Erik Seidel opened for 160,000 under the gun only to have Doug "WGCRider" Polk three-bet all in from the small blind. The big folded, Seidel called, and the cards were turned up.
Polk:
Seidel:
Polk was in bad spot, and things didn't look too promising on the flop. The turn provided Polk a gutshot straight draw, but it didn't come in as the blanked on the river.
Polk, who invested two bullets in this tournament, was eliminated in fourth place for AU$860,000 and showed the poker world that he's not just a high-stakes online pro.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 220,000 on the button, Mike "Timex" McDonald defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned .
McDonald check-called a bet of 240,000, the turn was the , and McDonald knuckled again. Timoshenko fired out another 440,000, McDonald called, and the completed the board.
McDonald checked a third and final time, and Timoshenko let his entire 30-second time bank elapse before checking behind. Timoshenko showed for effectively ten-high, and it was no good against McDonald's for ace-high.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko opened the action with a raise to 170,000 from the button. Erik Seidel reraised to 440,000 from the small bind, and then Mike McDonald made the call. Timoshenko then moved all in for around 1.4 million, and Seidel called before McDonald folded. Flop 'em up, boys.
Seidel tabled the to be up against the for Timoshenko.
On the flop, Seidel took the lead when the fell to give him two pair. The turn, though, smashed Timoshenko with the peeling off to put him back in the lead with trips. The river completed the board with the .
Timoshenko doubled to over 3.2 million, while Seidel was knocked all the way back down to 300,000.
Action folded to Yevgeniy Timoshenko in the small blind and he moved all in to out a short-stacked Erik Seidel to the test in the big. Seidel, who finished tenth in the 2014 Aussie Millions Main Event last night, called off for 280,000 and was in prime shape to double.
Seidel:
Timoshenko:
Both players held an eight, which meant Sidel's jack had him well out in front. Unfortunately for him, the flop came down to deliver Timoshenko two pair. The turn gave Seidel some counterfeit outs, but he came up empty when the blanked on the river.