Harry Demetriou has moved back up to 150,000 after eliminating Jay Sanchez in brutal fashion.
The action folded around to Sanchez who raised to 4,200 from the cutoff. Demetriou called from the big blind before checking his option on the flop of , which saw Sanchez lead out for 8,000.
Demetriou check-potted to 33,200, Sanchez moved all-in for a total of 45,500 and Demetriou called, tabling for a flush draw against the of Sanchez.
Sanchez stayed out in front on the turn of the , but the dealer produced the on the river, giving Demetriou the flush and Sanchez his cue to exit, stage right.
The action has trickled to a crawl in this event but we've just witnessed the first split pot of the night between Haibo Chu and Grant Trask.
The action folded around to Chu who raised to 4,700 from the hijack position before Trask and Matthew Konnecke called from the small and big blinds respectively to go three ways into a flop of . Trask and Konnecke checked their option before Chu led out for 7,800. Trask then check-raised all-in for 23,600, forcing Konnecke out of the way before Chu called.
Chu:
Trask:
A repeat on the turn gave both players two pair and the river saw both players chop it up. In related news, we're still at 27 players. Stay tuned.
With only minutes to go until the dinner break, 2007 Melbourne Poker Championship Main Event winner Haibo Chu has scored a bucketload of chip, moving up to 150,000 through Grant Trask!
After a raised pot preflop, Trask checked his option on a flop of , as did Peter Karam from the hijack position before Chu led out for 13,800. Trask called and Karam folded, leaving it heads-up to the turn of the .
Trask check-called Chu's bet of 28,800 before both players checked down the river ; Trask then mucked furiously after Chu tabled for top pair. As frustrating as it must be, Trask will have to compose himself and focus on rebuilding his stack after the dinner break, but he's still travelling nicely on 45,000.
It's been a great run for Harry Demetriou in this level, as he's now sitting on more than 130,000 after eliminating Paul Barrass.
The action folded around to Dave Heskin who raised to 6,000 from under the gun before Barrass reraised all-in for 18,500 from the button. Demetriou pushed Heskin out with a four-bet worth 46,000 from the big blind before showing his hand down against Barrass:
Demetriou:
Barrass:
Board:
It was merely a bump in the road for Heskin, who was able to recuperate those lost chips (and then some) after sending Mike Ryan to the rail. Ryan raised to 4,200 from under the gun and Demetriou called, as did Heskin to go three ways to a flop that read . Ryan pushed his last 2,100 into the middle and Demetriou called, only to quickly fold after Heskin raised to 22,800, flashing before sending his hand into the muck.
Demetriou was right to fold, as Heskin revealed for the nut flush against Ryan's . The turn and river were an uneventful , and Ryan was eliminated. Heskin is back up to 47,000 in chips.
The action has slowed down significantly as we edge closer to the money (14 places away, to be exact), but Grant Trask is now on a stack worth more than 125,000 after eliminating Mark Furness.
Trask raised to 3,500 from middle position and both Matthew Konnecke and Ali Askoy called from the hijack and cutoff positions respectively before Furness reraised all-in for 12,500 from the small blind. Trask called, Konnecke folded and Askoy called to make it heads-up to a sidepot on a flop of .
Trask deliberated before pushing out a bet worth 32,000. Askoy went deep into the tank and after about three minutes, he reluctantly let his hand go, leaving Trask and Furness to show down their hands:
Furness:
Trask:
There was little to no hope for Furness; despite the turn of the giving him a few more outs, the river sealed the deal for Trask and Furness' fate. Trask is now up to 129,000 in chips.
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, which saw Sanchez lead out for 8,000.
for a flush draw against the 
of Sanchez.
, but the dealer produced the 
on the river, giving Demetriou the flush and Sanchez his cue to exit, stage right.
. Trask and Konnecke checked their option before Chu led out for 7,800. Trask then check-raised all-in for 23,600, forcing Konnecke out of the way before Chu called.
on the turn gave both players two pair and the river 
saw both players chop it up. In related news, we're still at 27 players. Stay tuned.
, as did Peter Karam from the hijack position before Chu led out for 13,800. Trask called and Karam folded, leaving it heads-up to the turn of the 
.
for top pair. As frustrating as it must be, Trask will have to compose himself and focus on rebuilding his stack after the dinner break, but he's still travelling nicely on 45,000.
before sending his hand into the muck.
. The turn and river were an uneventful 
