It has been an incredibly fast and action-packed Day 2, but our PokerNews photographer has snapped a few of the remaining thirty players who are still in capturing the Event 1 title.
Don't worry . . . more to come!
It has been an incredibly fast and action-packed Day 2, but our PokerNews photographer has snapped a few of the remaining thirty players who are still in capturing the Event 1 title.
Don't worry . . . more to come!
Scott Montgomery's run of chip domination continues, this time sending Barry Beyers' into the muck when they ran into Montgomery's .
Montgomery sits behind 835,000.
We have a new chip leader!
Folded to Scott Montgomery in late position, he made it 26,000. With play now on John Overbeek on the button he popped it to 56,000. Montgomery tanked.
"How much do you have?"
His opponent had 250,000 behind. Montgomery moved allin. Overbeek called.
Overbeek:
Montgomery:
The board ran out and we said hello to a new chip leader, Montgomery now with 750,000.
The rollercoaster ride for Yann Pauchon began three hands ago. It all started when Pauchon had a player at risk, Pauchon holding on the cut-off against Steven Jones, holding on the button. Pauchon had his opponent covered by around 30,000. The board ran out . A devastating king on the turn, leaving Pauchon crippled.
The next hand Pauchon managed to double-up, with holding up against the of Scott Montgomery. Pauchon then had 70,000.
A few hands later and Pauchon was all-in against Justin Cohen. Cohen held and Pauchon . The on the flop enough for Pauchon who now has a much healthier 170,000.
Folded to Troy Harris in the small blind, Harris min-raised to 20,000. Milan Gurung then moved all-i from the big blind and Harris made the call, putting his tournament life at risk.
Harris:
Milan:
Give me an R! Give me an A! Give me a C!.. You get the point.
The board ran out , Milan catching good and sending Harris home.
Break time over with play now costing players 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Another 10 minute break for the remaining 41 players.
Scott Montgomery has just kept his Aussie Millions gold ring hopes alive, catching good when all-in preflop against Toan Nguyen. Montgomery held , having to wait until the river to hit the .
With the aforementioned sweat over, Montgomery sat behind a 175,000 stack but quickly moved it into the middle just a few hands later, this time against Tolly Sakellariou. Montgomery held a dominated , against Sakellariou's .
It would be all but over for Montgomery, lest a five come.
The turn card secured the pot for Montgomery, trumping Sakellariou's queens. Montgomery moves to 340,000.
Our PokerNews Reporter arrived at Graeme "KiwiG" Putt's table just in time to see a bust out!
The flop read and the action was checked to Putt. Putt made it 25,000 to see a turn and his opponent, chip leader Isaac Lau, made the call.
With the turn came the and the action checked to Putt again, who decided to move all-in. Lau snap called and turned over . Putt's would need help that would never come.