Steve Topakas moved all in for about 100,000 from under the gun. Kosta Varoxis reraised all in from the cutoff seat and then [Removed:297] called from the big blind.
Topakas:
Varoxis:
Wenigwieser:
Topakas was the shortest of the three stacks and needed a lot of help to survive this one. Varoxis was the second shortest.
The flop came down and one of the two remaining aces in the deck flopped to put Wenigwieser behind.
The turn card was the and the crowd surrounding the table began cheering for five to come on the river.
"Five one time, one time!" said Jamie Glazier huddled up close to the table.
As if sent from the heavens, the dealer burned and smacked the on the river. Topakas was stunned and surrounded by his friends who made their way inside the ropes to the tableside. He's now up to 335,000 chips and STILL alive in the tournament.
"I was a favorite," laughed Topakas after the hand.
Wenigwieser has one million after the hand and Varoxis 455,000 after taking the side pot.
Jonno Pittock just informed us that the players will be stopping tonight when there is only eight remaining instead of seven. That should shorten the day by a little bit.
Dan Shak raised to 35,000 from under the gun and Joel Dodds called from the small blind. Jens Kerper called from the big blind as well.
The flop came down and everyone checked to a turn of the . Dodds and Kerper checked to the preflop raiser, Mr. Shak. He fired 80,000 and won the hand.
Shak hasn't been very active today. In fact, he's actually been sleeping at the table. Being on the other side of the world can really make you lack sleep if you're interested in the New York stock market. Shak's now up to 1.35 million while Dodds dropped to 1.1 million. Kerper is on 900,000.
Annette Obrestad completed from the small blind before Tyron Krost raised to 35,000 from the big blind. Obrestad called.
The flop came down and Obrestad checked. Krost fired 45,000 and Obrestad called.
The turn card was the and Obrestad check again. Krost fired a bigger bet of 130,000 this time. Obrestad didn't go anywhere and made the call.
The river was the and Obrestad checked. Krost bet 230,000 and this got Brestad thinking. She eventually mucked her hand and dropped to 1.9 million. Krost increased to 975,000.
Joel Dodds is up to 870,000 in chips after issuing a successful four-bet on Jens Kerper.
Dodds opened the pot with a raise to 30,000 from the small blind and Kerper repopped it to 95,000 from the big. Dodds then came over the top with a four-bet, kicking it up an additional 167,000. Kerper released his hand and was left with 1.15 million in chips.
Sorel Mizzi and Jens Kerper saw a monotone flop of . Kerper was acting from the big blind and had called a raise from Mizzi preflop. Kerper checked the flop and Mizzi bet 38,000. Kerper called.
The turn was the and Kerper checked again. Mizzi fired 85,000 this time and Kerper called.
The landed on the river and Kerper checked. Mizzi fired 235,000 into the middle. Kerper made the call.
Mizzi tabled and flopped the heart flush. Kerper mucked his hand and dropped to 500,000. Mizzi is just under two million now.
"Must be nice to run that good!" said Dan Shak to Mizzi.
Much to the dismay of the the heavy Aussie contingent here in the live studio audience, hometown favorite Joel Dodds has been eliminated from the main event.
Dodds opened the pot with a raise to 28,000 from under-the-gun and action folded around the table to Sorel Mizzi in the big blind who made the call. The flop came and Mizzi checked to Dodds who fired a 50,000 continuation bet. Mizzi then check-raised to 162,000 and Dodds came over the top, making it 285,000 more. Mizzi then moved all in over the top and Dodds made the call; his tournament life on the line:
Dodds:
Mizzi:
Needing the board to pair to stay alive (or a running straight flush for all you sticklers out there), Dodds watched the turn and river blank out , and Mizzi's nut straight held up to win the pot.
After the hand, we counted Mizzi at 3.1 million in chips, making him your new overall chip leader.
Frederik Jensen raised from the small blind to 30,000 and Annette Obrestad called from the small blind. The two players saw the flop come and both checked.
After the on the turn, things began to heat up. First, Obrestad checked and Jensen fired 43,000. Obrestad raised to 175,000 and Jensen called.
The river was the and Obrestad whipped out 340,000. Jensen called and tabled for two pair, aces and eights. Obrestad mucked and dropped to 1.48 million. Jensen increased to 1.9 million.
Dan Shak and Kosmas Dratsas just played a million-chip pot. After the turn, the board read and Dan Shak had first action. He checked and Dratsas bet 20,000. Shak raised to 70,000 and then Dratsas came back over the top with a reraise to 170,000. Shak wasn't about to back down and put in another raise to 470,000. Dratsas called.
The river card was the and after all the action on the turn, the two players both checked.
Shak tabled a losing to Dratsas' . The two pair of Dratsas put him up to 1.75 million and Shak dropped to 850,000.
"If I move all in on the river you have to fold," said Shak.
"I think I would. I didn't have you on the flush, but I did have you on a bigger two pair," responded Dratsas.