Joshua Ang raised to 550 from the cutoff and then called when Mehrdad Razmi three-bet to 1,700 from the small blind. When the flop fell , Razmi bet 2,800 and Ang thought for a long time before making the call.
Razmi then led out for 5,500 on the turn and Ang quickly min-raised to 11,000. Razmi paused for a few moments before making the call and then checked the river. Ang bet 13,200 and Razmi released his hand. Ang then showed the for a flush, though not a very big one.
Jeff Rossiter raised to 500 from middle position and Van Marcus called from the hijack. Russell Thomas came along from the big blind and three players saw a flop of . Thomas checked, Rossiter continued for 1,100, and Marcus folded. Russell did the same and that was the end of that.
Not a big hand by any means, but it did give us a good excuse to update you on their counts.
We missed the elimination of UK businessman and poker high roller Paul Newey, but WSOP bracelet winner Michael Wang, who was the man to eliminate him, shared some details.
According to him, there was a three-bet pot that led to a flop. Newey, who only had 6,000 or so, got his stack all in holding but found himself way behind the pocket tens of Wang. Neither the turn nor river helped Newey, and his 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event run came to a quick end.
Sam Greenwood and Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier are two of the six players remaining in the 2016 Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge. That event is on hiatus until Saturday (so the players can join this event), and both Greenwood and Mercier have opted to play Day 1c.
Unfortunately for Greenwood, who lost a big pot to Mehrdad Razmi last level, his experience was short and not sweet as he has already been eliminated from the tournament.
Meanwhile, Mercier waited until just now to jump into action. That's one way to outlast the competition.
EPT8 London champ Benny Spindler opened for 600 from the button only to have the player in the big blind three-bet to 1,700. Spindler, who is just a few days removed from finishing eighth in the $25,000 Challenge for AU$109,800, opted to make the call and then called a bet of 1,500 on the flop.
Action went check-check on the turn, and then the big blind returned to betting the river, this time making it 2,350. Spindler made a quick call and his opponent sheepishly showed the for nut no pair. Spindler then tabled the for two pair and the win.
Over at Table 7, the player in the cutoff opened for 400 and Paul Newey, whose stack has grown much shorter since the last time we checked in with him, called from the button. WSOP bracelet winner Michael Wang then three-bet to 1,900 from the small blind, both his opponents called, and three players took a flop of .
Wang continued for 2,000, the player in the cutoff called, and Newey got out of the way. Both players then checked the turn as well as the river. Wang showed the , but it was no good as his opponent held a pair with the .
Connor Drinan checked from the small blind on a board of . The big blind checked as well and the hijack made a bet of 1,100. Drinan made the call, his neighbor folded.
Drinan check called another 2,600 on the turn before both players checked the on the river. The hijack immediately showed and Drinan silently mucked.
Another level has come and gone. That means it's time for the second break of the day. According to the clock, 299 players have registered for Day 1c. Just one more until the 300-mark!
, Razmi bet 2,800 and Ang thought for a long time before making the call.
turn and Ang quickly min-raised to 11,000. Razmi paused for a few moments before making the call and then checked the 
river. Ang bet 13,200 and Razmi released his hand. Ang then showed the 
for a flush, though not a very big one.
. Thomas checked, Rossiter continued for 1,100, and Marcus folded. Russell did the same and that was the end of that. 
flop. Newey, who only had 6,000 or so, got his stack all in holding 
flop.
turn, and then the big blind returned to betting the 
river, this time making it 2,350. Spindler made a quick call and his opponent sheepishly showed the 
for two pair and the win.
turn as well as the 
, but it was no good as his opponent held a pair with the 
. The big blind checked as well and the hijack made a bet of 1,100. Drinan made the call, his neighbor folded.
and Drinan silently mucked.