Michael Addamo was all in with 
on the 
turn and Warwick Mirzikinian snap-called for a reason, as he had flopped a set with the 
. A meaningless 
changed nothing anymore and Addamo grabbed his belongings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
345,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
365,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
265,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
170,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
||
|
160,000 | |
|
145,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
140,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
125,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
||
|
100,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
90,000 | |
|
|
||
|
80,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
||
|
80,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
75,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
75,000 | |
|
70,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
||
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
50,000 | |
|
||
|
47,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
||
|
44,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
44,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
||
|
42,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
42,000
-108,000
|
-108,000 |
|
20,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
||
Joining the action on the 
turn, Jeremy Pekarek checked and called a bet for 6,000 by table neighbor Mikita Badziakouski. The 
fell on the river and Pekarek checked once more.
Badziakouski now bet 40,000 with very few chips behind and was quickly called, he rolled over the 
for a full house and Pekarek mucked in disgust.
"How did you know to bet that much, I had such a huge hand," Pekarek sighed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
108,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
|
||
|
55,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
Jack Salter three-bet shoved for 46,800 out of the big blind and was called by button raiser Dan Smith.
Salter turned over the 
while Smith had the 
, a very similar scenario to the previous showdown on their table.
This time the inferior hand preflop got there on a board of 
and Salter doubled.
Kevin MacPhee also scored an urgently needed double when his three-bet jam for 21,600 in the small blind was called by Sam Greenwood.
Kevin MacPhee:
Sam Greenwood: 
Along with his live card, Greenwood spiked a gutshot on the 
flop, the 
turn and 
river run out kept his hopes alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
94,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
|
45,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
The 2020 A$25,000 Challenge attracted a field of 169 players, breaking last year's record of 151 and generating a prize pool of A$4,056,000.
The tournament clock shows 78 players remaining, with only 17 of them guaranteed a min-cash of A$70,980.
A seat at the final table of seven is worth A$131,820 and the winner will walk away with A$1,074,840 and the ANTON Jewellery Championship ring.
| Place | Payout (AUD) | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,074,840 | $743,155 |
| 2 | $730,080 | $504,785 |
| 3 | $466,440 | $322,501 |
| 4 | $344,760 | $238,371 |
| 5 | $243,360 | $168,262 |
| 6 | $172,380 | $119,185 |
| 7-8 | $131,820 | $91,142 |
| 9-10 | $111,540 | $77,120 |
| 11-12 | $91,260 | $63,098 |
| 13-17 | $70,980 | $49,076 |
Matthias Eibinger pushed the button for 17,000 with the 
and he was called by Najeem Ajez in the big blind with the 
.
The board brought 
and the ace on the turn gave Ajez top pair, he then dodged the straight draw of the Austrian.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
Busted |
The registration has closed with 169 entries and the last two players to re-enter were Thomas Muehloecker and Richard Sheils. The latter has drawn the exact same seat he busted in before the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
The 72 remaining players out of a field of 161 entries have been sent into a 45-minute dinner break. Once the cards go back in the air around 9.28 p.m. local time, the registration will officially close.
On a flop of 
, Bart Lybaert check-raised from 5,000 to 14,000 and Sam Grafton moved all in. Lybaert didn't bat an eye and folded near instantly.
"You get a t-shirt at the end of the night with ‚I survived Bart Lybaert‘. You may not cash, but there's that," Grafton joked after Lybaert had been running over the table to emerge as the biggest stack.
One more hand was to be played and that one saw an open raise to 3,200 by Richard Sheils in the cutoff. Lybaert in the small blind three-bet big to 16,300 and Grafton reluctantly folded, Sheils called. The flop came 
and Lybaert continued for 12,500, which Sheils called once more.
After the 
turn, Lybaert bet 25,000 and snap-called the shove of Sheils for around 75,000.
Richard Sheils:
Bart Lybaert: 
A blank followed on the river and Sheils was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
345,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
90,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||