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Dennis Waterman
There aren't a lot of Americans in the field today, but two of them are seated next to each other on table 14.
Dennis Waterman and Michael Shinzaki recently tangled in a pot that saw Shinzaki come out on top.
The two Americans went heads up to a flop with Shinzaki leading 900 chips from middle position. Waterman came over the top to 2,950 with Shinzaki tanking before making the call.
On the turn Shinzaki confidently fired out 3,000 chips and Waterman announced call. The river saw both players check, and Shinzaki revealed his . Waterman mucked his cards.
"I would have been all in on the flop with that hand," commented Waterman shaking his head.
Waterman is down to 14,500. Shinzaki moves up to 34,000.
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Emad Tahtouh
We arrived at the table to find PokerStars Team Australia Pro Emad Tahtouh committing all of his last chips into the pot on a .
His two opponents, Stewart Scott from under the gun and an unknown player in late position, had 2,200 each in front of them, and it appeared that Tahtouh had put in a big check-raise for an additional 11,675.
After minutes of deliberation his opponents released and Tahtouh took down a nice pot to get himself back up above starting stack, as he flashed the .
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Celina Lin
Graeme Putt opened with a raise to 550 from late position before Celina Lin popped it up to 1,700 from the button. The action folded back around to Putt who asked, "How much do you have left?"
"20,075," came the reply from Lin.
"Do you want to just get it in now? Get it over with?" chirped Putt.
"If you like Graeme," was the diplomatic response from Lin.
Putt then took another look at his cards before sighing and open-folding on the table.
"Meh, I thought I had pocket kings!" laughed Putt.
"Hmmm, that's not a very good hand Graeme!" was the ever-polite response from Lin as she padded her stack.
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Daniel Neilson
On a flop of James Ciurlionis led the betting for 625 before Daniel Neilson popped it up to 1,900. Ciurlionis decided to just flat call as the was a scary looking turn card resulting in checks by both players.
The river was the and Ciurlionis fired 950 with Neilson making the call.
Ciurlionis tabled for a flopped straight that held on, as Neilson mucked for a flopped set!
"You re-raise the flop, I'm all in," quipped a relieved Neilson, as he still hangs on to 14,000 in chips and avoids being felted.
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Stewart Scott and Emad Tahtouh
With a raise to 700 in front of them, both Stewart Scott and Emad Tahtouh made the call to see a flop. Action checked around and the hit the turn.
Again play checked to Tahtouh who fired 1,200 with just Scott making the call.
Scott checked in the dark before the fell on the river.
"Check in the dark on the river? And now you've hit your money card! I check. Show me ace-king!" exclaimed Tahtouh.
"Nup. A pair and you win," replied Scott.
Tahtouh had a pair, just, as his was good enough to collect the pot.
"I thought you had nothing, so I thought a check in the dark would slow you down!" chuckled Scott as these two high-profile players continue to splash around.
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In a re-raised pot we approached the table on a flop of with local poker celebrity Brooke Howard-Smith in the tank after Celina Lin had moved all of her chips into the middle.
Smith made a reluctant fold, saying that he folded pocket kings, putting Lin solely on pocket aces.
"If you just call the flop then you get it all!" said Smith.
"Well, I didn't know you'd fold kings!" defended Lin as she moves up over 25,000 with Smith back to around 11,000.
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flop with Shinzaki leading 900 chips from middle position. Waterman came over the top to 2,950 with Shinzaki tanking before making the call.
Shinzaki confidently fired out 3,000 chips and Waterman announced call. The river 
saw both players check, and Shinzaki revealed his 
. Waterman mucked his cards.
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on the table.
was a scary looking turn card resulting in checks by both players.
and Ciurlionis fired 950 with Neilson making the call.
for a flopped straight that held on, as Neilson mucked 
for a flopped set!
flop. Action checked around and the 
hit the turn.
fell on the river.
was good enough to collect the pot.
and the opponent bet 2,1000 which Dodds raised to 5,600. The opponent called moving to the 
river.
with Smith's 
of Arnuad Bulle.
with local poker celebrity Brooke Howard-Smith in the tank after Celina Lin had moved all of her chips into the middle.