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It was a case of "The Clash of the Titans" on table 21 when we caught Dean Nyberg, Peter Aristidou and Clonie Gowen in a pot with the flop reading .
Nyberg checked to Aristidou who led out for 950. Gowen got out of the way and Nyberg called to go heads-up into the turn of the , which both players checked.
On the river , Nyberg fired out 1,600 and Aristidou called after about two minutes in the tank, but mucked when Nyberg showed for trips.
Nyberg is now on 19,300 while Aristidou has been slashed down to 5,300.
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Dom Italiano has been sent to an early exit after squeezing to 2,000 over the top of a raise and call. His opponent moved all in and Italiano made the call with pocket jacks and found himself racing against .
The flop was safe for Italiano but an ace on the turn was the end of his tournament for today.
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The Dong is on song!
Jonathan "xMONSTERxDONGx" Karamalikis has charged up the chip counts, now on 27,000 after busting one opponent and taking a chunk out of another.
Karamalikis raised preflop to 400, only to see Kelvin Beattie reraise to 1,300. Karamalikis four-bet it to 2,725, Beattie shoved and Karamalikis snap-called.
Karamalikis:
Beattie:
Though Beattie hit on the flop of , Karamalikis' overpair stayed ahead all the way when the dealer turned up , to complete the board.
A short time later, he managed to score more chips off another opponent after managing to hit trips with on a board of .
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It must be nice to be a World Champion, as Joe Hachem has just made a very impressive king-high straight-flush!
Hachem fired 800 on the turn and then 2,200 on the river on a board of . His opponent made the call with for a straight, but Hachem's was very pretty and good to collect the chips. He's up to 12,000.
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The reason for Sorrel Mizzi's excellent early start is down to his pure binkage ability. The Canadian got his stack in with against and caught a third on the river for a full double up.
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The money was all in on the flop of between Michael Tran, who showed for a flush draw but was behind Adam Kane who tabled for top pair and the nut flush draw.
Tran needed a miracle but the came down on the turn, sealing the deal for Kane and Tran's fate when the river completed the board.
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Scott: much ado about nothing
2009 Crown Aussie Millions Poker Championship Main Event winner Stewart Scott raised preflop to 500 and the action folded around to Gerald Juvie who made the call.
Both players checked all the way down a board of ; Scott then looked up at Juvie and said, "You've got me beat."
"No, I reckon you do," he replied, showing - to Juvie's amazement, Scott mucked!
"Why do I always do this to myself?" Scott lamented.
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It's an easy game. You hit hands and everyone just tries to bluff you needlessly.
Sorel Mizzi raised preflop to 550 and got two callers and they saw a flop.
The board was checked to Mizzi who bet 900, the first caller folded but the big blind check-raised to 2,500. Mizzi made the call.
On the the big blind bet 3,000 and again Mizzi called and the hand reached the river where the big blind moved all-in for 5,600. Mizzi called with and the big blind could only produce an airball of .
The very next hand...
Mizzi again raised to 550 and the small blind called.
Both players checked the flop before the small blind fired out bets of 1,000 and 2,000 on the turn and river. Mizzi called down with to which his opponent could only show .
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The Poker Star herself, Amanda De Cesare struggled to get going today and was lamenting the fact that she lost with pocket aces and then twice with ace-king during the first ten minutes of play.
"I was tilting my brain off, but I'm ok now..." she sighed. After earlier being down to 4,500, De Cesare is now back up to around 14,000.
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David Saab is up to 22,000 after being paid off on a by Manny Rodrigues. Both players checked the flop before Saab fired out 1,500 on the turn and 2,500 on the river. Rodrigues called both bets showing but Saab showed to move up to 22,000. Rodrigues is on 9,500
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, which both players checked.
, Nyberg fired out 1,600 and Aristidou called after about two minutes in the tank, but mucked when Nyberg showed 
for trips.
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, Karamalikis' overpair stayed ahead all the way when the dealer turned up 
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to complete the board.
on a board of 
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. His opponent made the call with 
for a straight, but Hachem's 
for top pair and the nut flush draw.
river where the big blind moved all-in for 5,600. Mizzi called with 
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flop before the small blind fired out bets of 1,000 and 2,000 on the 
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