According to the screens there are 149 players out of 194 entries remaining and they have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break. Action recommences at approximately 8.40 p.m. local time.
Niveau: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Sam Higgs, who won a bracelet at the 2014 WSOP APAC here at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, busted shortly before the dinner break while Jens Lakemeier returned to his seat for a few minutes only before running out of chips as well.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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Eliminé | |
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Eliminé | |
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According to Antoine Saout, action at his table opened with a raise by James Hopkins in the hijack before the cutoff made it 3,500. A player on the button called and Hopkins shoved all in for 21,900. The cutoff shipped as well for 22,475, and the player on the button was in the tank. Finally, he put his chips in as well.
James Hopkins: 
Cutoff: 
Button: 
Hopkins had the best of it but saw paint right away in the window. Thankfully for him, it was the 
followed by 
. The 
turn flipped the outs held by Hopkins' opponents, but the river was a harmless 
.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000
44,500
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44,500 |
In a battle of the blinds a pot of 9,300 emerged until the 
and the small blind bet 4,600. Troy Wilson in the big blind moved all in for 24,400 and the small blind gave it some thought before calling with the far superior stack.
Troy Wilson: 
Small blind: 
The 
on the turn brought an additional sweat, but a blank 
on the river let Wilson double.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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58,000 |
Ana Marquez opened to 1,000. Paul Michaelis three-bet to 3,900 and Rory Young four-bet to 10,000, which forced both players out.
Young showed 
. "The nizzles!" he said with a grin. "I thought about flatting, but then I thought: 'Nah!'"
"I had one over," said Michaelis.
"Me too," said Marquez.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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85,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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58,000
38,500
|
38,500 |
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52,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
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50,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
48,000
-19,500
|
-19,500 |
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47,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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40,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
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37,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
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36,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
29,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
7,500
-5,500
|
-5,500 |
|
6,000
-9,325
|
-9,325 |
|
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Picking up the action on a flop of 
, Jan Pettersson checked and called a bet of David Tam for 2,050 before the appeared on the turn. Pettersson checked once more and Tam made it 3,600 to go, which the Aussie called.
The 
on the river completed a possible back door flush and Pettersson checked. Tam fired a third barrel for 3,000 and faced a check-raise to 8,600 by Pettersson almost immediately. A quick call followed and Pettersson showed the 
for the nut flush to scoop a decent pot.
While the hand played out, Tom Alner sat down in the one seat and will be joining the action shortly.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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62,000
62,000
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62,000 |
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45,000
-18,000
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-18,000 |
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30,000 |
On a 
flop, Szymon Wysocki checked from the big blind to Alex Foxen on the button, who bet 1,300. Wysocki quickly called the bet. The on the turn got checked by both players.
Foxen tried to take it with a 3,200 bet on the river but Wysocki wasn't having any of it and called with 
. Foxen couldn't muster up any better and handed over the chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
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40,000
-2,000
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-2,000 |
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Shane Warne limped from early position. The cutoff raised to 1,100 and the big blind flat-called. Warne then limp-jammed for 2,850. The cutoff called and the big blind folded.
Shane Warne:
Cutoff: 
There was a King on the flop as the board ran out 
giving Warne the full double-up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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7,000
-500
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-500 |
