Eddy Sabat opened to 40,000 from under the gun and Jonathan Karamalikis made the call from the cutoff along with George Moussa from the big blind.
The flop landed and Karamalikis fired out a bet of 100,000 only to have Moussa check-shove all in. Sabat passed, but Karamalikis made the call to put the local tournament regular at risk.
Moussa:
Karamalikis:
With Moussa at risk, the on turn gave Karamalikis a straight draw, but it would be the on the river that sent Moussa to the rail, but not before he knocked what remained of his chip stack all over the table and ground in a fit of rage following his elimination.
Jonathan Karamalikis opened to 32,000 from the button and Peco Stojanovski made the call from the small blind before Heinz Kamutzki three-bet shoved for 380,000 from the big blind.
Karamalikis folded, but Stojanovski made the call to put Kamutzki at risk.
Stojanovski:
Kamutzki:
The board ran out to see Kamutzki eliminated in 12th place for a A$24,280 payday as Stojanovski soars to 1,450,000 in chips.
Jonathan Karamalikis opened to 35,000 from the hijack and George Moussa made the call from the small blind to see a .
Moussa checked and Karamalikis fired out 45,000 only to have Moussa check-raise to 100,000.
Karamalikis made the call as the landed on the turn and Moussa continued for 145,000. Karamalikis sat in the tank for a few minutes before making the call as the landed on the river.
Pausing for a few moments, Moussa slid out a bet of 190,000, and following three minutes of deliberation, Karamalikis made the call.
Moussa tabled his for a busted straight draw, but a rivered pair. However it would Karamalikis' that would see him take the pot to move to 1,300,000 as Moussa slipped to 350,000 in chips.
A big pot developed on the feature table between Tom Rafferty and Ben McLean. On the turn, the board read and McLean checked to Rafferty. He fired 78,000 and McLean called.
The river completed the board with the . With the pot at 340,000, McLean reached for chips and fired 160,000. Rafferty reached for his own bunch, a much larger bunch, and raised to 400,000. After a couple minutes, McLean folded and Rafferty turned over the for the bluff.
Rafferty is up to 1.153 million while McLean dropped to 462,000.
Daniel Negreanu raised from under the gun to 35,000 and Roland de Wolfe called from the button. The flop came down and Negreanu continuation bet 50,000. De Wolfe raised to what looked to be between 380,000-400,000 chips. That was a big raise and got Negreanu guessing. Finally, Negreanu opted to fold his hand and give de Wolfe the pot.
On the turn, Tom Rafferty checked to Antoine Amourette. With the board reading , Amourette fired 42,000. Rafferty made the call and the pot grew to 192,000. After the completed the board on the river, Rafferty checked again. Amourette fired 66,000. Rafferty tanked for a bit, counted out chips like he was going to call and then mucked his hand.
With Peco Stojanovski limping into the pot in the hijack, and Eddy Sabat completing in the small blind, Reza Vakili decided to check his option from the big to see a flop of fall.
Sabat led for 18,000 and Vakili passed before Stojanovski made the call to see the land on the turn.
Sabat checked and Stojanovski fired out 30,000 with Sabat making the call as the landed on the river. Sabat checked, Stojanovski fired out 40,000 and Sabat made the call.
Stojanovski tabled his for a straight to climb to 1,140,000 as Sabat slips to 405,000.