Break
The players are on their first 10-minute break of the day.
The players are on their first 10-minute break of the day.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Here are some photos from the first few levels of play.
Hugh Cohen has just found a double on one of the first hands after the resumption of play.
With a board spread, it would be Cohen's the only hand tabled to see him move to 56,000 in chips.
Facing a raise to 550 and a three-bet from Steve 'stevoL' Leonard to 1,650, Yann Pauchon bumped it up to 15,000.
The blinds passed, but the original raiser took his time to find a fold before some friendly banter between Leonard and Pauchon resulted in a fold from Leonard to see Pauchon win the small pot.
Victorian Poker Championships winner Michael Egan has just been sent to the rail.
Speaking to tablemate Josh Barrett he informed us that he opened to 525 under the gun and was met with four callers before Egan bumped it to 2,200 from the button.
Barrett folded, as did three of the players, before the hijack made the call to see a flop fall.
Egan's 4,000-chip continuation-bet was check-called by his opponent as the rolled off on the turn.
Now facing a bet of 8,500, Egan moved all in for his last 15,000 and his opponent immediately made the call.
Egan:
Opponent:
The river landed the to see Egan forced to the rail.
Kent Hunter limped in, as did another player, before Julian Cohen bumped it up from the cutoff to 900.
Tim English smooth-called from the button before Linas Leonovas three-bet to 4,900 from the small blind.
Both Hunter and the limper folded before Cohen four-bet to 11,500 to force English out of the pot.
Leonovas deliberated for several minutes before eventually mucking his face up.
In response, Cohen flipped over his to collect the pot and move to 34,100 in chips.
Michael Levy raised early-middle position to 650 before Roland de Wolfe reraised to 2,000 straight from the next seat. Action folded back to Levy and he made the call after some thought.
The flop came down and Levy checked. De Wolfe fired all in immediately, betting his last 9,500. Levy made the call after a brief hesitation and tabled the . De Wolfe held the and was behind for his tournament life.
The turn smacked the board with the and gave de Wolfe and unbeatable set of jacks. The river completed the board with the and de Wolfe made a full house. He's now up to over 23,000.
With roughly 10,000 in the pot after both players committed 2,700 on the flop of , Michael Tran greeted the on the turn with a bet of 3,700.
His lone opponent in the hand - Aleks Brkovic - bumped it up from the button to 8,500.
Tran took a few minutes deliberating before kicking his cards to the muck while slipping to 28,000 as Brkovic climbs to 38,000 in chips.
Sam Khouiss hs been eliminated. He ran a king-high flush into an ace-high flush and was sent packing here on Day 1c.