With the board reading , the player in the big blind bet 1,500 only to see reigning Aussie Millions Main Event Champion Stewart Scott move all-in for over 1,000 more. Scott's opponent called, and Scott was well ahead with the . His opponent had outs though with a set of deuces, but the on the river was not one of those outs.
Stewart Scott is now up to 7,000, while his opponent was left looking for a rebuy.
On a flop of Andrew Hinrichsen check-raised to 450 over Daniel Neilson. Neilson made th call and the hit the turn. Hinrichsen led out 850 which Neilson flat called.
The river was the and this time Hinrichsen grabbed 2,200 in chips and tossed them out. This was enough to set Neilson all in and he didn't hesitate flicking his remaining 2,100 into the middle.
Hinrichsen let out a huff and mucked his cards before any showdown. Neilson responded in kind mucking his cards and stacking up close to 7,000 in chips.
Bruno Portaro was back at it again after losing one rebuy to Shane Warne already. There were three all in players preflop.
Hijack:
Cutoff:
Portaro:
Portaro spiked his set on the flop and was in good shape for a triple up. The turn was a brick, but the on the river snatched the pot away from Portaro leaving him reeling.
"I'm not rebuying after that s**t," he said before pulling out a couple of $1,000 chips to do just that.
Fittingly, Annette Obrestad one of the queens of poker got her first big double up with pocket queens. She and an unknown opponent got their stacks into the middle, Obrestad showing and her opponent .
Catching up with the action on the turn, the board read and Bruno Portaro got involved in a pot with famed cricket player Shane Warne. The two got their first stack into the middle.
Warne:
Portaro:
The river meant nothing, and Warne adds about 1,500 to his stack which now sits above 3,000.
Most of the tables only have a few seats occupied, but here's who we've spotted around the room.
Annette Obrestad
Neil Channing
Jonathan Karamalikis
Dean Nyberg
Barney Boatman
John Myung
Shane Warne
Bruno Portaro
Trung Tran
Benny Spindler
Lee Nelson
There's also one player seated at his own table. Some might look at this like an advantage, but the player seems a little bit upset that he can't start playing. If he's trying to gamble it up and build a stack in the rebuy period, he's losing time to do so. The dealer is not allowed to deal to him until three players are seated at the table. Hopefully, that happens soon.