to call after Cates bet 8,000.
and Pickering mucked.
flop holding the 
. Unfortunately for her, the red-hot Mustapha Kanit had flopped a set with the 
river helped Cohen, and she collected her banana from the table and exited the tournament floor.
flop appear.
where Chan set him in for his last 7,250. He snapped Chan's arm off and opened 
, leaving Chan's 
drawing dead. The inconsequential river was the 
.
appeared on the turn, and action repeated itself.
completed the board on the river, Kastle led out for 3,000, Deadman called, and the button got out of the way. Kastle tabled the 
for aces and tens with a king kicker, and Deadman happily rolled over the 
with Kastle betting 2,500 and 5,000 at each stop. Deadman called both times and mucked upon seeing his opponent's 
.
and ran into an opponent's 
. Lin failed to find a ten, and she hit the rail leaving Bryan Huang as the only Team Pro remaining.
flop where Molson led for 1,300 from the big blind. Two opponents folded before a player on the button called. The turn appeared as the 
