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09-01-2014 19:49 UTC+11

Massive Messo Double

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Gabriel Messo has just doubled up in a big hand against Luke Spano.

The hand started with Spano opening the button to 55,000. Messo then three-bet all in for 594,000 from the big blind. Spano snapped it off and Messo was at risk.

It was a classic race, with Messo holding against Spano's .

The board was safe for Messo and with that, Messo is now up in the million-chip club.

Final table bubble continues.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Messo	1,250,000 250,000	250,000
Luke Spano	1,150,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Gabriel Messo Luke Spano

09-01-2014 19:48 UTC+11

Robert Damelian Eliminated in 11th Place ($11,400)

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Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Robert Damelian is the latest casualty as we’re now on the bubble of the final table.

Damelian’s last hand came when he moved all in from mid-position for 227,000 holding . action folded to Cameron Bryce in the big blind who asked for a count before committing to a call with .

Damelian would need some help to stay alive, but it didn’t arrive on the board of .

Damelian is out, and with that elimination, just ten players remain!

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Damelian	Busted

Tags: Roberto Damelian Cameron Bryce

09-01-2014 19:43 UTC+11

GooGie Bullies His Table

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Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Edison Nguyen has more than doubled his stack over the last twenty minutes and at no point was he all in and at risk. Instead, he just chipped away at his table, bullying his opponents and barely going to showdown. With most of the chips on the other table, and his table having the short stacks, Nguyen is obviously exploiting this and is really starting to build a stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edison Nguyen	950,000 520,000	520,000

Tags: Edison Nguyen

09-01-2014 19:28 UTC+11

Rickhuss Doubles Through Bryce

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Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Wayde Rickhuss has doubled up!

It started with Cameron Bryce opening it up to 50,000 from the hi jack. Rickhuss then three-bet all in for 200,000 from the small blind. The action flew back to Bryce and he tank-called, leaving himself with 270,000 behind.

Rickhuss was in good shape with his ahead of Bryce's .

The board ran out - safe for Rickhuss.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wayde Rickhuss	420,000 300,000	300,000
Cameron Bryce	270,000 380,000	380,000

Tags: Cameron Bryce Wayde Rickhuss

09-01-2014 19:15 UTC+11

Joe Reina Eliminated in 12th Place ($11,400)

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Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Joe Reina and Dennis Huntly have been quietly minding their own business for most of today while players drop away around them, but the two have just collided in the biggest pot of the tournament to leave left Reina heading for the rail.

The action erupted on an action flop of after Reina had defended his big blind with for two pair, but that was virtually dead to Huntly’s for top set!

The turn was the and river the as Reina was bounced out in 12th place as Huntly becomes our new chip leader with around 1.8 million in chips! Reina picks up $11,400 for his result.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Huntly	1,800,000 870,000	870,000
Joe Reina	Busted

Tags: Joe Reina Dennis Huntly

09-01-2014 19:08 UTC+11

Updated Table 31 Counts

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Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Here are the approximate stacks of the players on Table 31.

There are far less chips on this table compared to the other remaining table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Chua	900,000 300,000	300,000
Michael Caruana	720,000 30,000	30,000
Cameron Bryce	650,000 300,000	300,000
Edison Nguyen	430,000 35,000	35,000
Roberto Damelian	300,000
Wayde Rickhuss	120,000 30,000	30,000

09-01-2014 19:01 UTC+11

Updated Table 28 Counts

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Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Here are the approximate stacks of the players on Table 28 with 12 players remaining.

As you can see, Dylan Honeyman was recently moved to this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Spano	1,650,000 170,000	170,000
Corey Kempson	1,350,000 150,000	150,000
Dylan Honeyman	1,200,000 100,000	100,000
Gabriel Messo	1,000,000 70,000	70,000
Dennis Huntly	930,000 270,000	270,000
Joe Reina	550,000 250,000	250,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 4,000

09-01-2014 18:50 UTC+11

Peter Skouteris Eliminated in 13th Place ($9,300)

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Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

We are down to 12 players as Peter Skouteris has been eliminated 13th place.

The final hand of Skouteris' tournament began when Gabriel Messo opened it up to 35,000 from early position. Skouteris was in the cut off and three-bet all in for 260,000. Messo made the call and Skouteris was at risk.

Skouteris:
Messo:

The board brought no help for Skouteris. He picks up $9,300 for that result.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Messo	930,000 30,000	30,000
Peter Skouteris	Busted

Tags: Peter Skouteris Gabriel Messo

09-01-2014 18:43 UTC+11

Paul Wilcock Eliminated in 14th Place ($9,300)

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Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Paul Wilcock has been eliminated in 14th place and Luke Spano has increased his chip lead!

Wilcock was short stacked and in the big blind when he three-bet jammed all in with . Luke Spano was his lone opponent and he put Wilcock at risk with his .