John Dalessandri is now amongst the chip leaders after taking down a huge pot on the turn.
Preflop, it was 1,550 three ways to the flop. Two checks and the player in late position fired 4,500. One player folded as Dalessandri thought for a few moments before making the call.
The turn was the and Dalessandri checked before being met with a bet of 6,500. Dalessandri quickly announced he was all in for an additional 13,825, as it was his opponent's turn in the think tank.
Dalessandri rocked back in his chair with arms folded over his head, as his opponent fired a barrage of probing questions.
"Is two pair no good?" he asked, but Dalessandri didn't respond. The player found a fold and Dalessandri scooped the pot without showdown to jump up over 40,000 chips.
Tim Duckworth is the early chip leader after making a hot start to the day.
Firstly, Michael Zowie opened and three players including Duckworth made the call to go to the flop.
On the flop Zowie checked and Duckworth took the lead betting 800. The other opponent raised it up to 1,600, bringing a fold from both Zowie and the other opponent in the hand. Duckworth made the call and they went heads up to the turn.
Duckworth checked to the opponent who led an overbet of 7,000. Duckworth moved all in and the opponent made the call. The opponent tabled for trip Kings, but Duckworth had for a full-house leaving his opponent drawing dead to a chop.
That moved Duckworth up to 33,950.
A few hands later he went six-handed to a flop after raising to 250 from early position. The player in the big blind made it 1,300 and Duckworth raised to 4,500. It folded round to the big blind who made it 12,000 virtually putting himself all in. Duckworth raised the extra 2,500 to put the big blind in and they tabled their cards.
Duckworth:
Big Blind:
Duckworth had both the up and down straight draw and a flush draw. He hit both through the turn and river.
Kristian Lunardi has just collided a nice pot to chip himself up at the expense of Daniel Botta.
Both players have trophies in their cabinet from success on the Crown Poker Room felt this year, but this time it was Lunardi who took the pot.
Botta opened to 350 from middle position, before Lunardi made it 1,050 to go. The table folded around and Botta made the call to see a flop.
Botta checked, Lunardi fired 1,500 and Botta made the call. The turn was the and Botta checked and Lunardi released a second bullet worth 3,500. The heat was too much for Botta as he let his hand go.
Lunardi chips up to 28,000 with Botta back to 19,000.
Tim Duckworth has got off the mark for the day. Four players took a flop for 300 apiece and Duckworth was straight out of the blocks leading 600.
He took one caller to the turn and bet out 750, which was called. The river was the and Duckworth fired 1,750. His opponent instantly pitched into the muck and Duckworth revealed .
After the hand our PokerNews reporter was heard lamenting, "How does he not have the Spades there?"