After only just imparting us the details of his recent elimination of an opponent, our PokerNews reporter walked passed Ricky Kroesen's table to find him seated with 86,000 - up roughly 35,000.
One of the nice guys on the circuit, Kroesen happily detailed the hand he just played which saw him open with a raise preflop holding and find one caller before he smooth-called bets on the flop and turn before two-betting all in on the river as the final board read .
His opponent instantly made the call for his tournament life tabling his , but it would be Kroesen's full house that would see him eliminated another opponent while move to way up the leaderboard.
On a flop of we found Ricky Kroesen firing out 2,200 and getting check-called in two spots as the landed on the turn and his 5,000-chip bet getting check-called once again.
As the river landed the , the action was checked round to see Kroesen table his .
However the first opponent tabled his for two pair, only to have the third player in the hand table his for a set to collect the pot.
With his top pair being bested by two players, Kroesen slips to 61,000 in chips.
With a raise to 1,100 under the gun, Michael O'Grady three-bet all in for his last 9,700.
His opponent mulled over his decision before eventually making the call to put the Sydney-sider at risk.
O'Grady:
Opponent:
In a likely the chop, the final board of would be spread to see the blinds and antes evenly distributed between the two before O'Grady uttered, "You can't fold there?"
and find one caller before he smooth-called bets on the flop and turn before two-betting all in on the river as the final board read 
.
, but it would be Kroesen's full house that would see him eliminated another opponent while move to way up the leaderboard.
, James Honeybone fired out 6,700 and was smooth-called by his opponent as the 
landed on the turn.
for a rivered pair, but it would be his opponent's 
that would see him collect the pot and clip Honeybone down to 19,500 in chips.
, Tom Grigg made the call from the small blind holding 
.
we found Ricky Kroesen firing out 2,200 and getting check-called in two spots as the 
landed on the turn and his 5,000-chip bet getting check-called once again.
, the action was checked round to see Kroesen table his 
.
for a set to collect the pot.
flop was greeted with a 2,600-chip bet from Harach.
rolled off on the turn.
