Stanislav Chataline is the short stack at the table and was happy to recently wake up with in the big blind. Especially considering David Lim shoved the small blind holding .
The board ran out with no sweat for Chataline as he is now back up to just over 100,000 in chips.
Paul Gahan has just doubled up through Stanislav Chataline as Gahan is now healthy, while Chataline struggles.
Gahan jammed for 82,000 from under the gun plus one and the action folded around to Chataline on the button, who moved all in for around 150,000. The rest of the table was out of the way and Gahan was at risk.
When the cards were turned over, Gahan’s was looking good against the of Chataline and it stayed that way on a board.
Brad Stafford has just managed to triple up and sit with a stack of just under 200,000.
Stafford was all in preflop against the big stacks of Amant Nauhria and David Lim.
The active players checked it down to the river on a board before Nauhria bet 20,000 and forced Lim to fold. At showdown, Naurhia tabled for a straight, but Stafford shouted in joy as he turned over for a bigger straight!
Ia Rimamaki started the final table with a healthy stack, but lost a few small pots before finding himself quite short stacked.
Rimamaki’s final hand saw him moved all in for 49,000 after Nicolas Oger had opened to 26,000 from early position. The rest of the table was out of the way and Oger quickly called, showing his . Rimamaki was hesitant to show his cards, but eventually turned over .
Rimamamki needed some help, but it never came on the and with that Rimamaki was sent home in 8th place,
Rimamaki collected NZ$13,845 for that effort, which is easily his biggest live tournament result.
Nathan Gubieski has just taken down a handy pot against Ia Ramamaki on a board. There was around 75,000 in the pot by the time the river card was dealt and at this point Ramamaki led out for 29,500. Gubieski made the call and Ramamaki showed .
There hasn’t been too much action since we lost our ninth-place finisher. The following two hands were about as exciting as it got.
Firstly we picked up the action on a flop, with around 50,000 in the pot and with Nicolas Oger checking out of the big blind. Amant Nauhria led for 27,500 here and Oger got out of the way.
A couple of hands later and Nathan Gubieski opened the hi jack to 20,000. David Lim called out of the big blind and the dealer spread out a flop. Lim check-called a bet of 19,000 here and then both players checked down the turn and the river.
At showdown, Lim turned over and that was enough to win the pot.
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in the big blind. Especially considering David Lim shoved the small blind holding 
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with no sweat for Chataline as he is now back up to just over 100,000 in chips.
was looking good against the 
of Chataline and it stayed that way on a 
board.
board before Nauhria bet 20,000 and forced Lim to fold. At showdown, Naurhia tabled 
for a straight, but Stafford shouted in joy as he turned over 
for a bigger straight!
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and with that Rimamaki was sent home in 8th place,
.
flop, with around 50,000 in the pot and with Nicolas Oger checking out of the big blind. Amant Nauhria led for 27,500 here and Oger got out of the way.
flop. Lim check-called a bet of 19,000 here and then both players checked down the 
and that was enough to win the pot.