The tournament clock shows 67 of 820 players remaining with players heading on their penultimate 15-minute break of the day.
When they return the blinds will be 4,000/8,000 with an average stack of 367,000.
Randy Lew checked the turn from the big blind with 
on the felt. Shao Liu bet 20,000 from early position and Lew check-raised to about 70,000. Liu shoved for around 270,000 and Lew quickly called with 
for a flush.
Liu had turned a straight with 
but had a live flush draw. The 
was the right color but the wrong suit.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
266,000
|
266,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Steve O'Dwyer has been on a bit of a tear recently, this time having Thomas WIng all in for less than 200,000.
Steve O'Dwyer: 
Thomas Wing: 
There was an eight on the 
flop and another on the 
turn as the river 
completed the board and send Wing to the rail just before the break.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
805,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
||
|
Eliminé | |
Mike Del Vecchio checked from the big blind on 
and Yin Liu bet 13,000 from the hijack. Del Vecchio raised to 36,000 and Liu called. Both players checked the , bringing a 
. Del Vecchio shoved for about 120,000 and Liu took several minutes then patted the table and folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
460,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
240,000
-31,500
|
-31,500 |
|
||
Shan Huang was all in for somewhere in the region of 175,000 holding 
and would need to hold against the big stack of Steve O'Dwyer with 
The flop gave Huang very little to work with and the miracle of running quads was not to be with the runout sending him to the rail.
Meanwhile, Jean-Serge Baril has also been eliminated.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
650,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
|
||
|
Eliminé | |
|
Eliminé | |
David Miscikowski was all-in for 155,000 with against the of Simon Burns and the board came 
to improve Miscikowski to a full house.
Quan Zhou on the button folded to the shove of Jordan Tentori and the call of Dingxiang Ong, and mentioned in table chat he had king-jack suited.
Jordan Tentori: 
Dingxiang Ong: 
The 
board kept Tentori in contention as well.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000
-215,000
|
-215,000 |
|
340,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
320,000
-176,500
|
-176,500 |
|
||
|
280,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
260,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,160,000
50,500
|
50,500 |
|
|
||
|
735,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
705,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
540,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
|
525,000
252,000
|
252,000 |
|
|
475,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
||
|
270,000
-145,500
|
-145,500 |
|
260,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
215,000
134,500
|
134,500 |
|
|
200,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
|
180,000
-38,500
|
-38,500 |
|
|
170,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
145,000
100,500
|
100,500 |
|
|
140,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
|
110,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
||
From 2010 to 2014, Gavin Flynn used to play small tournaments in Ireland. His subsequent results came anywhere but in Ireland. Looking at the portfolio of his Hendon Mob cashes, one doesn't have to be a detective to figure out that Flynn relocated from his home country.
"In Ireland, it's raining and cold a lot. I like nice weather."
For the last two years, Flynn has been living in Thailand, enjoying the warm climate. To his advantage, Flynn didn't need to worry about his occupation, or about looking for a new one. Being online poker pro widens the atlas for anybody who seeks to change the culture—or the weather—they live in.
"It's me and few of my English friends," Flynn said about his new home. They're mostly online grinders whose names haven't been circulating through poker media outlets. Sam Welbourne may be the only exception; the British pro travels around live poker circuit relatively frequently.
"We stay in separate houses, but we have our office. Just to keep the mood better," Flynn said.
With online tournaments being Flynn's bread and butter, the Irish pro had to adjust his daily routine to be able to continue to play the online slate.
"But I don't play on the major sites," Flynn revealed.
The move to Thailand hasn't brought the only change related to his profession. Along with it, Flynn decided that he would travel more and play at more live events.
"I haven't played much live in Europe, really," Flynn said.
It didn't take him too long to adapt to the live scene. Flynn has proved he is no stranger to closing things out. He won two tournaments during his trip to Ho Chi Minh City in July 2018 and, only a few months later, added another victory in a small event in the Philippines. He also took down a daily event in Las Vegas last summer.
But his largest cash came here in the land down under. Last year, Flynn made a solid deep run in the Aussie Millions Main Event, finishing 20th for A$44,200.
Flynn doesn't seem to miss Ireland much. Does he come back often? "Only if I'm going to Vegas and at Christmas, that's it. That's literally it," he laughed. His presence in Europe may increase in the coming months, however, as he plans to push more volume when it comes to live tournaments. He hinted that he might show up in Barcelona in August.
The Aussie Millions provide a good test for the Irishman, and he's been succeeding in it so far. "Barcelona will be even bigger, but it will be a massive crowd. I'm not going to get one beast at each table like here," Flynn forecasted.
Here in the Main Event, Flynn survived the bubble again, locking up a back-to-back in-the-money finish in the largest tournament in the Southern Hemisphere. He has the work cut out for him, though, should he aim to top his last year's result. Flynn was left with 13 big blinds on dinner break.
"I'm short. I'll just try to build my stack now, but it's hard because there are three massive stacks to my left and all the shorts are to my right," Flynn observed, noting that Tomas Ribeiro, Jordan Tentori, and Nino Ullmann were in the next three seats behind him.
Flynn said he feels the field getting tougher every year with more international players joining the action at Crown Melbourne. "You're looking at every table, and there is a big name," Flynn gave credit to the competition.
Having called the Asia-Pacific region his home for the last two years, Flynn and his companions have a reasonable action radius. He plans to get back to the online realm following his appearance here in Melbourne, but there are more trips already lined up in his itinerary.
"We're going for poker events to Taiwan and Manila. But Manila had a volcano erupt so it might not be the best option," Flynn concluded.
On a completed board of 
, Julien Sitbon checked from under the gun and faced a bet of 45,000 by Jinsoo Kang on the button.
Sitbon gave it short consideration and eventually made the call. Kang tabled 
and Sitbon had that beat with for the superior two pair.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,040,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
820,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
600,000
-52,500
|
-52,500 |
|
350,000
-198,000
|
-198,000 |
|
270,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
||
|
220,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
205,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
150,000
99,500
|
99,500 |
Steven Morris was all in for about 50,000 against two players, Simon Burns and Ali Ghezelbash. The board read 
and more than 100,000 was also in a side pot. Ghezelbash checked and Burns bet 90,000. Ghezelbash shoved all in for about 370,000. Burns tanked several minutes then folded.
Ghezelbash:
Morris: 
Morris was dead to a chop and the didn't do it for him.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
720,000
214,500
|
214,500 |
|
|
625,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
Eliminé |
