KC Wong opened the action with a raise to 90,000 under the gun. Ari Engel in the big blind was the only caller and they got as a flop to work with.
Engel lead out for 95,000 and Wong made the call. Engel bet another 180,000 on the turn and Wong carefully cut out 450,000 and moved them forward.
Engel contemplated what to do for just half a minute or so, before pushing all in. Wong, who's face is still buried in a rain coat by the way, smiled and folded.
At the outer table, KC Wong opened for 90,000 from the cutoff and Yuki Ko three-bet jammed from the button. When action reached Bobby Zhang in the big blind, he looked down at his cards and announced that he was all in, calling off for right around 900,000. Wong quickly folded and the cards were turned up.
Zhang:
Ko:
Zhang was looking to dodge an ace or some other strange runout, and he did on the flop. Unfortunately for him, the dealer burned and turned the to pair Ko. The river was no help to Zhang, and he hit the rail in tenth place.
Ari Engel limped in from the small blind and KC Wong checked from the big. Both players checked the flop and the hit the turn. Engel check called a bet of 40,000 now, only to lead out himself for 85,000 on the river. Wong called, but mucked upon seeing Engel's for the rivered top pair.
Action folded to Ari Engel on the button and he raised to 90,000. KC Wong folded from the small blind, Yuki Ko three-bet to 315,000, and Engel thought for a bit before making the call. Ko then led out for 320,000 on the flop, Engel called, and the dealer burned and turned the .
Ko thought for a long time before betting 655,000, which left him about 800,000 behind. Engel paused for a few beats before announcing himself all in, and Ko called to discovered the bad news.
Engel:
Ko:
Ko was on the bad end of a cooler, and the final card he'd see in the 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event was the useless river.
With just one more player needed to fall before the final table of seven is established, hand-for-hand play has been initiated. That means the tables, which are playing four-handed, will play one hand before waiting for the other to finish.
Alexander Lynskey raised to 80,000 from first position and Ari Engel in the small blind three-bet to 255,000. KC Wong in the big blind folded, Lynskey made the call.
Engel bet 220,000 on and Lynskey made the call. Both players checked the on the turn and the completed the board. With now 4 diamonds on board, Engel checked. Lynskey made a bet of 530,000 and Engel folded.