Vincent Rubianes and Darren Rabinowitz were heads up on a board of , and Rubianes check-called a bet of 190,000 from Rabinowitz. The river was the , Rubianes check-called another 225,000, and Rubianes showed for top two.
It seemed only a matter of time before short-stacked Patrick Crivell would have to make a stand, and he just made it.
Crivell shipped his last 375,000 from the cutoff, and after thinking about it for about a minute, Andrew Phaedonos called him from the small blind. Sorel Mizzi folded the big and the cards were turned up.
Crivell:
Phaedonos:
"Fade," Crivell's rail began to cry after the flop came down . The turn brought him one step closer to a double and even louder calls of, "Fade."
At that moment the dealer burned and put out the . Phaedonos rail erupted as their man spiked a king to send Crivell home in 12th place.
After losing a big pot to Jake Balsiger where both players had a flush - Balsiger's was larger - Tam Truong three-bet shoved for 345,000 over an open to 60,000 from Scott Seiver. Seiver called.
Truong:
Seiver:
The flop gave Seiver a backdoor straight draw to go along with his live cards, and the on the turn changed that to an open-ended straight draw.
Any king, ten, nine, or ace would eliminate Truong, and the spiked on the river to give Seiver Broadway. Truong exits in 11th place, earning AUD$100,000, while Seiver is up to 2.4 million chips.
Andrew Phaedonos opened for 54,000 from the cutoff and was met by a three-bet to 200,000 by Sorel Mizzi on the button. Denny Lewis then moved all in for 575,000 from the big blind, and Phaedonos thought for a minute before folding. Mizzi thought for an equal amount of time and then dropped in a call.
Mizzi:
Lewis:
Lewis was ahead and never looked back as the board ran out a clean .
Ami Barer opened for a raise, Eoghan O'Dea called on the button, and Scott Seiver defended his big blind.
The dealer spread , Seiver checked, and Barer continued for 85,000. Both O'Dea and Seiver called.
The turn was the , the trio checked, and a repeat three - the - fell on the river. Seiver checked, Barer fired out a pot-sized bet of 420,000, and the Canadian picked up the pot.
Erik Seidel raised to 75,000 out of the small blind, Ami Barer defended, and the flop fell . Seidel check-called a bet of 80,000, both players checked after the turned, and the completed the board.
Seidel checked, Barer fired 125,000, and Seidel called. Barer showed for sixes and deuces, and it was the winner.
Vincent Rubianes was first to act, and he raised to 70,000. Sorel Mizzi called out of the small blind, Darren Rabinowitz defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Mizzi checked, Rabinowitz fired out 165,000, and Rubianes called.
The action was back on Mizzi, who reached for chocolate T25,000 chips. He check-raised to 500,000, and both of his opponents snap-mucked.
Erik Seidel open-shoved his short stack of 370,000 from the cutoff, and Ami Barer quickly called on the button. Both blinds released, and the hands were tabled.
Barer:
Seidel:
Seidel was crushed, and didn't improve as the board ran out . He's off to collect AU$100,000, which is just enough to get him into the neighboring $100,000 Challenge.
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, and Rubianes check-called a bet of 190,000 from Rabinowitz. The river was the 
, Rubianes check-called another 225,000, and Rubianes showed 
for top two.
for effectively king-high.
. The 
turn brought him one step closer to a double and even louder calls of, "Fade."
. Phaedonos rail erupted as their man spiked a king to send Crivell home in 12th place.
flop gave Seiver a backdoor straight draw to go along with his live cards, and the 
spiked on the river to give Seiver Broadway. Truong exits in 11th place, earning AUD$100,000, while Seiver is up to 2.4 million chips.
.
, the trio checked, and a repeat three - the 
. Seidel check-called a bet of 80,000, both players checked after the 
completed the board.
