We didn't see when the money went in, but Aussie cricket legend Shane Warne busted the last of his chips with 
, having flopped the nuts on 
. Unfortunately for Warne, an opponent with 
got there on the river when a 
hit.
"Whole country hates you now," a player at the table remarked.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminé |
A player opened to 1,300 and 2017 Aussie Millions Opening Event winner Rob Raymond called. Kazuhiko Yotsushika, who finished 12th in the $25,000 Challenge earlier in the festival, moved all in for 5,000. It folded back to the initial raiser, who folded, and Raymond made the call.
Rob Raymond: 
Kazuhiko Yotsushika: 
The board ran out 
and Yotsushika was sent to the rail.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
73,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
||
|
71,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
||
|
31,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
21,000
2,100
|
2,100 |
|
20,000 | |
|
Eliminé | |
Scott Davies opened the action with a raise to 1,200 from the hijack and the cutoff as well as Michael O'Grady in the big blind called. All three players checked the 
flop while O'Grady asked "are you looking for a back door flush draw?" without getting any answer from either player.
The 
fell on the turn and O'Grady checked once more, while the bet of Davies for 1,700 resulted in two calls. Three-way to the 
river, O'Grady checked the third street in a row and Davies bet 4,300. The cutoff quickly folded while O'Grady called after brief consideration. Davies flashed 
for trips tens and a visibly frustrated O'Grady mucked the . Normally O'Grady is a grandmaster of table chat, but suddenly fell silent after being reduced to the short stack once again.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
||
|
8,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
Three players put in about 4,500 preflop, and that's the amount Joe Hachem bet from the big blind on a 
flop. Jack Salter shoved all in for a little under 40,000, and that chased away a third player before Hachem immediately mucked.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
74,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
55,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
In a button against big blind confrontation, Kahle Burns bet 1,200 on a 
flop. Sam Grafton check-raised to 4,600 and Burns called in position.
With the pairing the board on the turn, Grafton dropped a bomb worth 17,000 within mere seconds. Burns gave it around a minute of thought before sliding in a call.
The on the river completed the board. Grafton needed just five seconds to come up with a hefty bet of 38,000, which sent Burns deep in the tank. First, he seized up Grafton, who stared stoically in front of him. Burns then talked up Grafton to get some information, Grafton replied and the two exchanged some banter.
After three minutes, the Australian caved in and folded his hand to send the pot over to Grafton.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
||
|
100,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
||
A quick look in the corner section of the upper tournament area revealed an open seat that formerly belonged to Michael O'Grady and the Aussie had been called by an opponent with 
on a seven-high flop as per Scott Davies and other players at the table. O'Grady had pocket treys and a queen appeared right away on the turn.
Christian Christner lost a decent chunk of his stack when paying off the flopped straight of his table neighbour James "Jabba" Broom, who held 
with the flop showing 
, while Lukas Byrns has reappeared at a different table.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
168,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
85,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
70,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
||
|
57,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
45,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
|
Eliminé | |
Alex Foxen bet 2,600 from the big blind on a board of 
and his opponent in early position clicked back to 5,200. Foxen responded with another raise to about 9,500 after a minute of thought, and that induced a quick fold.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
Picking up the action on the 
flop, Tom Alner checked out of the big blind and Christian Harder bet 1,100 out of middle position. Alner called and checked again the 
turn before calling a second barrel worth 2,600.
The river brought a check from Alner and Harder bet 15,000, which was more than enough to cover the remaining chips of his opponent. Alner called within a second and Harder turned over 
for a set, which Alner had beat with 
for a straight.
Other notables and big stacks on the table include Tyron Krost, Jan Pettersson and David Tam, and their stack sizes in the penultimate level of the day can be found below.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
86,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
45,000 | |
|
28,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
||
|
26,500
-13,500
|
-13,500 |
|
23,500
-11,500
|
-11,500 |
A player opened and Winfred Yu three-bet to 3,300. It folded to Antoine Saout in the big blind and he four-bet to 9,000. Action back on Yu and he five-bet to 30,100.
Saout thought about his position, and counted out his remaining chips, before folding.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
44,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
Four players checked to Stephen Graner on and he bet 2,600 in the cutoff. Big blind Yevgeniy Timoshenko called and everyone else folded. The turn was a 
and Graner bet 7,500. Again, Timoshenko called. The river: . Timoshenko checked and faced a big bet of 23,000. He took a deep breath.
"That's pretty sick," he said.
Nonetheless, he called in short order but could not beat the 
shown down by Graner.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
162,000
46,200
|
46,200 |
|
||
|
41,600
12,600
|
12,600 |
|
|
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