10-20-2015 12:58 UTC+10
Nikolce Trajkovski opted to move all in for his last 260,000 from middle position. The action folded around to George Balandinos in the small blind, who cut out a cal,l and slid it into the middle. The big blind folded before both players tabled their cards.
Trajkovski:
The board ran out
Balandinos is now the short stack at the final table.
Player
Chips
Progress
Nikolce Trajkovski
600,000
295,000
295,000
George Balandinos
385,000
-605,000
-605,000
10-20-2015 13:10 UTC+10
George Balandinos - 8th Place
George Balandinos moved all in for his remaining 370,000 from the hijack as the decision fell on Peter Matusik who was seated on the button.
He asked for a count and made the quick call. Both players in the blinds folded before the cards were tabled.
Balandinos:
Balandinos would find no help from the
Matusik's flopped set sees him rise to almost 2 million in chips following the hand.
Player
Chips
Progress
Peter Matusik
1,900,000
250,000
250,000
George Balandinos
Busted
10-20-2015 13:25 UTC+10
Manny Stavropoulos raised to 90,000 from the hijack and was called by Peter Matusik in the blinds.
The flop came down
Both players opted to check as the
Matusik then reached for his chips and cut out a bet totalling 300,000 in chips. Stavropoulos thought for a minute before making the call.
Matusik then confidently tabled his
Player
Chips
Progress
Peter Matusik
2,640,000
740,000
740,000
Manny Stavropoulos
1,300,000
-475,000
-475,000
10-20-2015 13:35 UTC+10
Carl Knox - 7th Place
Nikolce Trajkovski moved all in from the hijack and was called by Carl Knox in the blinds.
Trajkovski:
Trajkovski was in trouble against Knox's pocket pair and found no help from the first four cards on the board of
However, the river brought the
A large rail cheered as Trajkovski raked in the pot to see him rise to 600,000 in chips. Knox would drop to just over two big blinds.
Two hands later and Knox would move all in for his last 60,000 in chips from the hijack.
Both Peter Matusik and Lin Shi called from the blinds before checking down the
Knox tabled his
Knox is eliminated in 7th place collecting $34,650 for his efforts.
Player
Chips
Progress
Nikolce Trajkovski
600,000
Carl Knox
Busted
10-20-2015 13:39 UTC+10
Erich Stadler - 6th Place
Erich Stadler would commit the last of his 340,000 in chips from the hijack and was called by Manny Stavropoulos from the blinds.
Stadler:
Stadler was in great shape to double as the flop came down
The
10-20-2015 13:42 UTC+10
The remaining five players are on their first 10-minute break of the day.
10-20-2015 13:49 UTC+10
Five players remain after two hours of play!
10-20-2015 14:00 UTC+10
Nikolce Trajkovski raised to 125,000 from the button and was called by Manny Stavropoulos and Kenn Langcake in the blinds.
The flop came down
Stavopoulos would check first on the
Both Stavropoulos and Langcake instantly mucked as they relinquished the pot to Trajkovski.
Player
Chips
Progress
Nikolce Trajkovski
1,540,000
Kenn Langcake
1,050,000
to see Trajkovski improve to two pair as he took down the pot and the much needed double up. 
dropped on the turn. 
board. 
on the river would be no help for Stadler as he was sent to the rail in 6th place collecting $45,305.
and all three players opted to check. 
turn before Langcake slid out a bet worth 165,000 in chips. Trajkovski quickly reached for his chips and bumped it up to 350,000.