From under the gun, Stanley Choi raised to 5,000. Tobias Reinkemeier called out of the small blind, and Jason Mercier folded from the big blind. The dealer spread the flop, and the fireworks show began.
First, Reinkemeier checked. Choi bet 8,000, and then Reinkemeier fired in a check-raise to 27,000. Choi came back with a reraise to 87,000, and then Reinkemeier moved all in for 213,700. Reinkemeier had Choi covered, and Choi made the call to put himself at risk.
Reinkemeier had flopped the nuts with the for a Broadway straight, and he was up against the for Choi, who had flopped middle set.
The turn was the , and the river was the . Both of those failed to improve Choi, and he became the first player eliminated.
Tony Bloom raised to 7,500 from the hijack seat, and Phil Ivey called from the big blind to see the flop come down . Ivey checked, and Bloom fired 7,500. Ivey called.
The turn was the , and Ivey opted to lead with a bet of 15,500. Bloom thought about it, then called, and the dealer dealt the on the river. Ivey tossed out a bet of 35,000, and Bloom folded.
PokerStars Team Online's Isaac Haxton has probably had better weeks of poker. After firing six bullets in the $100,000 Challenge and busting very early on Day 2 in that event, he has busted his first bullet here in the LK Boutique $250,000 Challenge. Justin Bonomo got his chips.
Bonomo tank-called Haxton's preflop shove with the , and he was right as Haxton held the for a smaller pair. The flop, turn, and river ran out , and Haxton was eliminated.
"Well, time to reenter," said Haxton as he got up from his chair.
Tony Bloom fired 25,000 on the final board of . Phil Ivey raised to 75,000, and that was more tan enough to put Bloom all in. After a bit of tanking, Bloom called.
Ivey turned up a full house with the . Bloom scooted his cards forward to muck them, but the dealer turned them over to reveal the . The rule in nearly all tournaments, and here at the Aussie Millions, is that all all-in showdowns must reveal all hands. Bloom didn't understand why the dealer turned the hand over and got a bit irritated.
The floor came over to explain the ruling to Bloom, although Bloom still seemed upset about the course of action after he left the table. He was seen discussing the situation with other members of Crown's tournament staff for a couple minutes after busting, and it seemed he was seeking the official ruling and the reason behind the ruling.
At any rate, Bloom was eliminated while Ivey climbed to 440,000 in chips.