WIth two limps from the button and small blind, Martin Rowe bumped it up to 500 from the big blind.
The button passed, but the player in the small blind made the call before check-calling a 600-chip bet from Rowe on the flop.
The and on the turn and river were checked through to see Rowe table his - but play a flush on the board.
His opponent tabled his for a flopped set, and unluckily chopped the pot up.
For the 2009 APPT Sydney Champion, things could have turned sour for him if the turn and river were different. Luckily though he still has a comfortable 20,500 in chips.
Scott Montgomery, who is looking tré sharp in a suit, tie, and fedora, raised to 250. Another player made it 800, and Montgomery flatted. The flop fell , and Montgomery checked. So did his opponent. The turn was the , and both players checked again. Finally after the river, Montgomery decided to bet. He made it 1,700, and his opponent tossed out a single 5k chip. "Is that a call?" Montgomery asked, hoping it wasn't. But it was.
Scott turned over for flopped quads. His opponent mucked black aces, which had cost him the minimum.
Gary Benson opened to 275 from middle position and found callers in Randy Lew and Dimitris Kaltsas from the hi-jack and cutoff before the player on the button three-bet to 1,300.
Benson spent some time deliberating before making the call as Lew folded and Kaltsas called.
The flop of was checked round to the button who opted to continue for 1,500.
With the action returning to Benson, he spent over ninety seconds mulling over his decision before making it 6,500 total.
Kaltsas passed, as did the button, as Benson collected the pot to move back to his starting stack.
On the flop of , the first player fired a bet of 2,000 before action fell on Paul Sharbanee. He raised to 5,100. Michael Pedley was next to act and reraised to 16,700, committing nearly all of his chips. The original bettor folded and then Sharbanee moved all in saying, "I'm pretty sure you have pocket nines, but I'm going with it."
Pedley made the call for the extra little bit and did indeed table the for a full house. Sharbanee held the .
The turn was the and the river the . Both missed for Sharbanee and he was eliminated from play with about 25 minutes left in the first level of the day. Pedley now has about 44,000 in chips.
Billy Jordanou was heads up on a board reading . His opponent in middle position bet 600, and he called. The river put a four-flush on the board. The first player to act made a sizable bet of 1,800. Jordanou took a long trip into the tank, eventually deciding to call. His opponent showed for the nut flush. Billy mucked his way down to 16,800.
No reason to go nuts now. It's just the first level. George Moussa opened to 275 in the hijack, and both of the blinds called.
Flop: - The small blind checked, as did Luke McLean in the big blind. Moussa tapped the table as well.
Turn: - The small blind took the initiative with a bet of 400, and McLean flatted. Moussa folded.
River: - The small blind bet 800 this time, and McLean just called to get to showdown. His opponent tabled for top two pair while McLean showed that with , he'd played flopped trips very cautiously. He's up to 22,400 after the small hand.
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flop.
and 
on the turn and river were checked through to see Rowe table his 
- but play a flush on the board.
for a flopped set, and unluckily chopped the pot up.
and the pot brewing at roughly 2,500, a player fired out a bet of 1,650.
of Sbrzesny for the nuts, he was forced to muck.
, and Montgomery checked. So did his opponent. The turn was the 
, and both players checked again. Finally after the 
river, Montgomery decided to bet. He made it 1,700, and his opponent tossed out a single 5k chip. "Is that a call?" Montgomery asked, hoping it wasn't. But it was.
for flopped quads. His opponent mucked black aces, which had cost him the minimum.
, the first player fired a bet of 2,000 before action fell on Paul Sharbanee. He raised to 5,100. Michael Pedley was next to act and reraised to 16,700, committing nearly all of his chips. The original bettor folded and then Sharbanee moved all in saying, "I'm pretty sure you have pocket nines, but I'm going with it."
for a full house. Sharbanee held the 
and the river the 
on the turn and river as Quoss tabled his 
- The small blind checked, as did Luke McLean in the big blind. Moussa tapped the table as well.
, he'd played flopped trips very cautiously. He's up to 22,400 after the small hand.
