Topakas Tables the Winner in a Three-Way Pot

In the most action we've had since the elimination of Scott Peters, Paul Rochford limped in from the button ahead of Christian Heich, who also called out of the small blind. Steve Topakas reached for chips as if he were going to raise, then declined his option, drawing chuckles from Sam Khouiss and Clint Jordanou.

The flop was all ragged, {2-Diamonds}

. Each player quickly checked in turn. When the turn fell {4-Hearts}

, Heich tried a bet of 35,000. Topakas and Rochford both called to the river, which was the {8-Hearts}

. Heich and Topakas checked it over to Rochford on the button. He announced a bet of 80,000. Heich looked down at his chip stack and back at the board before mucking his hand. That brought the action back to Topakas, who removed his sunglasses and placed them on the felt.

After about a minute, Topakas made the call with {9-Hearts}

for just top pair. Rochford mucked his hand, causing Topakas to stand up from his chair and clapped his hands one time, aggressively, in celebration. He now has roughly 580,000 chips, while Rochford has fallen to 560,000.

Tags: Christian Heich Paul Rochford Steve Topakas

2009 Aussie Millions

2009 Aussie Millions

Topakas Tables the Winner in a Three-Way Pot