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Brooke Howard-Smith contemplating his decision
Brooke Howard-Smith entered the pot with a raise to 525, which was called in four spots; one of which was Aaron Benton.
The flop fell down and Howard-Smith continued for 1,500 with only Aaron Benton making the call as the landed on the turn and Benton's 2,500-chip bet was check-called by Howard-Smith.
When the river landed the , Benton fired out 4,000 out of turn.
The Tournament Director was called over to rectify the situation, and it was decided that Benton's actions would stand unless Howard-Smith fired out a bet. Smith announced a call, which indicated a check-call as Benton tabled his to scoop the pot and move to 22,300 in chips as Howard-Smith slipped to 12,800.
The following hand, Howard-Smith opened to 525 yet again and found one caller before Benton bumped it up to 1,700.
Next to act, Julian Cohen deliberated for some time before folding what he said was to be as the action returned to Howard-Smith - who broke his usual mode of friendly banter for one of silence.
Nearly one minute went by before Howard-Smith slid his 12,775-chip stack all in to prompt the cold-caller to instantly fold.
"Oh wow!" stated Benton before he flashed his to Cohen on his left.
"That's a fold!" arked up Howard-Smith before continuing, "You can't show your cards to another player. That's a fold!"
"I'm folding anyway!" added Benton as he tabled his jacks for the whole table to see.
Howard-Smith just shook his head left to right before stating, "Lose 10k, then get the worst hand to fold!"
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Phillip Willcocks has left the building!
On a board of , Victorino Torres fired out 3,200 into a pot of roughly 4,000.
His lone opponent in the hand - Phillip Willcocks - made the call next to act as the peeled off on the river.
Torres continued strongly again; this time for 6,200 only to have Willcocks move all in for 22,575. With little hesitation, Torres made the call tabling his to best Willcocks in a flush-over-flush cooler hand.
As the 2009 ANZPT Queensland runner-up headed out the door, the APPT Macau Champion was very happy to scoop the pot and move to a powering 54,000 in chips.
Jackson Zheng opened to 600 from the hijack as the button and big blind made the call to see a flop fall.
The big blind and Zheng checked as the button fired out 1,000 to prompt a fold from the big blind.
Zheng then noticed that the was showing on top of the deck, and once the Tournament Director was called, it was decided that the would be handled as a boxed card and consequently regarded as not being in play.
The dealer then placed it in the muck only to see that the next card on the deck was also faced up, and amazingly it was another six - the
With the problem resolved, Zheng made the call as the was dealt on the turn and both players checked that, along with the on the river.
The player on the button tabled his , but it would be Zheng's that would see him collect the pot and move to 33,600 in chips.
Speaking to Julian Cohen, he informed us of a big pot he played with Danny Silk.
Cohen opened preflop to 550 holding and found a few callers as a rainbow flop fell down with Cohen continuing for 1,400. Being met with two callers, Cohen checked the on the turn only to have Silk fired out 2,500. Cohen made the call as the third player in the hand folded.
The river landed the and Cohen checked to Silk who fired out a bet.
"I was going to check-call any river until the Ace came." commented Cohen.
"It was my death cards" he added before continuing that he check-raised all in with Silk making the call holding for the nuts to best Cohen's set of aces.
As Silk soars to roughly 59,000, Cohen was left stranded on just 14,500 in chips.
Cole Swannack opened to 600 from the hijack and found a caller in the cutoff before the player on the button bumped it to 2,500.
Once the blinds passed and the action was back on Swannack, he four-bet to 4,500 to force the cutoff out as the button made the call.
The flop fell down and Swannack continued for 5,400 before his opponent made it 12,000 straight. Swannack responded with an all in for 21,700 as his opponent made the call for the additional 9,700.
Swannack:
Opponent:
With Swannack trailing, he would need any queen, jack or six to take the lead and stay alive, and once the turn dropped the , his outs were reduced by two to six.
Fortunately for Swannack, the river spiked the to ensure him the double to 49,500 in chips - just a handful shy of the chip leaders.
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Not only does he love eating chips . . . he also loves raking them in!
Facing a 900-chip raise under the gun, Ricky Kroesen made the call as both blinds followed suit to see a flop fall.
The original aggressor continued for 1,200 only to have Kroesen make it 3,000 to go as both the blinds passed without hesitation.
Instantly the original aggressor move all in for 18,275, and after a slight pause, Kroesen made the call.
Kroesen:
Opponent:
Although in the lead, Kroesen still had to fade plenty of cards, but when the dealer dropped the and on the turn and river, Kroesen eliminated his opponent while soaring to 52,000 in chips.
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and Howard-Smith continued for 1,500 with only Aaron Benton making the call as the 
landed on the turn and Benton's 2,500-chip bet was check-called by Howard-Smith.
, Benton fired out 4,000 out of turn.
to scoop the pot and move to 22,300 in chips as Howard-Smith slipped to 12,800.
as the action returned to Howard-Smith - who broke his usual mode of friendly banter for one of silence.
to Cohen on his left.
, Victorino Torres fired out 3,200 into a pot of roughly 4,000.
to best Willcocks 
in a flush-over-flush cooler hand.
flop fall.
was showing on top of the deck, and once the Tournament Director was called, it was decided that the 
was dealt on the turn and both players checked that, along with the 
, but it would be Zheng's 
that would see him collect the pot and move to 33,600 in chips.
and found a few callers as a 
rainbow flop fell down with Cohen continuing for 1,400. Being met with two callers, Cohen checked the 
on the turn only to have Silk fired out 2,500. Cohen made the call as the third player in the hand folded.
for the nuts to best Cohen's set of aces.
, George Gutierrez open-shoved his last few thousand into Brooke Howard-Smith.
and 
to see Gutierrez head towards the rail as Howard-Smith climbs to 20,500 in chips.
to see O'Grady spike not just one pair, but trips to double through to slightly under his starting stack of 20,000.
and