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It's getting to that time of the night where the hunger pains start kicking in. The players will be sent on a half an hour break to re-energize. Rendezvous back here at 8:40 p.m EST.
Joey Lovelady has just been sent to the rail by Oliver Speidel in sixth place, but it wasn't without controversy.
Lovelady and Speidel were heads-up to a flop that read 
; Speidel checked to Lovelady who led out for 7,500 before Speidel check-raised to 19,000. Lovelady deliberated for over two minutes before moving all-in and Speidel called, showing down 
for the second-nut flush draw against the open-ended straight draw of Lovelady who tabled 
.
The chip counts were too close to call, so the dealer was instructed to leave the chips alone and run out the board first, however, Albert Minnullin took it upon himself to start cutting them down.
"WOAH!" cried the others. "Sir, you can't do that," the tournament director said. Minnullin apologised and backed away and the dealer then proceeded run out the turn and river of 
, 
.
Speidel's king-high was enough to take down the pot and, after the chips were cut down, send Lovelady on his way to sign off on an AUD$20,460 payday.
We can confirm that Alexander Debus only played four contested pots during this entire final table, but two of those pots have led to his demise in seventh place.
Debus open-shoved from under the gun with 
and the action folded to Eoghan O'Dea (who's been just as tight) who tank-called all-in with 
from the small blind.
O'Dea improved to a set on the flop of 
and despite having a slim chance to hit the straight, Debus was left with just 5,000 after the turn and river bricked out 
, .
In the very next hand, Randy Dorfman put him all-in from the small blind. Debus threw his chips in, tabling 
against Dorfman's 
. Both players hit a pair on the board of 
, but Dorfman's sevens were best and Debus departs to collect AUD$17,050.
We are begginning to wonder whether or not these players have something against flops.
The last five hands have seen pre-flop raises and blind protecting three-bets ensure that the no cards are dealt face up on the board.
Oliver Speidel and Randy Dorfman have clashed in yet another pot as the final table of Event #7 keeps on keeping on.
Speidel raised to 4,500 from under the gun and Dorfman called from the cutoff before the dealer spread the flop of 
.
Speidel checked and Dorfman opened for 5,500, but Speidel check-raised all-in for another 32,200, causing Dorfman to spring out of his chair melodramatically. He asked for a count before angrily throwing his hand into the muck.
Nothing like a little bit of Hollywood to try and liven things up.
We've had yet another double-up at this final table - this time, it was Oliver Speidel who managed to stay alive against JP Kelly and as a result he's up to more than 45,000 in chips.
Kelly raised from under the gun and Albert Minullin folded before Speidel shoved for 21,600. Kelly called, turning up 
but was behind the 
of Speidel.
Speidel paired up on the flop of 
but Kelly scored some extra outs on the turn of the , only to ship over the chips after a useless bricked out on the river.
Bust out, one time!
Alexander Debus made it 3,200 to go from early postion before play came to Albert Minnullin in the cut off. Minnullin made the call, as did Eoghan O'Dea from the big blind.
Flop: 
O'Dea led into the flop for 4,200. Too much for Debus he got out of the way but it was just the right amount for Minnullin who made the call.
Turn: 
O'Dea checked this time sending the action to Minnullin who fired out a 16,000 chip bet. It was just the right amount to see O'Dea's cards hit the muck.
Minnullin who was under 10,000 earlier in the day is now soaring past the 70,000 mark.
Here are the latest chip counts, fresh from the felt. Enjoy!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
146,500 | 1,500 |
|
100,500 | -16,500 |
|
|
53,500 | -11,500 |
|
47,000 | -4,000 |
|
43,000 | 9,000 |
|
36,500 | -20,500 |
|
29,500 | -13,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 200
The railbirds are beginning to lose interest and are constantly asking the PokerNews Live Reporting Crew for directions for Studio 3 to watch the $100,000 as the action continues to crawl painfully slow.
Having said that, Joey Lovelady fans will be happy to hear that he's just doubled through Oliver Speidel, while Albert Minullin has scored a sizeable pot off Randy Dorfman.
Earlier, Speidel raised from the button to 3,500 with 
before Lovelady reraised to 22,300 with . Speidel made him commit the rest of his chips, but Lovelady doubled through after hitting an eight on the board of 
.
In the very next hand, Minullin raised to 3,800 from the hijack position and Dorfman called from the big blind before both players checked the flop of 
.
Dorfman then led out for 4,500 on the turn of the and for another 11,500 on the river of the . Minullin called both streets and Dorfman quickly mucked, much to Minullin's surprise. "Do I have to show?" he asked the dealer.
"No, you don't have to," the dealer replied. Minullin threw away his hand and raked in his chips. Dorfman is still sitting on a mountain of chips though, worth more than 150,000.
