The hand started with Martin Kozlov opening to 400 from under the gun, and finding two callers. All three players were happy to check as the flop fell , before the dropped on the turn. The big blind checked, as Kozlov placed 900 into the middle. The player in middle position got out of the way, and the big blind called, as the completed the board.
Both quickly checked and tabled their cards. Kozlov showed , but lost to the held by his opponent.
Pravin Harji has returned for his second chance today, but after starting off well, has lost a pot to bring him back to his original starting stack.
With the flop showing , Harji checked, as his opponent placed out a bet. Harji then raised to 8,100, but was met with an instant all-in for 19,675. He leaned forward in his chair, and contemplated his decision, before making the call and tabling his . His opponent tabled , and held to double, as Harji drops down to 23,000 in chips.
Dave Allan is an early casualty from Day 1b of the ANZPT Repechage Main Event. After heavy action preflop, Allan got his chips on a flop of with his in total control against .
Allan looked set to rake in the 50,000-chip pot until a cruel fell on the turn to crack Allan’s rockets. He still was still live with a flush draw to go with his aces, but the river landed the to send Allan to the rail for the second time in this event.
Tom Grigg has just taken his seat at the most stacked table in today’s play. The likes of Ivan Zalac, Tristan Bain, Amanda De Cesare, Paul Birman and Ricky Kroesen all occupy seats at the table.
He recently lost a hand, and will need to rally back, if he wants to gain control of the table.
After a player in late position limped into the pot, Grigg bumped it up to 800 from the button and was snap-called by the player on the big blind, as well as the original better. The flop fell , and the action checked over to Grigg. He threw out a continuation bet of 1050, which was just called by the big blind. Both players were happy to check the on the turn, as the completed the board.
The player in the big blind quickly looked over at Grigg, before reaching for chips, and throwing out 2,175. Grigg instantly folded, as his opponent flashed the for quad queens.
After several raises pre-flop, and the pot sitting at around 6,000 in chips, Liam O’Rourke checked the flop as his opponent bet our 2,600 from the button. He made the call, as both players checked down the and on the turn and river.
His opponent tabled for a pair of tens, but it was no match for O’Rourke, who held for top pair.
O’Rourke will hoping to make his second bullet count, as he progresses through today’s field.
We missed the action over on Table 28, but arrived at the table to see Kristian Lunardi losing the hand with the against his opponent who rivered a flush holding .
The action started with Ashley Warner opening to 800 from late position, before an opponent in the cut-off raised to 1,800. Warner made the call and then checked as the flop came down . The player in the cut-off didn’t slow down, throwing out a bet of 2,500, but was met with a quick raise to 5,600. He casually made the call, and both players watched as the made the turn.
Warner decided to move all in for approximately 27,000 and was met with an instant call as both players tabled their cards.
Warner:
Opponent:
Unluckily for Warner’s opponent, he had flop bottom two-pair, and was behind to the dominant top two-pair. The completed the board, which was no help for Warner’s opponent, who made his way to the rail.
, before the 
dropped on the turn. The big blind checked, as Kozlov placed 900 into the middle. The player in middle position got out of the way, and the big blind called, as the 
completed the board.
, but lost to the 
held by his opponent.
, Harji checked, as his opponent placed out a bet. Harji then raised to 8,100, but was met with an instant all-in for 19,675. He leaned forward in his chair, and contemplated his decision, before making the call and tabling his 
. His opponent tabled 
, and held to double, as Harji drops down to 23,000 in chips.
with his 
in total control against 
.
fell on the turn to crack Allan’s rockets. He still was still live with a flush draw to go with his aces, but the river landed the 
to send Allan to the rail for the second time in this event.
for quad queens.
and 
on the turn and river.
for top pair.
. The player in the cut-off didn’t slow down, throwing out a bet of 2,500, but was met with a quick raise to 5,600. He casually made the call, and both players watched as the 
completed the board, which was no help for Warner’s opponent, who made his way to the rail.