Hidden away on the top floor in the corner is table 49, where a couple of big stacks led Frank Pezzaniti are splashing around. Between all the violence, one of the short stacks trying to survive until the money is reached is Kabeelan Rajamurthy.
With 52,000 behind, Rajamurthy saw a flop and got it in against James Clarke.
Kabeelan Rajamurthy:
James Clarke:
The on the turn sealed it for Rajamurthy and Clarke slammed the table in agony. The on the river completed the board and Rajamurthy doubled up.
Toby Lewis raised to 8,000 from early position. The button called and Chul-Hyon Park three-bet to 35,000 from the blinds. With the action back on Lewis he thought before four-betting all in for 216,000.
The button folded and Park asked for his bet to be pulled in, before thinking for a while and then folding. Lewis' stack is now approaching 60bb, while Park still sits on 110bb.
Daniel Neilson defended big blind and check-called 12,500 from Ken Demlakian, in early position on . He check-called 27,000 more on the turn and both checked the river.
Xiangxiang Ni was in the big blind and bet 38,000 on . Mike Del Vecchio called on the button and the river was the . Del Vecchio faced 68,000 this time and called fairly quickly, but he didn't need to do anything further to earn the pot as Ni simply mucked.
Anthony Hachem raised to 9,000 in the cutoff and picked up a single caller in Rory Young out of the small blind. Both players opted to check the flop and Young check-called a bet of 8,000 on the turn. Young checked the river once more and called a bet worth 8,000 to muck when Hachem showed for a pair of nines.
Rory Young finished eighth in the $25,000 Challenge earlier in the Aussie Millions festival and is now going well in the Main Event as we approach the money bubble. We asked him what the Aussie Millions as a festival means to him as an Australian.
"It's incredible how much it brings the Australian poker community together," said Young. "Everyone gets really excited for the whole month. There are so many recreational players within the Australian poker community, and it's really nice to see some of them do well.
"Everyone is really close friends; there's always someone who has a big break-out year, and it's great for the young regs who do have that break-out score because it really boosts their careers.
"It's always nice to see our Australian friends from overseas 'come home', so to speak. It's been an awesome series so far."
flop and got it in against James Clarke.
on the turn sealed it for Rajamurthy and Clarke slammed the table in agony. The 
on the river completed the board and Rajamurthy doubled up.
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turn and both checked the 
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rundown and the last remaining Frenchman doubled up, while Ho remained on the downward slope.
turn and 
river brought no further help and he silently headed for the exit.
flop and Young check-called a bet of 8,000 on the 
river once more and called a bet worth 8,000 to muck when Hachem showed 
