Luke McLean’s stack is constantly changing. Before the break he had a big double-up, and now has relinquished a majority of those chips over to Aron Joyce.
We missed the action, but we arrived at the table with the board reading and Joyce having the last of his 59,800 chips in the middle. His had won the hand, and McLean was busy, counting out the chips he needed to pay him off.
After everything was sorted, Joyce quickly raced up to 160,000 in chips, as McLean dropped down to 80,000.
The hand started with the player under the gun, opening to 6,200 and finding a quick call from Eric Assadourian in middle position. It was then on Tom Wing in the small blind, who raised it up to 18,000 in chips. The original didn’t hesitate, opting to move all-in for around 80,000 in chips. Assadourian mucked instantly, and Wing folded shortly after.
Wing still sits on 105,000 in chips, as he attempts to add to his stack before the end of play.
A player was moved over from an outer table, to the table neighboring the media desk, and informed us of a big hand.
He let us know that Luke McLean and another player on the table moved all-in pre-flop after a raising war, with both players having approximately 100,000 chips each.
It was good news for McLean, who held pocket aces, and was up against pocket queens. The board bricked out, and McLean was left stacking up his chips to over 200,000, as his opponent was eliminated from the tournament.
We arrived at the table to see the blinds battling it out, with the small blind all-in for his last 12,700 and Luke Brabin having made the call.
Brabin:
Opponent:
Brabin was behind but had a favourable draw, when the flop fell .
“Any jack or spade,” asked Brabin, as the fell on the turn.
“Now a jack or ten,” pleaded Brabin, as the completed the board. “Sorry mate,” said Brabin, as he took out the short-stack, moving him up to 50,000 in chips.
Gautam Dhingra has started the new level the same way he finished the last – by accumulating more chips.
The hand started with Michael Kanaan opening to 4,800 from the hijack, before Dhingra raised to 12,200 from the small blind. The big blind looked down at his cards, and instantly moved all in for his last 29,800. Kanaan mucked, as Dhingra made the call.
Dhingra:
Opponent:
The board ran out to see Dhingra’s nine-kicker play, eliminating his opponent from the tournament, and moving him up to 275,000 in chips.
As the players take their final break of the day, a new chip leader has emerged with Gautam Dhingra sailing to the top of the chip counts. A big pot was already in the middle when Dhingra fired 21,600 on the river on a board of . His opponent was Mario Ljubicic who made the call only to be showed for a set of snowmen.
Ljubicic tossed his cards high into the air before they landed face down in the muck as the two players headed off on their break. Dhingra left the dealer to stack his chips and when it was complete, he was sitting with 240,000 for a commanding chip lead.
and Joyce having the last of his 59,800 chips in the middle. His 
had won the hand, and McLean was busy, counting out the chips he needed to pay him off.
fell on the turn.
completed the board. “Sorry mate,” said Brabin, as he took out the short-stack, moving him up to 50,000 in chips.
to see Dhingra’s nine-kicker play, eliminating his opponent from the tournament, and moving him up to 275,000 in chips.
. His opponent was Mario Ljubicic who made the call only to be showed