Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott appears to be increasingly frustrated by his table as Raymond Rahme is kicking up his aggression. Rahme has taken multiple pots off Scott recently. The first pot went to Rahme with a check-raise on the flop. The next hand, Scott raised preflop and Rahme kicked it up to 2,500 on the button. Scott reraised to 7,000 and Rahme called.
The flop fell and Scott checked to Rahme, who moved all in, forcing a fold from Scott.
Scott made it 0-for-3 on the next hand with a preflop raise that was met with a call from the big blind. The flop landed and the big blind checked to Scott, who made a continuation bet of 900. The big blind then check-raised to a hefty 6,000 as Scott once again threw his cards into the muck in disgust.
"Not my day!" commented Scott and he slips to 10,000 chips.
Sam Korman
Sometimes you hit your draw, sometimes you don't. Sam Korman hit two draws with the same card. He limped into a six-way pot from late position and saw a flop of . When everyone checked to Korman, he bet 600. That bet was min-raised by the small blind to 1,200, clearing all of the other players out of the hand. Korman called.
The turn came and brought a bet of 1,500 from the small blind. Again Korman called. On the river , the small blind checked it over to Korman. He settled on a bet of 3,000 that the small blind agonizingly called. Korman showed , having hit both a straight and a flush on the river. (He played the flush.)
Korman's stack is up to 37,000 as a result of this hand.
The poker player known as "Sheldon" is out. He ran smack into Tony Basile's and was unable to improve. Basile vaulted up the counts to 46,300.
Andrew Pantling is also out. He was short on chips and went to war with . His opponent made a few bluff-raises preflop with and then felt compelled to call Pantling's all in, due to the price the pot was laying him. It was a good decision; the flop came , and Pantling was unable to find either of the remaining nines on the turn or river.
Chris Levick
On a flop of Gavin Griffin led out with a bet of 1,300 before Chris Levick min-raised to 2,600 from in position. Griffin made the call.
The turn was the and Griffin check-called the 3,000 chip bet from Levick. They went to the river where the peeled off and both players checked it down.
Griffin tabled for top pair but Levick revealed for top two pair to collect the pot and climb up to 28,000.
Crocky sent to the rail
Billy "The Croc" Argyros limped in from under the gun before Terrence Chan raised to 750. Crocky was the lone caller.
Crocky checked dark as the flop landed . Chan fired a bet of 700 before Crocky made it 2,100 to go. Chan smooth-called.
The turn was the and Crocky checked again to Chan, who fired 2,700. Crocky then moved all in over the top and Chan made a quick call.
Crocky:
Chan:
It was set over set as Crocky was left with only one card in the deck to survive. The river wasn't it as the left Crocky to make an early exit as Chan climbs up to 39,000.
Grant Levy
Grant Levy is the defending champion in this event. His title defense has gotten off to a rough start today. Levy has never been much over the starting stack of 20,000 and finds himself now with about 9,000 left after losing a hand with pocket queens. With the board showing , Levy's opponent led out into a pot of 5,000 for 4,200. Levy made the call to the river. His opponent tanked for about a minute before acting, then bet 15,000.
That meant it was Levy's turn in the tank. He tanked for over a minute, then remarked, "I don't know what I can beat," and mucked face-up.
Peter Pratis eliminated
After an early-position limper, Peter Pratis raised to 1,000 from the cutoff. Gavin Griffin then made it 3,000 to go from the button. The blinds and limper folded, with Pratis the lone caller.
The flop came down and Pratis checked to Griffin who fired out 5,500. Pratis then check-raised to 15,000 before Griffin moved all in. Pratis made the call for his last 10,000 and the cards were tabled.
Griffin:
Pratis:
Griffin's overpair improved to a set when the fell on the turn, and Pratis missed his flush draw when the the bricked out on the river. Griffin is now up to 77,000 as Pratis is sent to the rail.
Grant Levy's table has been broken and he now finds himself at the same table as Jai Kemp. These two are very familiar with each other, with Kemp finishing fifth in this event last year, while Levy was the champion. Levy will remember the big bluffs that Kemp pulled at that table, while Kemp would have had nightmares of Levy's dominance and ultimate victory.
Graeme Putt is near the top of the leaderboard after eliminating an opponent. We caught the action on the turn, where the board was showing . Putt checked to his opponent, who bet 1,800. That brought a check-raise from Putt to 6,800, and a third raise all in from Putt's opponent. Putt quickly called. "I thought we were playing Manila," said Putt. "Ten-jack."
Putt did indeed show for a turned straight; his opponent showed for top set and did not fill up on the river. He hit the rail, and Putt hit the top of the leaderboard