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Josh "JJProdigy" Field is still fighting. His short stack of about 2,500 chips doubled to roughly 5,000 after he moved all in with and was called by a player who showed . Field caught a jack on the flop, then hung on the rest of the way through to the river.
Emanuel Seal also has new life. He got it in with against Warwick Mirzikinian's . Each player had hit the flop, but Seal caught a nine on the turn, , to make the bigger two pair. The river bricked out to double Seal to 11,000.
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Dodds doubles
Joel "Strong Play" Dodds has just doubled through courtesy of Brian McFadden.
Preflop Dodds opened to 1,075 and found callers on the button and McFadden in the big blind. The flop of saw McFadden lead out 2,500 and Dodds move all in for 11,100 total. The button folded out of the way, and McFadden made the call.
McFadden for bottom pair.
Dodds for an overpair.
The turn and river left Dodds in front for the double up, his stack now sitting at about 26,000. McFadden down to just 18,000.
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Sam Khouiss opened with a raise to 1,300 from middle position and John Overbeek made the call from the big blind. Overbeek led for 1,500 when the flop of came down and was followed by a big reraise from Khouiss to 7,000. Without too much hesitation Overbeek made the call and we were off to the turn.
The was snapped down by the dealer and Overbeek moved all in for around 12,950 and was quickly called by Khouiss. Overbeek tabled for a straight while Khouiss was drawing dead to a chop holding . The river couldn't land Khouiss a two-outer dropping the and with it a slump in chips to 35,700 as Overbeek climbs to over 43,000.
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Ivin runs into rockets.
In a raising war that reached five-raises Mike Ivin put the remainder of his chips into the pot holding up against Patrik Antonius' .
The flop of left little hope for Ivin and when the landed on the turn Ivin had already stood up to exit to the rail with the meaningless peeling on the river.
With Ivin on the rail, Antonius is now up to 65,000 in chips.
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Reza Vakili went for the home run, but all he managed to do was strike out. He called out of the small blind after the player on the button raised to 1,100. On a flop of , Vakili checked to the button, who bet 1,400. The raises then went as follows:
Vakili: 4,400
Button: 9,400
Vakili: 24,400
Button: All In for about 28,000
Vakili made the call with , the second nut flush draw, and found himself against . The board blanked , shipping a massive pot to the button and sending Vakili all the way down to 7,500.
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Josh "JJProdigy" Field is still struggling against the inexorable pull of the short stack. He doubled again, this time all in preflop for 3,700 with . The big blind called with , but it was Field who doubled when the board paired his five without making anything for the big blind. Field is up to 8,000.
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James Obst has just been moved to the main tournament floor and has taken care of an opponent when his was all in ahead, and remained that way against with the board running out .
Currently Obst is seated with high-stakes poker player Nathanael Seet and has him pipped in chips by 10,000 as Seet sits with 66,000 while Obst is enjoying a stack of 77,000 chips.
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McFadden shortstacked.
Certainly outlasting his first blind level exit at the Pokerstars APPT Sydney, Brian McFadden looks like he's about to end his run here at the Aussie Millions after almost a day of play.
McFadden's , ran into an opponent's . Normally a favourable showdown except for the flop. McFadden was unable to catch up, on the turn and river .
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We've told you how Josh Field doubled up. We've also told you how Reza Vakili lost most of his stack on a flush draw. It was inevitable, then, that the two would clash. Field and Vakili got their chips in the middle on a race, for Field against for Vakili. Vakili was the one at risk of elimination, and he was the one who doubled on a board of . Vakili moved back up to 15,000, while Field was crippled to 1,500.
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and was called by a player who showed 
. Field caught a jack on the flop, then hung on the rest of the way through to the river.
against Warwick Mirzikinian's 
. Each player had hit the 
flop, but Seal caught a nine on the turn, 
, to make the bigger two pair. The river bricked out 
to double Seal to 11,000.
for bottom pair.
and river 
left Dodds in front for the double up, his stack now sitting at about 26,000. McFadden down to just 18,000.
. The river couldn't land Khouiss a two-outer dropping the 
and with it a slump in chips to 35,700 as Overbeek climbs to over 43,000.
on a board that fell 
.
.
left little hope for Ivin and when the 
, Vakili checked to the button, who bet 1,400. The raises then went as follows:
, the second nut flush draw, and found himself against 
. The big blind called with 
, but it was Field who doubled when the board paired his five without making anything for the big blind. Field is up to 8,000.
. Vakili moved back up to 15,000, while Field was crippled to 1,500.
