What could have been a bubble hand has turned into a double-hand with Ben Paurini caught acting a little too aggressive.
The action started with a raise to 6,000 from Jonathan Karamalikis in the cutoff seat, with Paurini making the call from the button. Laidlaw was in the big blind when he squeezed out a 21,000-chip raise and managed to force Karamalikis to fold. Paurini would opt to stay in the hand as the was dealt on the flop.
Laidlaw led for 23,000 and Paurini made the call s the landed on the turn. When Laidlaw check up front, Paurini announced himself all-in. What might have been a good move turned to disaster when Laidlaw snap-called with to leave Paurini needing some help with his
The dealer revealed an on the river with no help for Laidlaw as he takes the hit and hand-for-hand pay continues.
The action started with an open to 5,200 from Daniel Laidlaw before Marcel Schreiener three-bet to 13,300 from the small blind.
With a call from Laidlaw the hit the felt and Schreiner led out for 12.200. Another call from Laidlaw would see the land on the turn, prompting both players to check. The on the river would see Schreiner load-up again, firing out 32,200. It would be too much for Laidlaw as he sent his cards in the muck and helped solidify Schreiner's chip lead.
The eliminations have been flying fast with five players making their way to the rail in the last 15 minutes and sending the 2011 APPT Queenstown Main Event to the money bubble.
Emerson moved his short-stack all in from middle position holding and got the call from one player, in Cole Swannack who held .
Emerson would need help that would never come as the board ran out to give Swannack the dominating full-house and eliminate Emerson from the tournament.
Andrew Hinrichsen is the latest of a fast succession of eliminations, with his exit from this tournament coming from at the hands of Hugh Cohen.
The action was started by Tom Grigg in the hijack seat and he opened to 5,000. Cohen was on the button when he three-bet to 13,100 sending the action to Andrew Hinrichsen in the big blind.
Grigg got out of the way and and Cohen snap-called as Hinrichsen tabled his and saw that he was in trouble against the of Cohen.
The board was dealt , no help for Hinrichsen as he makes his way out of the Summit Room.
Another player has hit the rail, with the demise of Octavian Voegele starting when Daniel Laidlaw opened to 5,200 from the cutoff. Voegele was in the small blind and moved all-in for around 26,000. The action was then on John Waterman and he moved all-in from the big blind to force Laidlaw out of the way.
"Uh oh," sighed Voegele as he tabled his and realized he was in bad shape against the of Waterman.
With Voegele's railbirds coming over to offer Voegele a sweat, it wouldn't be of any help as the board ran out .
The play was folded to Brian Biggs in the cutoff seat and he decided to move all-in for 52,000 in chips. Daniel Laidlaw was next to act and he would move all-in over the top as the players in the blinds got out of the way.
Laidlaw opened up his , while Biggs would be a big underdog, tabling .
The board ran out and despite managing a flush draw on the turn it was all over for Biggs when Laidlaw made the two-pair and took down the pot. Nineteen players remain!
After the elimination of Wayne Bell it was Wayne Vickers who had the short-stack but he no longer needs to fret as he managed to take down a nice pot to sit a lot healthier.
Play was started by Carl Knox from the cutoff seat and he opened the pot to 5,100 before Tom Grigg would three-bet to 13,300 from the button. Vickers was in the small blind and he moved all-in for his remaining 11,000 not even having enough to cover the raise of Grigg. The play was back on Knox and he made the call.
Vickers would watch on with his tournament life on the line as Grigg and Knox went toe-to-toe in the hand. It wouldn't be of much excitement though as both the remaining players opted to check as the [9h8d4h3h4s board was dealt.
Knox turned his hand over first, tabling . Grigg flung his cards into the muck and Knox took down the small side-pot, while Vickers would take the triple-up as he tabled .
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was dealt on the flop.
to leave Paurini needing some help with his 
on the river with no help for Laidlaw as he takes the hit and hand-for-hand pay continues.
hit the felt and Schreiner led out for 12.200. Another call from Laidlaw would see the 
land on the turn, prompting both players to check. The 
on the river would see Schreiner load-up again, firing out 32,200. It would be too much for Laidlaw as he sent his cards in the muck and helped solidify Schreiner's chip lead.
and got the call from one player, in Cole Swannack who held 
to give Swannack the dominating full-house and eliminate Emerson from the tournament.
and realized he was in bad shape against the 
.
, while Biggs would be a big underdog, tabling 
.
and despite managing a flush draw on the turn it was all over for Biggs when Laidlaw made the two-pair and took down the pot. Nineteen players remain!