Three players, including Brian Payne, took a flop of . The action checked to Payne, who tossed out two teal T1,000 chips, and a player in the blinds check-raised to 4,700. Payne called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board. The player checked again, Payne fired 12,300, and his opponent tank-folded.
A short-stacked opponent was all in for his last 8,200 moments ago, and Rupert Elder was the player that had him at risk. Unfortunately, Elder was crushed.
Opponent:
Elder:
The board ran out , and Elder is left with just 7,000 or so chips.
The 2011 Aussie Millions Main Event champion has just been knocked out. David Gorr regained some chips before the dinner break when he beat Jamie Pickering's with . The board ran out and Gorr was back up to around 8,000 chips.
Right after dinner he was all in once more and this time he was up against Tobias Schwecht's . Gorr showed and the board, , was unkind for the former champ.
The two previous champs have been knocked out on Day 1a as Oliver Speidel was eliminated earlier.
Luke McLean and an opponent were heads up on flop of [5sh3d]. McLean's opponent checked, he fired out a bet, and the player check-raised to 2,400. McLean called.
The turn was the , the player quickly tossed out 4,100, and McLean called.
The completed the board, the player led out for 5,200, and McLean moved all in for 20,650. The player tanked for quite some time, then folded.
We just discovered another huge stack in the field and this one belongs to Kevin Rabichow. The American professional is up to around 140,000 and Tweeted about winning a big pot recently.