Dejan Divkovic was in the small blind when he raised it up to 30,000. Dale Marsland obliged with a call from the big blind and the dealer flipped over a flop. Divkovic led for 32,000 and Marsland called. On the turn, Divkovic again led, this time for 77,000. Marsland called and then both players checked the river.
At showdown, Marsland's for a pair of kings was good enough to trump Divkovic's for a pair of eights.
Dejan Divkovic now has a huge chip lead. The latest massive hand that went Divkovic's way began when Divkovic opened to 24,000 from the button. Dale Marsland was in the small blind and three-bet to 57,000. Divkovic then four-bet to 102,000 and Marsland called.
Both players checked the flop and a was dealt on the turn. Marsland led for 103,000 and Divkovic called. The river was a and Marsland led again, this time for 177,000. Divkovic took his time and looked like he was about to fold, but instead he sighed and made it 515,000 to go.
Marsland went into the tank, eventually calling and immediately mucking when Divkovic tabled for the nut-straight.
With that Divkovic has almost three quarters of the chips in play, while Marsland is the short stack.
Dejan Divkovic and Iori Yogo have just rumbled in a big hand. It started with Divkovic opening to 25,000 from under the gun, which Yogo called out of the small blind. Philip Gidley-King also called, out of the big blind, and the dealer turned over a flop. The play was checked to Divkovic and he bet 24,000. Both opponents called and an was slapped on the turn.
This time when the action was checked to Divkovic, he would bet 80,000 and Gidley-King would fold, while Yogo made the call.
The river would see another check to Divkovic, who splashed out a bet of 150,000. Yogo made the call and Divkovic tabled for trip kings. Yogo turned over his - with his trip kings having Divkovic out-kicked. With that, Yogo scooped up the pot.
Dejan Divkovic opened the button to 25,000 and Iori Yogo called out of the big blind. On the flop, Yogo checked and Divkovic bet 27,000. At this point Yogo check-raised to 100,000 and Divkovic called.
The turn would see Yogo slow down and check-call a bet of 85,000, while the river would see both players check. At showdown, Yogo's went into the muck, with Divkovic's strong enough to win the hand.
Iori Yogo was in the small blind when he raised it up to 35,000. Philip Gidley-King made the call from the big blind.
It was on the flop that all the action would heat up. It started with Yogo leading for 40,000. Gidley-King then moved all in for 132,000. Yogo snap-called and the two players turned their hands over.
Yogo:
Gidley-King:
The rail called for a diamond and that's what they got on the turn. Gidley-King was in front at this point but would unfortunately be disappointing to watch the on the river pair the board to give Yogo the full house.
A great effort from Gidley-King, he goes home with $32,800 for his time.
Dale Marsland has been the short stack for much of the last few orbits and understandably got all his chips in the middle when he woke up with in the big blind. Marsland had to come up against the of Iori Yogo and despite having a tonne of outs on the turn of a board, the on the river meant that Marsland would be going home in 3rd place.
A great effort from Marsland as he adds another $41,000 to his seemingly ever-growing resume of poker results.
Following the elimination of Dale Marsland, the two remaining players have been sent on a 10-minute break. The heads-up battle will begin when the players return.
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flop. Divkovic led for 32,000 and Marsland called. On the 
turn, Divkovic again led, this time for 77,000. Marsland called and then both players checked the 
river.
for a pair of kings was good enough to trump Divkovic's 
for a pair of eights.
flop and a 
was dealt on the turn. Marsland led for 103,000 and Divkovic called. The river was a 
and Marsland led again, this time for 177,000. Divkovic took his time and looked like he was about to fold, but instead he sighed and made it 515,000 to go.
for the nut-straight.
was slapped on the turn.
for trip kings. Yogo turned over his 
- with his trip kings having Divkovic out-kicked. With that, Yogo scooped up the pot.
flop, Yogo checked and Divkovic bet 27,000. At this point Yogo check-raised to 100,000 and Divkovic called.
turn would see Yogo slow down and check-call a bet of 85,000, while the 
strong enough to win the hand.
flop that all the action would heat up. It started with Yogo leading for 40,000. Gidley-King then moved all in for 132,000. Yogo snap-called and the two players turned their hands over.
of Iori Yogo and despite having a tonne of outs on the turn of a 
