We arrived at the table to see the board spread out 
and Jai Kemp moving all in for his last 8,400 in chips. His opponent made the call, and tabled 
for top-pair, much to the disappointment of Kemp, who showed 
for ace-high. The was no help for Kemp on the river as made his way out of the tournament floor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
With a flop reading 
, the player under the gun bet out 5,100. Ricky Kroesen was in the hand, and called from the hijack, as the 
fell on the turn. Both checked cautiously as the 
completed the board. The player under the gun checked his option, as Kroesen quickly fired out a bet of 10,300, which was called shortly after.
“Small flush,” said Kroesen, tabling his 
. His opponent then tabled 
, much to the surprise of Kroesen, who acknowledged by saying “Oh, nice hand.”
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
Players have reached the half way point of the day, and are on another 10-minute break.
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
And we're back. Another six 40-minute levels to go before the last of the Day 1 flights are complete.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
72,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
60,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
50,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
48,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
40,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
38,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
38,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
||
|
|
35,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
34,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
22,000
12,900
|
12,900 |
|
22,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
19,500
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
19,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
17,000 | |
|
16,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
12,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
11,500
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
The action started with Michael “Sticky” Guttman opening to 3,000 from middle position. The player to his immediate left made the call as the rest of the table got out of the way. The flop fell 
and both players checked, as the 
came on the turn. Guttman instantly moved all in for his last 8,300 in chips, and waited patiently as his opponent agonised over his decision.
He eventually made the call and tabled his , but wasn’t happy when he saw Guttman’s 
. The river, however, brought the to shock Guttman’s opponent more than himself.
“I thought you had pocket nines,” said his opponent. “You checked the flop, so there was no way I could put you on a king or you would’ve bet it.”
“It’s ok,” replied Guttman. “I want you to call there.” Guttman was gracious in defeat as he stood up from the table and made his way to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
With the dealer producing the flop, James Broom checked his option from the big blind. Kristian Lunardi was the other player in the hand, and he made it 2,200 to go. Broom then raised to 6,700, before being met with another raise to 10,200. About a minute went by before Broom spoke up, asking if the raise was correct.
The dealer quickly calculated the right raise, and asked Lunardi to place in another 1,000 chip, bringing the total to 11,200. With that done, Broom mucked his cards.
“Get it right dealer,” joked Broom, as Lunardi was given the pot.
“Show the bluff sometime,” added Graeme Putt, trying to gather as much information as he can throughout the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
28,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
Josh Barrett has just recalled to us an interesting hand that has seen him improve his stack. Action folded to Barrett on the button who min-raised to 2,400. The big blind defended with a call to take a 
flop. Both players checked and the turn brought a 
.
The big blind led out for around 4,000 and Barrett called to see a 
complete the board on the river. The big blind fired again for around 10,000 and Barrett looked him up to see the big blind table 
for a pair of fives which were not enough against Barrett’s brave 
for a pair of eights. Barrett is up to 45,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
