Neil Channing Eliminated in 5th Place (AU$31,500)

In two swift hands, Neil Channing went from a sligtly below-average stack to out of the tournament. First, he called a preflop raise to 27,000 from Ben Delaney. Channing check-called 35,000 on the {6-Clubs}

flop, check-called another 60,000 on the {Q-Hearts}

turn, then check-folded when Delaney moved all in for more than Channing's stack on the {J-Diamonds}

river.

The next hand Sean Keeton opened for 30,000 from the button. Channing was in the small blind and moved all in for roughly 170,000. Keeton double-fist-pump-snap-called, tabling {A-Spades}

. Channing was in serious trouble as he showed {A-Clubs}

, a hand that was completely crushed. He got no help from the {Q-Clubs}

board, departing in fifth palce for a payday of AU$31,500.

Channing was one of the two remaining bounties, so Keeton has earned himself another AU$1,000 with that elimination. He's picked up two bounties at the final table. From here, everything is a freeroll for him.

Tags: Ben Delaney Neil Channing Sean Keeton