The hardest seats to sit in right now definitely belong to the players that have to face Patrik Antonius and Phil Ivey. The two poker superstars do not want to give in against any player and they both try to control ever single pot.
We just saw seven hands in a row, four of which were won by Antonius and two by Ivey. During one of the hands it was Antonius who three-bet Ivey and the crowd immediately leaned over the rail to take in every second of this exciting scenario. Ivey opted to lay it down, and everybody exhaled.
Only once did Antonius have to give up a hand, this was when a short stack decided to three-bet him. All the other pots that were played did not contain a lot of chips but it sent a clear signal to all the players at the table.
We were first introduced to Slade Fisher last year when he went deep in the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event, ultimately finishing in 18th place for AU$60,000. Given his unique dreads, Fisher is easy to pick out of a crowd.
Fisher had a great Day 1c, finishing second in chips, but he couldn't get anything going here on Day 2. In what would be his last hand, Fisher moved all in from middle position for his last 50,000 and received a call from Elliot Smith in the hijack. The rest of the field folded and the cards were turned up.
Fisher:
Smith:
It was a bad spot for Fisher and he seemed to know it was the end as he was up out of his seat even before the flop came down . Neither the turn nor river were what Fisher needed, and he exited a bit sooner in 2013 than he did the year prior.
Dylan Honeyman opened to 6,000 from under the gun, and Rajkumar Ramakrishnan called from the small blind. Phil Ivey called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Ramakrishnan and Ivey checked, Honeyman bet 9,000, Ramakrishnan called, and Ivey folded.
The turn was the , and both Ramakrishnan and Honeyman checked to see the land on fifth street. Ramakrishnan bet 18,000, but Honeyman opted to put in a raise and made it 41,500 to go. Ramakrishnan called.
Honeyman tabled the for the nut flush, and Ramakrishnan mucked his hand with a slight shake of his head.
Phil Ivey raised to 7,000 from under the gun, and Patrik Antonius called from the hijack seat. In the cutoff seat, Aaron Lim three-bet to 21,500. Everyone folded back to Ivey, and he also gave it up. Antonius followed suit, and Lim won the pot.
Patrik Antonius raised to 7,000 from the cutoff seat, and the small blind reraised all in for 29,500. Antonius made the call with the . His opponent held the .
The board ran through , and Antonius sent over the chips to give his opponent the double.
When we reached Table 29, James Obst and Brandon Adams were heads up on a board of . Obst checked, and Adams slid forward 60,000 into a pot of around 80,000.
Obst tanked for a bit, then grabbed all of his brown T25,000 chips.
"All in."
The all-in bet was for effectively 200,000, and Adams opted not to risk his entire stack. He folded, and Obst is now up to 670,000 chips.
Tyron Krost, who won the 2010 Aussie Millions Main Event as well as last year's tournament of champions, dwindled to just 9,500 when he got it all in from the cutoff after Jan Collado had opened for 6,500 from the hijack. The button and small blind both folded, and then the player in the big blind moved all in over the top for 57,500. Collado folded and the cards were turned up.
Krost:
Big Blind:
It was a race headed to the flop, which fell the {5s. Krost was good and still looking to avoid either a king or queen. The turn was paint, but fortunately for Krost it was the . He filled up and had his opponent drawing dead headed to the river. Despite tripling, Krost is still short stacked with right around 32,000.
From the button, Patrik Antonius raised to 7,000. The big blind reraised all in for 52,000, and Antonius made the call after thinking things through for a minute.
Antonius tabled the , and he was up against the for his opponent.
The flop, turn and river ran out , and Antonius won the pot to bust the player.
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. Grigg led out for 10,500, and Cohen made the call.
, and Grigg led out again - this time for 15,500. Cohen quickly called.
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. Neither the 
turn nor 
river were what Fisher needed, and he exited a bit sooner in 2013 than he did the year prior.
. Ramakrishnan and Ivey checked, Honeyman bet 9,000, Ramakrishnan called, and Ivey folded.
, and both Ramakrishnan and Honeyman checked to see the 
for the nut flush, and Ramakrishnan mucked his hand with a slight shake of his head.
. His opponent held the 
. Obst checked, and Adams slid forward 60,000 into a pot of around 80,000.
. Krost was good and still looking to avoid either a king or queen. The turn was paint, but fortunately for Krost it was the 
, and he was up against the 
for his opponent.
