As far as we can tell, Benn Skender is the first player to crack a 200,000 chip stack. The latest hand that saw Skender shoot to around 230,000 began when a player from under the gun opened to 2,500. The player on their left called and it was on to Phi Luu on the button, who three-bet to 6,500. Skender was in the big blind and cold four-bet to 20,000. The two other players got out of the way and the action was sent back around to Luu. After just a few moments, Luu four-bet to 46,500 - leaving himself with around 75,000 behind.
At this point, Skender shoved all in. Luu tanked and then opted to fold, with Skender picking up the very nice pot.
Grant Levy raised to 2,000 from the hijack after which the button called. Michael McKevith was in the small blind, and he three-bet to 6,100. Levy called quickly, as did the button.
The flop brought and McKevith bet 7,000. Levy checked and folded, but the button made the call. On the turn the popped up, and both players checked.
The board was completed with the , and that got McKevith betting again. He threw out 10,000, and his opponent called after thinking for about 30 seconds. The agressor showed , and raked in the pot.
Over on Table 31 there are three serious stacks emerging, and Oliver Gill is one of them. He just won a nice pot beating Benn Skender and Phi Luu out of some chips.
Skender kicked things off by raising under the gun +1 to 2,000. Gill was on the button and called, as did Luu in the big blind.
The flop brought out and Skender bet 2,800 after Luu had checked. Both Gill and Skender called, creating three-way turn action. The turn was the , and now the action was checked to Gill who bet 6,000.
Luu was Gill's only caller after which the river brought out the . Both players checked quickly and Gill took down the pot with .
Didier Guerin started the day with under 10,000. He now has 60,000. Plenty of those chips have come courtesy of pocket-aces. The most recent occasion that saw Guerin pick up a big pot started with Billy Argyros opening to 2,500 from under the gun. Guerin three-bet to 4,500 and Argyros called.
On the flop (showing two hearts), Guerin led for 4,500 and Argyros raised to 11,000. Guerin then moved all in for around 18,000 and Argyros called.
Argyros:
Guerin:
No ace or hearts came on the turn or river for Argyros and Guerin snagged another double up. Here comes Diddy on the ANZ Player of the Year leader board!
Returning from the break and Tom Grigg is now the chip leader. We didn't catch the action on the hand, but apparently it went five minutes into the break. The huge pot saw a board out on the felt and one opponent shoving a large amount into Grigg on the river. Grigg tank-called and his opponent turned over . Grigg held for the second nut flush and eliminated his opponent.
The cards are back in the air after a short 10-minute break. There are 30 more minutes to be played in this level, after which we will continue straight into the next.
Jay Kinkade, who's better known as "SEABEAST", just knocked out Karim Jomeen. Kinkade raised to 2,000 from the hijack, and Ivan Zalac called on the button. Jomeen was in the small blind, and he opted to move all in for 14,500.
Kinkade flatted the shove, and Zalac folded after tanking for a bit.
Jay Kinkade
Karim Jomeen
The board ran out , and Kinkade caught a lucky river. Jomeen is gone, while Kinkade is among the leaders.
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and McKevith bet 7,000. Levy checked and folded, but the button made the call. On the turn the 
popped up, and both players checked.
, and that got McKevith betting again. He threw out 10,000, and his opponent called after thinking for about 30 seconds. The agressor showed 
, and raked in the pot.
and Skender bet 2,800 after Luu had checked. Both Gill and Skender called, creating three-way turn action. The turn was the 
. Both players checked quickly and Gill took down the pot with 
.
flop (showing two hearts), Guerin led for 4,500 and Argyros raised to 11,000. Guerin then moved all in for around 18,000 and Argyros called.
board out on the felt and one opponent shoving a large amount into Grigg on the river. Grigg tank-called and his opponent turned over 
. Grigg held 
for the second nut flush and eliminated his opponent.
