Gene Rayner opened to 12,000 from the button before Matthew Kirk three-bet the small blind to 22,500.
Rayner made the call as both players checked the 
flop before the 
on the turn saw Kirk fire a successful bet of 12,500.
Kirk flashed his 
to claim the pot and move to 220,000 in chips.
With three players currently flirty around the 950,000-chip mark, the question is who will be the first to tick into the seven-figure club.
Randy Dorfman nearly did, but losing a few pots brought him back behind Patrik Antonius who has been building his stack steadily throughout this level.
Eli Heath has surged from nowhere, and if he continues to remain under the radar, he may be the man to snatch the one-milli title!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
955,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
945,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
940,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Gabor Farkas opened to 12,000 from the cutoff only to have Sanchez Rodriguez three-bet the button to 25,000.
Farkas moved all in for 212,000 and Rodriguez made the call for his 210,500.
Farkas: 
Rodriguez: 
The board ran out 
to see Rodriguez soar to 440,000 as Farkas was left with just 1,500.
Committed his final 1,000 (after anteing 500), Farkas managed to see his 
best Rodriguez' as the final board ran out 
.
Farkas would commit the next hand with 
, but be unable to best Oliver Keefe's 
.
Simon Morris opened to 15,000 only to have Karib Karib make it 41,000 next to act.
With the action on Randy Dorfman, he made it 82,000 to go as Morris passed. Karib made the call to see a 
flop fall before he moved all in for 49,000. Dorfman made the call.
Karib: 
Dorfman: 
The turn of the and river of the 
saw Karib's tournament end as Dorfman soars to the chip lead with 980,000 in chips.
Gabor Farkas has just found a double courtesy of Oliver Keefe after a preflop clash.
Farkas: 
Keefe:
In a race for his tournament life, Farkas was happy to see the 
flop spread to send Farkas up to 192,000 and Keefe down to 100,000.
From the small blind, Shane Laugesen pushed for 77,500 and Hiren Patel instantly made the call from the big blind.
Laugesen:
Patel:
The board ran out 
to see Laugesen bumped to the rail as Patel climbs to 250,000 in chips.
Eli Heath opened to 10,500 from middle position only to have Christopher Sparks make it 28,000 from the cutoff.
With the action on Gavin Cochrane in the small blind, he moved all in for 78,500 to force a fold from Heath as Sparks went into the tank for several minutes.
"Hand caught in the cookie jar?" quipped Matthew Kirk.
Eventually Sparks opted to make the call.
Sparks:
Cochrane: 
With Cochrane in great shape to double, the 
kept a sweat alive with any eight or four being disastrous for him.
The on the turn bricked things out, but the devastating on the river saw Sparks jump to his feet and scream, "Weeeeee!"
As Cochrane hits the rail for an AUD$20,000 payday, Sparks climbs to 275,000 in chips.
Gavin Cochrane was all in preflop for 37,500 with the . Matthew Kirk called him with the . The flop, turn and river ran out 
and Cochrane doubled. Kirk dropped back to 135,000.
After the hand, Kirk seemed to be a tiny bit on tilt. He's raised or shoved for the following three hands and won every one, claiming to want to "double up or go home."
Nik Lackovic pushed from under the gun for his last 40,500 and Chris Moorman made the call from the big blind.
Lackovic: 
Moorman: 
Unfortunately for Lackovic, the flop saw his dominating hand outdrawn as the 
landed on the turn.
Needing only a king to remain alive, the 
on the river would end his tournament in fifty-fourth place for an AUD$20,000 payday.
Karib Karib just busted Haibo Chu. Karib held the 
against Chu's . The money went in preflop and the board ran out 
. Chu was all in for 57,500.
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