Alexandros Kolonias opened for 1,200 under the gun and the player in the hijack called. Phil Ivey then called from the button, both blinds folded, and three players saw a flop of . Two checks saw Ivey bet 2,500, only Kolonias called, and the dealer burned and turned the .
Kolonias checked for a second time and then called when Ivey bet 5,000. When the completed the board on the river, Kolonias checked yet again and Ivey tossed out 10,000, which was about half his remaining stack. Kolonias tossed in a single chip to signify a call and Ivey simply sent his hand to the muck. That meant Kolonias was able to win the pot without having to show his own two cards.
The player under the gun opened with a raise to 1,200 and Aditya Agarwal right next to him made the call. The player on the button squeezed to 3,500 and the big blind contemplated what to do. He eventually colf four-bet to 12,500 and the initial raiser quickly released.
Action was back on Agarwal and the Indian PokerStars Team Pro thought about it for a bit before shoving all in for 31,150. The player on the button moved out of the way but the big blind made the call. Agarwal got the bad news soon enough.
Aditya Agarwal:
Big Blind:
The flop came and did not much for Agarwal. The on the turn gave him a flush draw but the didn't fill it up. Agerwal was covered by a couple of thousand and he made his exit from the tournament room.
We missed his elimination, but as Samantha Abernathy told it, action folded to Marcus in the small blind and he shoved for his last 3,000 holding offsuit. She looked him up from the big blind with offsuit and managed to spiked an eight on the turn to send Marcus packing.
Steven Baker, 35, is a retired Australian rules footballer known for playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) from 1999 to 2011.
As it happens, Baker, who was the 27th pick in the 1998 AFL Draft, also fancies poker, though he doesn't have a ton of experience, which is comprised of home games alongside Tony Hachem and Shane Warne. Baker decided to take a shot at the big time by playing the 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event — his first-ever major tournament — but things did not go his way.
Way back in Level 2, Baker lost all but 900 of his stack when his pocket kings were cracked by Faraz Jaka's . The flop contained a seven, the turn was another seven, and the chips went in on the river. Baker managed a bit of a comeback — at least enough of one to keep him in contention past the dinner break — but his run came to an end at the tail end of Level 5.
It happened when Baker moved all in from early position for 1,900. Action folded all the way to Poker Hall of Famer John Juanda, who opted to call from the big blind.
Juanda:
Baker:
Baker, who admitted he had only looked at the king when he shoved, got his stack in good, and he remained in the lead on the flop. Unfortunately for him, the dealer burned and turned the to pair Juanda. The river was no help to Baker, and he was eliminated from the tournament.
Baker, known as one of the most efficient taggers in the AFL, stopped by Hachem's table to deliver the bad news before exiting the Crown Melbourne poker room.
After a raise to 800, Jackie Glazier just moved all in for about 9,000 chips. A few players folded before a third player got involved, moving all in as well. The other players, and the initial raiser, folded, creating the following showdown.
Glazier:
Opponent:
The board ran out and Glazier busted out, and she wished the other players at the table the best of luck before heading for the exit.
The man with some of the most impressive results of recent memory, Steve O'Dwyer, has been knocked out from the 2016 Aussie Millions Main Event. O'Dwyer, who had been knocked down to about 12,000 chips prior to his final hand, raised under the gun to 900 and the player on his left made it 3,000.
The action folded back to O'Dwyer, and he moved all in for about 12,000, only to get called right away.
O'Dwyer showed , and he got knocked out against the of his opponent.