Tobin Ryall went to a flop against one player in a raised pot. On the flop, Ryall led for 15,000 and his opponent made the call. The hit the turn and Ryall again led, firing out 26,000. The player then shoved all in and Ryall gave a small little sigh as he flicked out a chip to call.
Ryall:
Opponent:
The river bricked and it was a very nice pot for Ryall.
Exactly 69 players have returned from the dinner break. The plan is to play two more levels, have a quick 10-minute break and then play another two levels. That will be it for the night and will bring us close to midnight. We are thinking that will still leave at least three tables of players left, so expect tomorrow to be a long day as we play down to a winner.
There are approximately 70 players remaining and that's roughly how many will be heading on a 40-minute dinner break, here at the 2012 ANZPT Sydney Main Event. See you back here soon.
Kristina Griffiths is one of three ladies left in this tournament and while she may have been struggling earlier in the day, she has managed to work her way back up to 90,000 in chips.
A recent hand for Griffiths saw her stack all in preflop holding , coming up against the of an opponent. The board ran out full of bricks and Griffiths took the double.
Liam O'Rourke has just won the biggest pot of the whole tournament and now easily hold the chip lead. It all started when the pot was opened to 6,000 from middle position. The player in the small blind made the call and then O'Rourke three-bet to 19,000 out of the big blind. The opener thought very hard before letting his hand go and the small blind instantly called.
The flop would see the small blind player lead for 17,000 and O'Rourke make the call. The turn saw O'Rourke's opponent lead for 20,000. O'Rourke then raised it up to 56,000 and his opponent made one of the quickest calls we have ever seen.
The completed the board on the river and just as quickly as the player called on the last street, he announced he was all in. O'Rourke wasn't so quick in his decision, but eventually made the call, tabling his . O'Rourke's opponent reluctantly turned over his and said, "good luck to you buddy."
Liam O'Rourke was in middle position when he opened the pot. The player in the small blind then shoved for 48,300 and the action was sent back around to O'Rourke.
A call from O'Rourke and it would be his against the all-in player's . The board was spread across the felt and a nice pot was sent O'Rourke's way.