Bryan Leskowitz raised to 90,000 from the cutoff and was met with a three-bet from Victor Ramdin in the small blind to 220,000. Action was then on Taylor von Kriegenbergh who thought for a few moments and then four-bet to over 445,000.
Leskowitz quickly got out of the way but Ramdin, who held , gathered some chips and made the call. When the flop came down , Ramdin check, von Kriegenbergh, and Ramdin hit the tank. After asking for a count, Ramdin conceded the hand. Von Kriegenbergh showed for nothing but the nut-flush draw.
It may still be March 10th here in the States, but it's the 11th over in Australia. That just happens to be the birthday of one Joe Hachem, and the staff here at The Bike have just delivered a very nice birthday cake to Hachem tableside. The table and spectators joined in a chorus of "Happy Birthday," and Hachem blew out the candles.
"Can you guess what I wished for?" he asked with a smirk.
Action folded to Jeremy Ausmus in the small blind and he put in a small raise. Bryan Leskowitz was in the big blind with about a million in chips and decided to move all in. Ausmus snap-called and the cards were revealed:
Leskowitz:
Ausmus:
Leskowitz was in rough shape and was looking for a king or some spades to stay alive. The flop provided none and neither did the turn. Leskowitz needed a non-club king or queen on the river to keep his title hopes alive, but it was not meant to be as the peeled off. Leskowitz was eliminated in fifth place for $100,000.
Joe Hachem raised under the gun with and was called by the of Jeremy Ausmus in the big blind. When the flop came down , Ausmus checked, Hachem continuation bet, and Ausmus folded. Small pot to Hachem.
Jeremy Ausmus raised to 115,000 from the button with and was called by the of Victor Ramdin in the big blind. Both players checked the flop leading to the on the turn. Both players checked again and the hit the river, giving Ausmus two pair and Ramdin a straight.
Ramdin was first to act and fired out a bet somewhere around 150,000. Surprisingly, Ausmus folded.
Victor Ramdin raised under the gun, and he was called by both blinds as Jeremy Ausmus and Joe Hachem came along from the small and big respectively.
Ramdin:
Ausmus:
Hachem: [?] [?]
The flop gave Ramdin top pair, and he continued out with a bet. Ausmus check-called, while Hachem ducked out of the way, and it was heads up to the turn. Now both Ramdin and Ausmus checked, and the landed on the river. Ramdin's 225,000-chip value bet went uncalled on the end as Ausmus made another good laydown with second pair.
This Ausmus kid knows what he's doing, playing with nearly half the chips in play here four-handed.
Jeremy Ausmus raised preflop with the and was called by Taylor von Kriegenbergh's in the big blind. When the flop fell , von Kriegenbergh checked, Ausmus c-bet, and von Kriegenbergh folded.
Taylor von Kriegenbergh opened to 115,000 from the button with ace-ten, but he wasn't going to get a flop. In the small blind, Jeremy Ausmus stuck in a raise to 330,000, and that was enough to take down the pot right there.
, gathered some chips and made the call. When the flop came down 
, Ramdin check, von Kriegenbergh, and Ramdin hit the tank. After asking for a count, Ramdin conceded the hand. Von Kriegenbergh showed 
for nothing but the nut-flush draw.![[user66118]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
flop provided none and neither did the 
turn. Leskowitz needed a non-club king or queen on the river to keep his title hopes alive, but it was not meant to be as the 
of Jeremy Ausmus in the big blind. When the flop came down 
, Ausmus checked, Hachem continuation bet, and Ausmus folded. Small pot to Hachem.
and was called by the 
of Victor Ramdin in the big blind. Both players checked the 
flop leading to the 
on the turn. Both players checked again and the 
hit the river, giving Ausmus two pair and Ramdin a straight.
turn. Now both Ramdin and Ausmus checked, and the 
in the big blind. When the flop fell 
, von Kriegenbergh checked, Ausmus c-bet, and von Kriegenbergh folded.