Andrew Phaedonos limped in from the small blind, Sorel Mizzi raised to 69,000, and Phaedonos re-raised to 226,000. Mizzi moved all in for effectively 581,000, and Phaedonos quickly called.
Phaedonos:
Mizzi:
Phaedonos held as the board came , and he doubled to nearly 1.2 million chips. Mizzi is still very healthy with 2.47 million.
Scott Seiver opened for 55,000 and then called when Ami Barer three-bet to 99,000. Barer continued on the flop and Seiver folded. Not much of a hand but a good opportunity for us to update you on their chip counts.
Eoghan O'Dea raised to 50,000 from under the gun, Patrick Crivell three-bet to 100,000 out of the small blind, and O'Dea made the call.
The dealer spread , both players checked, and the pair knuckled when the turned. The completed the board, Crivell led out for 125,000, and O'Dea folded.
Action folded to Erik Seidel in the small blind and he raised to 56,000. Eoghan O'Dea defended from the big and the two saw a flop of , which they both checked. Seidel then led out for 80,000 on the turn, O'Dea called, and then the duo returned to checking on the river.
Seidel flashed the for a pair of deuces, but it was no good as O'Dea tabled the to win the pot.
Salvatore Fazzino no doubt had high hopes at the start of the day (after all he was the chip leader), but those hopes were recently dashed courtesy of Sorel Mizzi.
In what would be Fazzino's final hand, Mizzi opened for 48,000 under the gun and received a call from Darren Rabinowitz in the cutoff. Denny Lewis then came along from the button and Fazzino, who had dwindled to a short stack, moved all in for 344,000 from the small blind. Mizzi made the call, the other two players folded, and the cards were turned up.
Mizzi:
Fazzino:
Mizzi was ahead with the big pocket pair, and that meant Fazzino's best shot at survival was to catch either an ace or spades. Unfortunately for the Perth contingent on the rail, their man was left drawing to running aces when the flop gave Mizzi a set. The turn was the final nail in the coffin, and after the was run out on the river for good measure Fazzino took his leave in 14th place for AU$70,000.
Patrick Crivell opened to 48,000 out of the cutoff, Eoghan O'Dea three-bet to 135,000 out of the small blind, and Crivell made the call.
The flop fell , O'Dea led out for 135,000, and Crivell made the call.
The turn was the , O'Dea led out again - this time for 260,000 - and Crivell quickly called.
The completed the board, O'Dea checked for the first time, Crivell checked behind. Both players showed kings - O'Dea with and Crivell with - and they chopped the pot.
On the flop, Vincent Rubianes checked to his opponent, Patrick Crivell. Crivell bet 90,000, then Rubianes check-raised to 250,000. Crivell came back with a reraise to 500,000, but Rubianes didn't back down and moved all in for 777,000. Crivell called and tabled the for top pair, top kicker. Unfortunately for him, Rubianes had him beat with the for bottom set.
The on the turn and on the river kept Rubianes in front and gave him the double up to 2.3 million. Crivell was left with 800,000.
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, and he doubled to nearly 1.2 million chips. Mizzi is still very healthy with 2.47 million.
flop and Seiver folded. Not much of a hand but a good opportunity for us to update you on their chip counts.
, both players checked, and the pair knuckled when the 
turned. The 
completed the board, Crivell led out for 125,000, and O'Dea folded.
, which they both checked. Seidel then led out for 80,000 on the 
turn, O'Dea called, and then the duo returned to checking on the 
river.
for a pair of deuces, but it was no good as O'Dea tabled the 
to win the pot.
flop gave Mizzi a set. The 
was run out on the river for good measure Fazzino took his leave in 14th place for AU$70,000.
, O'Dea led out for 135,000, and Crivell made the call.
, O'Dea led out again - this time for 260,000 - and Crivell quickly called.
completed the board, O'Dea checked for the first time, Crivell checked behind. Both players showed kings - O'Dea with 
and Crivell with 
completed the board.
on the turn and 
on the river kept Rubianes in front and gave him the double up to 2.3 million. Crivell was left with 800,000.