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Poker players often talk about being dealt a "cooler". We think the term gets over-applied, but surely kings into aces is a cooler. That's what happened to Dixon Ruecker. He raised from early position to 17,000. Action passed to Barny Boatman in the cutoff seat, who added another 30,000 chips on top. Boatman had 143,000 left behind, so when it was again Ruecker's turn to act he shoved for more than half a million with his . Boatman snap-called with . He spiked an unnecessary ace on the river of a board that came out .
Ruecker was on a massive upswing, but that loss moved him back to 432,000. Boatman is now on 279,000.
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Nhan Le has been eliminated by Christian Heich.
Le opened to 13,000 preflop and was quickly reraised by Heich to 32,500. Le came back over the top all in and Heich made the call.
Heich
Le
Unfortunately for Le he found his big slick dominated and would have to get very lucky to stay alive. He didn't, the board running out to send him to the rail in 37th place.
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According to our field reporters Grant Levy is having a lot of success in setting up small pairs. In one of the latest examples Levy opened to 12,000 preflop with Christian Heich calling and going to the flop. The flop came and Levy fired out a bet that Heich called. The turn saw Levy bet 70,000 which Heich once again flat called. The on the river was enough for Levy to move all in, but Heich decided to fold.
Levy flashed for a flopped set, that improved into a full house at the turn.
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What is it with players calling the clock on themselves? It happened for the third time today in a hand between Dixon Ruecker and Sorel Mizzi. Mizzi was in the big blind for the hand and called a raise to 17,000 from Ruecker. The flop was huge, coming down . Mizzi quickly checked it over to Ruecker, who showed no fear in firing out a continuation bet of 20,000. Mizzi called.
Both players checked the turn. When the dealer produced the as the river card, Mizzi opted to lead out for 51,000. Ruecker raised him to 150,000. Mizzi, with 245,000 chips behind his bet, tanked for several minutes. It was long enough that he finally called a clock on himself, and then folded.
Ruecker opened -- a stone bluff -- drawing murmurs from the rail. He moved up to 630,000 in chips.
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John Overbeek - 38th place
John Overbeek has been eliminated in 38th place after running into Sam Capra.
Preflop, Capra opened to 15,000 and Capra upped it to 40,000 from the button. Capra made the call and the players went to the flop.
On the , Capra opened to 50,000 and Overbeek moved all in over the top for 223,000. After thinking for a moment, Capra made the call and tabled for top pair, top kicker. Overbeek's tournament life was in jeopardy as he rolled over and he was eliminated when the turn and river both missed him.
Overbeek goes out in 38th and earns AU$25,000 for his efforts. Capra moves up to 620,000.
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Michael McDonald - 39th Place
It was David versus Goliath when Rajkumar Ramakrishnan opened for 20,000 from the small blind and Michael McDonald pushed all in for 83,000 from the big blind. Ramakrishnan called.
Ramakrishnan:
Michael McDonald:
McDonald had to dodge a pesky ace, and he couldn't do it. It was the in the window, joined by the and . The turn and river were running clubs, and , that didn't help anyone. As a result, McDonald joined the large throng on the rail.
Ramakrishnan has taken over the chip lead. He's close to 900,000.
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Fresh off taking a 50,000 chip hit against Annica Ivert, Tino Lechich was keen to reestablish his position. He found more then an opportunity to do so against Zac Fellows.
On a flop of Lechich fired out 20,000 and was raised to 90,000 by Fellows. Lechich then moved all in for 136,500, which Fellows of course called.
Lechich for top pair.
Fellows for bottom pair and a flush draw.
The turn was good to Lechich, as was the river, safely doubling him through to 350,000. Fellows drops to 375,000.
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When we get down to 36 players remaining in the tournament, the players will re-draw for seats. Play will move from eight-handed tables to six-handed tables.
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Paul O'Brien - 40th Place
The pace of eliminations hasn't slowed down as much as we expected it to slow down. Paul O'Brien is the last player to give up the ghost. He check-called a bet of 30,000 from Dixon Ruecker on a flop of , check-called 75,000 more when the turn fell , and check-called all in on the river . Ruecker didn't have much -- just the other two fives for quads. O'Brien mucked his hand, but he doesn't leave empty-handed. He gets AU$25,000 in prize money.
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Jonathan Plens opened to 12,500 preflop, and Zach Gruneberg made the call off the button. Sam Capra decided to join in the fun from the big blind and they went three-handed to a flop. All the players checked and the turn came . Capra was first out of the blocks betting 20,000 with Plens making the call. Gruneberg had seen enough, and folded. The hit the river and Capra fired 50,000 which Plens called.
Capra tabled for a rivered king high flush, good for the pot as Plens mucked. Capra moves up to 380,000. Plens down to 300,000.
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. Boatman snap-called with 
. He spiked an unnecessary ace on the river of a board that came out 
.
to send him to the rail in 37th place.
and Levy fired out a bet that Heich called. The turn 
saw Levy bet 70,000 which Heich once again flat called. The 
on the river was enough for Levy to move all in, but Heich decided to fold.
for a flopped set, that improved into a full house at the turn.
turn. When the dealer produced the 
-- a stone bluff -- drawing murmurs from the rail. He moved up to 630,000 in chips.
, Capra opened to 50,000 and Overbeek moved all in over the top for 223,000. After thinking for a moment, Capra made the call and tabled 
and he was eliminated when the turn 
both missed him.
. The turn and river were running clubs, 
Lechich fired out 20,000 and was raised to 90,000 by Fellows. Lechich then moved all in for 136,500, which Fellows of course called.
for bottom pair and a flush draw.
turn was good to Lechich, as was the 
, check-called 75,000 more when the turn fell 
, and check-called all in on the river 
