After only just imparting us the details of his recent elimination of an opponent, our PokerNews reporter walked passed Ricky Kroesen's table to find him seated with 86,000 - up roughly 35,000.
One of the nice guys on the circuit, Kroesen happily detailed the hand he just played which saw him open with a raise preflop holding and find one caller before he smooth-called bets on the flop and turn before two-betting all in on the river as the final board read .
His opponent instantly made the call for his tournament life tabling his , but it would be Kroesen's full house that would see him eliminated another opponent while move to way up the leaderboard.
On a flop of we found Ricky Kroesen firing out 2,200 and getting check-called in two spots as the landed on the turn and his 5,000-chip bet getting check-called once again.
As the river landed the , the action was checked round to see Kroesen table his .
However the first opponent tabled his for two pair, only to have the third player in the hand table his for a set to collect the pot.
With his top pair being bested by two players, Kroesen slips to 61,000 in chips.
With a raise to 1,100 under the gun, Michael O'Grady three-bet all in for his last 9,700.
His opponent mulled over his decision before eventually making the call to put the Sydney-sider at risk.
O'Grady:
Opponent:
In a likely the chop, the final board of would be spread to see the blinds and antes evenly distributed between the two before O'Grady uttered, "You can't fold there?"
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and find one caller before he smooth-called bets on the flop and turn before two-betting all in on the river as the final board read 
.
, but it would be Kroesen's full house that would see him eliminated another opponent while move to way up the leaderboard.
, James Honeybone fired out 6,700 and was smooth-called by his opponent as the 
landed on the turn.
for a rivered pair, but it would be his opponent's 
that would see him collect the pot and clip Honeybone down to 19,500 in chips.
, Tom Grigg made the call from the small blind holding 
.
we found Ricky Kroesen firing out 2,200 and getting check-called in two spots as the 
landed on the turn and his 5,000-chip bet getting check-called once again.
, the action was checked round to see Kroesen table his 
.
for a set to collect the pot.
flop was greeted with a 2,600-chip bet from Harach.
rolled off on the turn.
