A miss-timed bluff from Peter Chan has seen his stack reduced to almost dust.
The action folded to a player in the cutoff who raised to 700. The button and small blind called before Chan squeezed to 2,400 from the big blind. The cutoff and button snap folded but the small blind called quickly to see a flop appear.
Chan continued for 3,000 and the small blind check-called to the where Chan set him in for his last 7,250. He snapped Chan's arm off and opened , leaving Chan's drawing dead. The inconsequential river was the .
Chad Awerbuch opened for 725 from early position and received two calls, one from a middle-position player and the other from the big blind. All three players proceeded to check the flop, and then the player in the big blind checked the turn. Awerbuch took the opportunity to bet 2,125, and it did the trick as both his opponents folded.
It wasn't much of a hand, but it gave us a good excuse to update all you Chad Awerbuch fans out there.
Two years ago Sam Cohen made a deep run in the Aussie Millions Main Event, ultimately finishing in eighth place for AU$120,000 (her largest cash to date). Cohen was in action today hoping for a similar experience, but her run was cut short here in the closing minutes of Level 4.
We missed the action as it unfolded, but we do know Cohen got her last 9,000 all in on a flop holding the . Unfortunately for her, the red-hot Mustapha Kanit had flopped a set with the . Neither the turn nor river helped Cohen, and she collected her banana from the table and exited the tournament floor.
While Cohen's Aussie Millions Main Event is done, she does have a backup plan — she's already got tickets to the Super Bowl in Phoenix. However, the diehard Miami Dolphins fans made it clear she is neither a fan of the Seattle Seahawks nor New England Patriots.
Dan Cates took the traditional route to beat his opponent - Jamie Pickering - in a hand just now.
Around 10,000 chips had made it into the middle by the time the board rested as . Pickering checked from the small blind and took a long time to call after Cates bet 8,000.
Four levels are in the books here on Day 1b, and that means it's time for the 75-minute dinner break. When they return, the remaining players will play three more 90-minute levels before bagging and tagging for the night.
Simon Deadman would've enjoyed his dinner a lot more than he might've due to the fact he doubled through Casey Kastle just before the break.
He was in the big blind and defended after a 1,300 button raise from Kastle. The flop came and Deadman check-called a 1,600 c-bet. Kaste fired 4,000 on the turn and once more he was check-called. Deadman was left with 9,000 as the river completed the board. Kastle set him in and he made a good call all in with beating a bluffing Kastle and his .
We reported earlier that Peter Chan was out but he, and his micro stack, had actually been moved to a back table. Unfortunately for him, his exit is now confirmed.
He was all in or his last 4,925 and called by Timo Pfutzenreuter before the cards were flipped up.
Pfutzenreuter:
Chan:
The board ran to make both players straights, Chan's being the lower one.
flop appear.
where Chan set him in for his last 7,250. He snapped Chan's arm off and opened 
, leaving Chan's 
drawing dead. The inconsequential river was the 
.
flop, and then the player in the big blind checked the 
turn. Awerbuch took the opportunity to bet 2,125, and it did the trick as both his opponents folded.
flop holding the 
. Neither the 
turn nor 
and Deadman check-called a 1,600 c-bet. Kaste fired 4,000 on the 
turn and once more he was check-called. Deadman was left with 9,000 as the 
river completed the board. Kastle set him in and he made a good call all in with 
beating a bluffing Kastle and his 
