Grayson Ramage was just eliminated from the Aussie Millions Main Event. We're unsure of the action, but he held on a board of . Russell Thomas, who had him all in and at risk, held , and now sits with over 120,000 chips.
There's been an ante situation over on Table 23, and play has been suspended for well over 15 minutes. The gentleman over in seat six had posted an ante with a yellow 5,000-chip and was only handed 800 as change. This according to his words.
The Crown floor staff went over to look at the surveillance footage and we haven't heard from them since. We will keep you updates with the situation while the players at the table joke around that they might even make the money like this.
With around 50,000 already in the pot and a board reading , Patrik Antonius bet 36,000 from the big blind and received a call from an unknown player in the cutoff. Antonius, who finished as the Day 1c chip leader, then tabled for flopped trips. It was good as his opponent slung his cards to the muck unseen.
The floor staff just came back over to Table 23 and explained that the gentleman in question had indeed anted with a yellow 5,000 chip. The player who won the pot handed back over the 4,000 chips he received in bonus and play resumed.
We're not sure of the preflop specifics, but we do know that Eoghan Lyons ended up all in from the small blind with the and was crushed by Phil Ivey, who held the in the big blind.
The flop was no help to Lyons, and the turn officially left him drawing dead. The meaningless was run out on the river and Lyons took his leave from the tournament while Ivey was pushed the robust pot.
Meanwhile, both Pakinai Lisawad and Jackson Zheng have both been eliminated from the tournament.
Hoang Do Anh and James Obst were heads up on a flop of . Do Anh checked, Obst bet, and Do Anh check-raised to 34,000. Obst made the call, but thinking he raised, Do Anh moved all in.
Play was stopped at this point, and the floor was called. Obst thought that it was like betting in the dark, and Do Anh should be all in, but the floor ruled that it was no bet. The dealer burned and turned the . Do Anh checked, Obst tossed out what looked like 15,000, and Do Anh called.
The river was the , both players checked, and Obst showed . Do Anh mucked his cards.