With a flop showing , Dominik Nitsche checked-called a bet of 2,500 by Ivan Zalac, before both players saw the drop on the turn. Again Nitsche checked, but took a little longer to call the bet of 3,500 by Zalac. When the river dropped the , Nitsche motioned another check, before facing an instant bet of 5,500 from Zalac.
Nitshce tanked for almost three minutes before eventually relinquishing his hand, triggering Zalac to stand up and slam his face up on the table.
We arrived at the table to see Tim English throw in a bet of 4,000 with a board reading . His opponent obliged by making the call and saw as English tabled his . He then opened his cards to reveal for a rivered set.
After that hand, English dropped down to 5,000 in chips, and a few hands later was eliminated from the tournament.
We rushed over to the table after missing the raising war between several players, but we saw David Gorr all in for his remaining chips holding against his opponents . The board unfortunately ran out to see the 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event champion make an early exit from the tournament.
Two players committed 2,700 on a flop reading before the fell on the turn. One of the players was Jonathan Karamalakis, who led out for 3,450 and was met with an instant raise to 7,500 in chips. That didn’t faze Karamalakis, as he counted out 13,000, and threw it into the middle. His opponent slowed down dramatically, going into the tank for almost four minutes, before another player called ‘time.’ As the tournament director counted down to zero, Karamalakis’ sat motionless, before his cards were eventually mucked into the pot.
Karamalakis then showed the , which confused and upset his opponent.
We missed the initial betting amounts, but with a board reading , Jackson Zheng placed out a bet, which was called. The other player in the hand then re-raised, prompting Zheng to move all in for his remaining 11,000 in chips. The player in between looked distraught about the bet, looking like he had a tough decision to make. He eventually folded, and the raiser called to see the cards tabled.
Zheng:
Opponent:
“I had queens,” said the player who folded.
Zheng was in front, but his opponent had out to a flush or two-pair to win the hand. The turn and river ran out and to see Zheng win the hand and move up to 30,000 in chips.
Team PokerStars Team Pro Angel Guillen is sitting quietly in the corner of the room. We were able to catch a hand that he played just moments before the break. Guillen opened the pot with a bet of 600, before facing a raise to 1,800. He made the call, as both players saw the flop come . Guillen check-called a 2,200 bet as the fell on the turn. This time Guillen counted out a bet, and threw in 4,600 in chips. His opponent thought for a moment, before throwing away his hand.
With that pot, Guillen moves up to 30,000 in chips.