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Wayne Carlson limped into the pot from middle position and the action folded around to Leo Boxell who kicked it up to 100,000. Carlson made the call, leaving himself just 393,000 behind.
The flop came down and Carlson open-shoved all in. Boxell made the call and tabled , in bad, but not unbeatable shape against Carlson's pocket nines.
The turn and river then came , and Carlson's pair of nines held up to take down the pot, bringing him just over the 1 million mark on the day. Boxell dropped to 1.15 million in the loss.
donpeters
Grigg took a chunk from Benton there
Andrew Hiscox limped from middle position and Aaron benton limmped on the button. The small blind, Tom Grigg, completed and Ernst Hermans checked in the big blind.
The flop came down in another multi-way limped pot at the final table. Everyone checked around.
The turn card was the . Everyone checked to the last player to act. Benton fired in 70,000 and then Grigg raised to 170,000. Action folded back to Benton and he made the call.
The river card was the and Grigg led for 325,000. Benton called having rivered a straight holding the . Grigg had him one-upped though, holding for the higher straight.
Benton dropped to 900,000 and Grigg shot up to 1.8 million. That's just about where Grigg started the final table.
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We just witnessed a rare six-way limped pot here at the final table.
Wayne Carlson kicked things off by limping from under-the-gun. Leo Boxell and Barry Forrester followed suit from middle position. Tom Griggs joined in from the cutoff, Ernst Hermans called from the button and Thomas Slifka checked his option in the big. Phew... now for the flop:
Slifka passed the first option to Carlson who fired a 120,000 bet. Boxell made the call, but Forrester folded. Action then fell to Grigg who kicked it up to 320,000 prompting folds from the remaining active players.
The win hoisted Grigg up over the 2 million mark in chips, while Boxell and Carlson dropped to 950,000 and 900,00 respectively.
donpeters
Ernst Hermans raised to 95,000 from middle position and Wayne Carlson called from the cutoff seat. The flop came down and both players checked.
The turn brought the and Hermans fired 185,000. His opponent folded and he scooped the pot.
Hermans is still the leader of the final table with 3.3 million. Carlson is on 710,000.
donpeters
Ernst Hermans opened the next pot to 95,000. Aaron Benton called from the big blind and the flop came down .
Both players checked and the turn was the . Again, both checked. The river was the and Benton led for 120,000. Hermans folded, surrendering some chips.
donpeters
From the cutoff seat, Leo Boxell raised to 95,000. Aaron Benton was still stacking the chips he won in the last pot when he called from the small blind. The flop was then placed on the felt and the fell. Both players checked with Benton acting first.
The turn was the and Benton checked. Boxell fired 100,000 and Benton called.
The river card was the and benton check-folded to a bet of 250,000 from the experienced grinder Boxell.
Boxell is up to 1.25 million and Benton down to 800,000.
donpeters
Thomas Slifka - 9th Place
Thomas Slifka raised all in from the small blind when action folded around to him. His all-in bet was for 336,000. Wayne Carlson called in the big blind after tanking.
Carlson held tow Slifka's .
The board ran out and Slifka was the first player sent to the rail. He earned just under AUD $50,000 for his finish.
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David Formosa - 8th place finisher
After 3+ hours of play and no eliminations, we've just seen Wayne Carlson knock two players out of the tournament in back-to-back hands.
David Formosa opened the pot from the cutoff making it 150,000 to play. Action then folded to Carlson who moved all in over the top. Formosa made the call holding pocket threes and found himself in bad shape against Carlson's queens.
The board then filled out and Carlson's queens held up to take down the pot, sending Formosa to the rail in 8th place.
After the hand, Carlson stacked up 1.8 million in chips.
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and Carlson open-shoved all in. Boxell made the call and tabled 
, in bad, but not unbeatable shape against Carlson's pocket nines. 
, 
and Carlson's pair of nines held up to take down the pot, bringing him just over the 1 million mark on the day. Boxell dropped to 1.15 million in the loss.
in another multi-way limped pot at the final table. Everyone checked around.
. Everyone checked to the last player to act. Benton fired in 70,000 and then Grigg raised to 170,000. Action folded back to Benton and he made the call.
and Grigg led for 325,000. Benton called having rivered a straight holding the 
. Grigg had him one-upped though, holding 
for the higher straight.
and Benton led for 120,000. Hermans folded, surrendering some chips.
and Benton checked. Boxell fired 100,000 and Benton called.
and benton check-folded to a bet of 250,000 from the experienced grinder Boxell.
tow Slifka's 
and Slifka was the first player sent to the rail. He earned just under AUD $50,000 for his finish.
and Carlson's queens held up to take down the pot, sending Formosa to the rail in 8th place. 
