A player limped on the button and Sam Ingham raised to 1,600, which the button called. Both players checked the flop and things then escalated on the turn. The button was unfortunate to have improved to two pair with , as Ingham had that crushed and drawing dead with for top set. A meaningless river was a mere formality.
One hand later, a raise to 1,100 was followed by a call from Sean Giesbrecht on the cutoff and Ingham raised to 4,500 on the button. Only Giesbrecht called and the flop fell , which Giesbrecht checked. Ingham moved all in and forced a quick fold.
After Benny Glaser opened to 1,100 on the button, he faced a three-bet from the big blind to 4,400. Glaser called to see the flop appear. The big blind continued his aggression with a bet of 6,500 and Glaser came along with a call.
On the turn, the big blind thought for a long time before firing a second barrel worth 8,500. Glaser called relatively quickly and the rolled off on the river. The big blind emptied the clip and shoved all in for 21,350, then quickly buried himself under his hoodie with his arms crossed at the table.
The bet was for nearly all of Glaser's remaining stack. The British mixed game specialist let out a faint smile and tried to glance under his opponent's hoodie, seeing if could get any interaction. There was no response from the other side, and Glaser went back into the tank. He took nearly two minutes before flicking in a calling chip.
Defeated, the big blind showed for eight-high and was eliminated. Glaser opened for a pair of nines and vaulted up the leaderboard with the massive call.
After a raise by the button, Ami Barer three-bet the small blind and was called to see a flop of . Both players checked and Barer then bet the turn for 3,250 in order to force a fold. Without any big showdowns, Barer has grinded up his stack to well over average while Ari Engel and defending champion Shane Vijayaram remain in contention as well.
A player shoved in from middle position for 6,975 and Matthew Wakeman woke up with a quick call in the big blind on account of the he had in the hole. He was up against and faded deuces and chops as hit the felt.
From under the gun, Frank Pezzaniti put in a bet worth 9,600 on a board and Nabil Edgtton called from the small blind. The river brought the and Edgtton checked. Instantly, Pezzaniti flicked in 25,000 in T-5,000 chips, which send Edgtton in deep thought.
Over four minutes went off the clock as Edgtton tried to make up his mind. Pezzaniti struck the same pose throughout, with one hand covering his mouth. Edgtton eventually called and got shown the bad news as Pezzaniti opened up for trip fours.
Last year, the man from Adelaide finished 32nd in the Main Event and he pointed at the winner's wall after the hand, where Shane Vijayaram smiles back at any onlooker. "That's the guy who busted me last year," Pezzaniti said. "This year I'm gonna win it," he laughed.
On the turn of a board , defending champion Shane Vijayaram faced a bet of 3,100 and elected to fold, leaving himself with 15,000 behind.
Only a few hands later, Vijayaram limped from under the gun and Federico Butteroni raised to 1,600. The big blind called and Vijayaram moved all in for 14,975, which Butteroni called and forced out the big blind.
Shane Vijayaram:
Federico Butteroni:
The flop gave Vijayaram some hope with running clubs, while the on the turn also enabled a possible split pot via straight on the board. However, it wasn't meant to be this time around for Vijayaram as the on the river was a blank and even improved Butteroni to a set.
flop and things then escalated on the 
turn. The button was unfortunate to have improved to two pair with 
, as Ingham had that crushed and drawing dead with 
river was a mere formality.
, which Giesbrecht checked. Ingham moved all in and forced a quick fold.
turn, the big blind thought for a long time before firing a second barrel worth 8,500. Glaser called relatively quickly and the 
rolled off on the river. The big blind emptied the clip and shoved all in for 21,350, then quickly buried himself under his hoodie with his arms crossed at the table.
for eight-high and was eliminated. Glaser opened 
, and Berkey took it with two pair.
. Both players checked and Barer then bet the 
turn for 3,250 in order to force a fold. Without any big showdowns, Barer has grinded up his stack to well over average while Ari Engel and defending champion Shane Vijayaram remain in contention as well.
and faded deuces and chops as 
for trip fours.
flop gave Vijayaram some hope with running clubs, while the 
on the river was a blank and even improved Butteroni to a set.
