The Crown Poker Room is buzzing as the fifth event of the day is set to commence on the feature table. The following nine players are returning to play for the Aussie Millions gold ring in Event #11: $1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha.
Here's the final table lineup:
Seat 1: Rainer Quel - 51,500
Seat 2: Nathan Snow - 62,700
Seat 3: Sandra Propper - 54,800
Seat 4: Lee Nelson - 78,200
Seat 5: [Removed:248] - 106,500
Seat 6: David Bach - 122,000
Seat 7: Nino Ascenzio - 94,700
Seat 8: Kenny Ng - 98,000
Seat 9: David Morton - 51,200
Lee Nelson has drawn first blood at this final table. He fired a bet of 11,200 on the flop, checked the turn, before getting a value bet of 20,000 in on the river against Nathan Snow.
The board read and Nelson took it down with for the nut straight.
The play on the final table has been fairly conservative so far today. Only David Bach and Lee Nelson have captured any significant pots to increase their overnight chip stacks.
Here are the current top five chip counts:
David Bach - 135,000
Lee Nelson - 110,000
Kenny Ng - 91,000
Nino Ascenzio - 83,000
[Removed:248] - 74,000
With a pot-sized raise and call in front of him, David Morton re-potted from the small blind. David Bach was the lone caller.
They saw a flop of and the short-stacked Morton moved all in for his last 15,800 chips. Bach thought for a moment and made the call.
Bach:
Morton:
The turn was cruel to Morton as the fell to give Bach the lead and he held it with the on the river. Morton departs in ninth place collecting AU$2,400 for his efforts.
Rainer Quel has doubled up through Kenny Ng, after Ng led out from the small blind for 20,000 on a flop of . Quel moved all in from the big blind for an additional 20,000 and Ng called.
Quel:
Ng:
Quel spiked two pair with the on the turn and it held when the bricked on the river.
Quel doubles to 100,000 as Ng takes a walk as he slips to 55,000.