Ross Grammer raised to 6,000 from under the gun plus one and was called by Sam Nee Aik-Chuan on the button.
The flop came down and Grammer check called a bet of 8,500 from Aik-Chuan.
Grammer would check once again after the dropped on the turn. Aik-Chuan didn't slow down, betting out 17,500. The bet was called.
The completed the board and immediately Grammer reached for his chips and placed out 25,000 in chips. Aik-Chuan peaked down at his cards before sliding them into the muck.
The biggest hand of the day took place just before the break!
It involved Sam Higgs and another player who committed all their chips in on a flop of .
Higgs had pocket queens and was trumping his opponent who held pocket deuces.
Two cards later and Higgs was stacking up 437,000 in chips.
It could've been even more if start-of-day chip leader Hyeong Wook Choi stayed in the hand. With all the action that was happening on the flop Choi was able to release after he had flopped two pair.
Minh Hau Nguyen opened to 5,200 from under the gun before Jim Psaros bumped it up to 14,000 from the cut off. Nguyen called before both players watched the flop come down .
Both players checked resulting in the coming on the turn. Nguyen checked prompting Psaros to place out 19,500 in chips. Nguyen paused for a moment before releasing his hand.
On a flop reading the player in the small blind checked. George Balandinos tossed out 15,000 and was called by the opponent to his left. Manny Stavropoulos was also in the hand and called from the hijack. The small blind folded.
As soon as the dropped on the turn Balandinos moved all in for around 115,000. The player under the gun snap folded before Stavropoulos made the quick call.
Balandinos:
Stavropoulos:
Both players had flopped a flush with Stavropoulos holding the best of the two. The meaningless completed the board and Stavropoulos raked in the monster double.
On a flop reading Tino Lechich committed his last 37,300 in chips and was up against Sam Higgs.
Higgs:
Lechich:
Lechich was in front with the pair and kept that lead when the dropped on the turn. However, the river brought the to see Higgs snatch the victory with a higher pair.
Jim Psaros is the current chip leader in the field with 340,000 in chips.
Psaros won the ANZPT Sydney main event back in March which was the most recent stop on the tour.
Could he go back-to-back?
The last player to go close was Dejan Divkovic back in 2013. He won the ANZPT Perth main event in February before falling agonisingly close a month later at ANZPT Sydney, where he finished second to Dinesh Alt.