Argyros has declared that he will last longer in this tournament than Eastgate will, and he will accept all even-money bets up to AU$10,000 from anyone who wants to bet on Eastgate. The rules are quite simple. (1) Joe Hachem or Grant Levy will hold the money for both parties. (2) If Eastgate doesn't play, the bet is off. (3) If neither Eastgate nor Argyros makes the money in this tournament, the bet is off.
Argyros' stated rationale for the bet is not that he thinks he is more talented than Eastgate, but that Eastgate will be jet-lagged from flying into Sydney the night before the tournament. So far, Argyros has found only one taker, for AU$100.
with one opponent. Both players checked to the 
turn, where Pratis bet 500 after his opponent checked. He was check-raised to 1,300 and made the call.
, Pratis' opponent led out for 1,800. Pratis deliberated thoughtfully before raising to 4,500. His opponent called and mucked when Pratis showed down 
for a flopped set. He's up to about 25,000 in chips.
. The action was checked to Marlon Goonawardana on the button, who fired out 2,000. This thinned the field by one as three players went to the turn where the 
peeled off.
, which scared both players with four to the straight on board as they checked it down. The UTG player tabled 
for two pair but Goonawardana took it down with 
for a flopped set. He's now up to 31,700 chips.
and was called by only one player, who had position on him. When the 
river, but Horan pitched his hand into the muck before any cards were shown down.
. Jacks were a winner on a board of 
and both players checked it down.
and when the action checked to Grant Levy he fired out a bet of 600. His opponent made the call.
was good to take the pot and climb back to 17,400.
