Here We Go!
The cards are in the air. It's go time.
The cards are in the air. It's go time.
The first hand of the day went to chip leader Ami Barer. It happened when he opened for a small raise, Jake Balsiger called, and the two players took a flop. Balsiger checked, Barer bet, and Balsiger folded. It wasn't anything special, but it officially kicked off the final table action.
In the next hand, action folded to Sorel Mizzi on the button and he raised to 100,000. Both blinds folded and Mizzi took down the second pot of the day.
Jake Balsiger was first to act and raised to 80,000. Darren Rabinowitz three-bet to 215,000 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Balsiger, who tank-called.
The flop fell , Balsiger check-called a bet of 165,000, and the turn was the . Balsiger checked again, Rabinowitz fired another 255,000, and Balsiger called.
A repeat jack - the - completed the board, and both players checked. Rabinowitz showed for a pair of nines, but he was pipped by Balsiger who showed for a pair of tens.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Jake Balsiger | 3,000,000 | 615,000 |
Darren Rabinowitz | 1,700,000 | -665,000 |
Ami Barer raised to 80,000 from the button and Sorel Mizzi defended from the big blind. Mizzi proceeded to check-call a bet of 75,000 on the flop, and then both players checked the on the turn.
Mizzi thought for a bit when the completed the board on the river and then put together a bet of 380,000. No sooner did he drop it on the felt then Barer flicked his hand to the muck.
Jake Balsiger opened to 80,000 on the button, Scott Seiver defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Seiver checked, Balsiger continued for 80,000, and Seiver called.
The turn was the , Seiver knuckled again, and Balsiger checked behind.
The completed the board, both players checked again, and Balsiger took the pot down with .
Wondering what SantanaBandana means when he calls Balsiger's the "computer hand"? Read more at Learn.Pokernews: "Lessons from the 2014 Aussie Millions: The Computer Hand."
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Jake Balsiger | 3,200,000 | 200,000 |
Scott Seiver
|
780,000 | -75,000 |
Ami Barer opened for 80,000 from the button and Andrew Phaedonos, the only Australian remaining in the field, shoved all in from the small blind for roughly 800,000. The big blind folded and Barer did the same.
Phaedonos has quite the boisterous rail here in Studio 3, and they erupted in cheers as their man raked in the pot.
Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Ami Barer
|
6,595,000 | 25,000 |
Vincent Rubianes | 3,950,000 | 85,000 |
Jake Balsiger | 3,235,000 | 35,000 |
Sorel Mizzi | 3,105,000 | 275,000 |
Darren Rabinowitz | 1,260,000 | -440,000 |
Andrew Phaedonos | 995,000 | -20,000 |
Scott Seiver
|
710,000 | -70,000 |
Nível: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
We picked up the action on a board reading with a considerable amount already in the pot. Vincent Rubianes was first to act and bet 250,000, which Sorel Mizzi called. When the completed the board on the river, Rubianes slowed down with a check and then folded when Mizzi bet 605,000.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Sorel Mizzi | 3,700,000 | 595,000 |
Vincent Rubianes | 3,450,000 | -500,000 |