While the bubble may have burst the remaining players are seemingly content to keep the action slow and steady at present.
Alan Dabbajh limped from under the gun and after Dzmitry Urbanoivh made the call from the cutoff both Raj Ramakrishnan and Thomas Levine came along from the blinds and action went four-way to a flop of .
Both blinds check it over to Dabbajh, who led out for 3,000 with Urbanovich the only caller.
The turn brought checks from both players with Dabbajh opening the river for 4,000. Urbanovich made the call and Dabbajh turned over for a pair of aces, which was not enough to beat Urbanobivh's rivered straight.
From first position, Raj Ramakrishnan raised to 6,500. Allan Dabbajh in middle position potted to 23,100 and action folded around to Ramakrishnan who called.
The flop came and Ramakrishnan bet 40,000. Dabbajh moved all in for 47,400 total and Ramakrishnan called.
Allan Dabbajh:
Raj Ramakrishnan:
The on the turn and on the river weren't any help for Ramakrishnan and Dabbajh scored the full double.
Jonathan Abdellatif opened the action with a pot-sized raise to 8,400, Espen Solaas called the button and both Raj Ramakrishnan and Thomas Levine came along from the blinds to take the action four-way to a flop.
Both Ramakrishnan and Levine check the action over to Abdellatif who leads out for 6,400 into 34,000 pot. Solaas called and both blinds bowed out to take play heads-up to the turn.
Abdellatif now checked and Solaas quickly fired out a bet of 18,300. This was enough to get Abdellatif to lay it down and he is now getting perilously short.
Daniel Demicki limped the button for 2,400 and small blind Jonathan Abdellatif completed. Big blind Dzmitry Urbanovich checked and both blinds checked on as well. Demicki bet 5,000; Abdellatif folded, Urbanovich called.
Urbanovich check-called another 15,000 on the turn before he shoved on the river. Demicki shook his head and folded after 18 seconds.
Jonathan Abdellatif opened for 8,400 and action folded around to Thomas Levine in the small blind who re-popped it the full amount, Abdellatif shoved for what he had left and the cards were turned over.
Jonathan Abdellatif:
Thomas Levine:
Abdellatif looked to be in great shape for a double up against Levine's dominated hand, however the poker gods had other ideas and while the kept Abdellatif in front the turn gave Levine two pairs, which improved to the flush when the came down on the river.
Jonathan Abdellatif was down to 7,400 and moved in first to act. Espen Solaas raised to 11,800 and all the other players folded.
Jonathan Abdellatif:
Espen Solaas:
The board ran out and Abdellatif doubled with the straight.
The next hand, Abdellatif would be all in again. Espen Solaas opened for 7,500 under the gun plus one and Allan Dabbajh called from the button. Abdellatif called from the big blind and pushed for 11,800 on . Both opponents called.
The on the turn saw Solaas check, and then fold to Dabbajh's pot-sized bet.
Allan Dabbajh:
Jonathan Abdellatif:
Abdellatif got the entire pot after the hit the river.
Allan Dabbajh limped in middle position before Daniel Demicki juiced it to the max with a pot re-raise to 13,500, which Dabbajh called.
The flop came down which brought a check from Dabbajh and a shove of 19,500 from Demicki. Dabbajh thought it over.
"I've got nothing man," Dabbajh told Deminki, but with chips to spare Dabbajh elected to take a shot at busting the Polish player and made the call.
Allan Dabbajh:
Daniel Demicki:
Demicki looked to be in great shape with top two and just had to fade Dabajh's gutshot and runner, runner draws, which he did when the turn and completed the hand to double the Polish player up.
Dzmitry Urbanovich was first to act and raised to 7,500. Allan Dabbajh three-bet to 11,500 from the button, followed by a four-bet to 45,000 from small blind Demicki, with just a bit behind. Urbanovich repotted, Dabbajh folded.
Daniel Demicki:
Dzmitry Urbanovich:
The board ran out and Urbanovich collected the chips, adding another big amount of chips to his stack. Daniel Demicki won this event last year, now he had to settle for the min cash of $18,330.
The remaining six players are guaranteed AUD$21,385 from here on out.