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Steve Topakas
Steve Topakas' table up in Studio 3 broke about ten minutes ago, and he waved goodbye to us as he headed on downstairs to his new table in the main poker room -- a solid four minute walk down two sets of escalators.
Moments ago, he just walked back past the desk and waved hello, as his table downstairs broke and they sent him back up here.
"It's like exercise, this," Topakas joked. "God, I'm wrecked."
'The Big Show' brought 131,000 in chips back upstairs with him.
On the bright side, it's hard to go broke when you spend more time walking to your new table than you do actually playing.
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After dropping down below the stratosphere we caught up with a hand on the turn with the board reading . Nico's opponent in the hand bet 12,500 and Nico made the call.
The on the river slowed both players down to a check, check situation and when the hands were revealed, Nico's beat out his opponents .
donpeters
JP Kelly raised from under the gun before Marsha Waggoner moved all in from the button. Kelly made the call of the all-in bet for 17,000 total and tabled . Waggoner held .
The board ran out and Waggoner doubled to about 40,000 chips. Kelly is on 215,000 now.
donpeters
On the flop of , JP Kelly check-raised William Skountzos from 22,000 to 55,000. Skountzos folded his hand and Kelly picked up the pot to move to 235,000. Skountzos is on 185,000.
donpeters
Andrew Feldman raised from the button to 7,000 and Howard Lederer called out of the small blind. The big blind folded, leaving Lederer and Feldman heads up.
The flop came down and both players checked.
The turn added the to the board and Lederer fired 15,000. Feldman made the call.
The river was the and both players checked.
Lederer turned up for a pair of nines after missing some draws. Feldman held for a pair of tens and won the hand. He moved up to 100,000 while Lederer slipped to 40,000.
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Jessica Dawley has extended her impressive run here at the 2010 Aussie Millions main event with the elimination of yet another hopeful runner.
Her short-stacked opponent got it all in before the flop holding and Dawley looked down at pocket aces and made the call.
The board was never any threat, and Dawley picked up the pot, improving to 252,000 in chips in the process.
donpeters
Barny Boatman limped under the gun and saw a flop with the two blinds. The first three community cards were the and action checked to Boatman. He fired 4,000 and the small blind folded. The player in the big blind called.
The turn card added the to the board and paired it with threes. The big blind bet 7,500 and Boatman raised. He made it 20,000 to go and the big blind called.
The river completed the board with the . Both the big blind and Boatman checked.
The big blind tabled and Boatman mucked his hand. Boatman slipped to 65,000 after losing this pot.
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Gus Hansen has just dropped to 255,000 in chips from 317,000 after losing a recent flippish sort of situation up in Studio 3.
Hansen opened the pot with a raise to 9,000 and his opponent moved all in over the top for 61,500. Hansen made the call holding and it proved to be a good one as his opponent revealed a meager .
Still, Gus' opponent's cards were very live, and they got a whole lot stronger after the flop came , giving him bottom pair.
The turn and river then finished out , and the fives held up, knocking Gus back down below the 300k mark.
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Elliot Smith, who we noted the other day has having a tendency for tanking, raised it up to 7,000 preflop before Andy Stoltz bumped it up to 20,000. This sent Smith into a six-minute tankaroo, after which he decided to move all of his 87,000 into the center.
Stoltz, not to be out think-tanked decided to one up Mr. Smith by tanking for just over six minutes himself. He asked Smith if he would show if he folded, to which he got no response. Finally Stoltz found a call with and was spot on with his read. Smith was live though with , and pleaded for two eights.
The flop brought one of those eights, with the hitting the felt. The hit the turn, and the dealer made Smith's dream come true when the hit on the river.
As the river was dealt Smith let out a "Boom," and then a line that went something like "It's suck-out time" before going for a little stroll to relish in his win.
Smith had about 180,000 after the hand, and Stoltz was left with 270,000.
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to which the big blind bet 10,000 and Wenigwieser called. 
fell on the turn and the big blind check-called Wenigwieser's bet of 22,000. 
on the river and Wenigwieser showed 
to best his opponent's 
and take the pot.
. Nico's opponent in the hand bet 12,500 and Nico made the call. 
on the river slowed both players down to a check, check situation and when the hands were revealed, Nico's 
beat out his opponents 
. Waggoner held 
, JP Kelly check-raised William Skountzos from 22,000 to 55,000. Skountzos folded his hand and Kelly picked up the pot to move to 235,000. Skountzos is on 185,000.
and both players checked.
for a pair of tens and won the hand. He moved up to 100,000 while Lederer slipped to 40,000.
. Both the big blind and Boatman checked.
and Boatman mucked his hand. Boatman slipped to 65,000 after losing this pot.
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and was spot on with his read. Smith was live though with 
