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With play coming to the last few levels of the day we thought now was a good time to look at some of the chip leaders, notable names and those edging closer to the depressing area that is behind the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000 | |
|
89,500 | |
|
88,000 | |
|
65,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
19,300 | |
|
|
11,500 |
With the action folding to Maria Ho in the hi-jack, she pushed her last 13,900 into the pot and found a caller from the big blind.
Ho: 
Opponent: 
The flop of 
gave Ho an additional eight outs to go along with her pair draw, but when the 
and 
landed on the turn and river, she was forced to wave goodbye to the tournament.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 200
On a flop of 
, Chris Barratt found himself all in holding 
against an opponent's 
.
The 
and completed the board on the turn and river to see Barratt double through to roughly 43,000 in chips.
Jonathan Karamalikis opened the hi-jack to 3,700 only to have a player in the small blind three-bet to 8,400.
With the action on the short-stacked Jackie Glazier in the big blind, she moved her last 12,100 into the middle as Karamalikis called. Glazier's now lone opponent called the additional 3,700 to put the local tournament regular at risk.
Glazier:
Opponent: 
Unfortunately for Glazier, the board rolled out 
to end her tournament and force her to the registration booth to shell over another $1,100 for entry in tomorrow's flight.
Kel Beattie was in the hi-jack when he made it 20,000 to go, leaving himself with 1,900 behind. The action was then on Jonathan Karamalikis from the cut-off, wherby he announced he was all-in for over 90,000. Jeff Rossiter in the small blind pushed all his 33,500 chips into the middle and with Beattie making the call, it would be two tournament lives on the line.
Beattie: 
Karamilikis:
Rossiter: 
The flop showing 
would put Rossiter well behind, behind for the main pot and the side pot.
A 
on the turn changed nothing, but the 
on the river meant it was to the rail for Beattie. Karamalikis would be left with 50,000 while Rossiter has a plump 89,500 stack.
It just may be Jonathan Karamalikis' day or maybe it just really is not Jackie Glazier's.
Glazier raised to 4,000 and after everyone got out of the way, Karamalikis made it 11,000 more from the big blind.
After contemplating her next move, Glazier announced she was allin. Karamalikis made the call for his remaining 40,000 and his tournament life was up in the air.
Karamalikis: 
Glazier:
The way i see it, If it's going to come, it may aswell be in the window. Get the pain over and done with.
Board:
With the nine in the window, Glazier is left crippled with around 9,000. Karamalikis rises to 92,000.
It has been a quiet few levels for Maria Ho as she currently sits on the feature table nursing a 16,800-chip stack alongside Joe Cabret.
Consequently we decided it would be the perfect time to ask her a few questions for the next installment of the poker vox pop.
Favorite flop to check-raise?
Aa paired board on the river with a flush possibility
Who will be the best performed player at the Aussie Millions?
James Akenhead
Realistic poker goal for 2011?
To win a major event
In one word describe . . . Joe Hachem?
Lucky
In one word describe . . . PokerNews’ own Lynn Gilmartin?
Gorgeous
In one word describe . . . yourself?
Funny
Simon Watt made it 3,500 to go from early position. Folded around to Michael Marcos on the button, he raised to 13,500. Watt moved all-in for around 30,000. Marcos immediately called. Which one has aces, which one has kings?
The terribly punned title may have already given it away, but we will go ahead with the drumroll anyway...
Watt: 
Marcos: 
Board: 
An Ace on the flop just so the New Zealander could rub it in. Simon Watt now sits behind a 75,000 stack, while Marcos barely survives with 3,800.
