Jesse 'On The Mac' McKenzie staring down Reza Vakili with vicious intent!
Facing a raise of 5,200 from middle position, PokerStars.net Online Qualifier Jesse 'On The Mac' McKenzie made the call from the button, as did Reza Vakili from the big blind.
As the dealer dropped the flop, Vakili checked and the preflop aggressor fired out a continuation bet of 7,400 which McKenzie called before Vakili bumped opted to virtually click-it-back by making it 15,500.
The original aggressor kicked his cards to the muck before McKenzie made the call as the landed on the turn and Vakili lead strongly for 30,100.
McKenzie deliberated for a few moments before moving all in for roughly 110,000 with Vakili snap-calling.
McKenzie:
Vakili:
With McKenzie needing an ace or queen to repeat, the dealer wasn't able to deliver as the was dropped on the river to send Vakili soaring up to 400,000.
Unfortunately for McKenzie - who is also an Australian Lawn Bowls representative - he was forced to exit to the rail while contending with playing poker on a mac for the remainder of the day!
Antoine Amourette raised to 5,200 from under the gun before action folded around to the player in the small blind. He made the call and then David Saghabi reraised all in from the big blind for 69,700. Amourette called and the small blind folded.
Amourette:
Saghabi:
The board ran out and Amourette won the pot, eliminating Saghabi and booming to a cool 500,000 in chips.
Catching the action on the flop, we found Roland de Wolfe firing out a bet of 10,000 from the hijack.
His lone opponent in the hand - Aleks Brkovic - made the call from the button as the spiked on the turn and de Wolfe checked.
Brkovic pushed out a bet of 18,400 with de Wolfe deliberating for a few moments before making the call only to have both players check the on the river.
De Wolfe tabled his to prompt a muck from Brkovic as he slipped to 280,000 while de Wolfe climbed to just over the same mark.
Brendon Rubie attacked from the button with a raise to 6,000 after action folded to him. Manuel Hansimikali called from the big blind and the flop came down . Both Hansimikali and Rubie checked to see the turn bring the . Hansimikali checked to Rubie and he fired 9,000. Hansimikali folded and Rubie won the pot to move over 200,000 chips to 205,000.
Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu and PokerStars qualifier In Wook Choi just battled in another pot. The result of this one was Choi getting the increase to his stack.
Choi raised from middle position to 5,600 and Negreanu called from the hijack seat. Yann Pauchon also called from the big blind. The flop came down . Action checked to Negreanu and he fired 10,000. Pauchon folded while Choi made the call.
The turn brought the and Choi checked. Negreanu checked behind to see the river complete the board with the . Choi fired 30,000 and Negreanu began doing his famous run through of the hand out loud.
"Man, good bet," said Negreanu. "Why do I feel like you've got aces up?" He then began running through a bunch of hands he thought Choi could have before making the call.
Choi didn't have anything Negreanu mentioned and turned over the for a straight. Negreanu flashed the and then tossed his hand into the muck, dropping to 134,000 in chips. Choi moved up to 152,000.
With a board spread of we found David 'dave798111' Allan's face up against Aaron Tran's as what remained of Allan's stack being pushed to Tran.
Speaking to several players on the table, they indicated that after leading the flop action from the small blind, Allan proceeded to check-call bets from Tran in the cutoff on the turn and river - with the last street seeing him commit all his chips.
Unfortunately for the third-ranked Australian online player, he would be forced to exit to the rail as Tran collected the pot to move to 395,000 in chips.
From under the gun, 2008 APPT Macau champion Eddy Sabat raised all in for 29,300. Aaron Tran made the call on the button and everyone else folded.
Sabat:
Tran:
The flop came down and gave Sabat the lead. The turn brought the and the river the . Sabat went on to make a heart flush in the end and is back over 60,000 in chips.
flop, Vakili checked and the preflop aggressor fired out a continuation bet of 7,400 which McKenzie called before Vakili bumped opted to virtually click-it-back by making it 15,500.
landed on the turn and Vakili lead strongly for 30,100.
was dropped on the river to send Vakili soaring up to 400,000.
and Amourette won the pot, eliminating Saghabi and booming to a cool 500,000 in chips.
flop, we found Roland de Wolfe firing out a bet of 10,000 from the hijack.
on the river.
to prompt a muck from Brkovic as he slipped to 280,000 while de Wolfe climbed to just over the same mark.
. Aaron Tran was the player who called him, again, and held the 
and Sabat doubled up. He was all in for 47,100 and now has about 100,000.
. Hansimikali checked to Rubie and he fired 9,000. Hansimikali folded and Rubie won the pot to move over 200,000 chips to 205,000.
to end Hunter's tournament prematurely as Rubie climbs to 180,000 in chips.
and Choi checked. Negreanu checked behind to see the river complete the board with the 
