From early position, Matthew Kirk raised to 8,000. Ben Blackmore made the call from the hijack seat and the flop came down . Kirk check-raised Blackmore's bet of 9,500 to 27,000 and took down the pot. He moved to 210,000 while Blackmore dropped to 240,000.
It has taken just short of an hour, and over ninety-minutes of hand-for-hand play to see the bubble burst in the 2011 Aussie Millions Main Event!
Amazingly however, it wasn't one, but two players from separate tables that both busted on the same hand to put the remaining 71 players in the money.
Over on table twenty-seven we found Tyler Bonkowski opening to 9,500 with Julius Colman defending his big blind as both players checked the flop.
The turn of the saw Colman check-raise all in for 32,000 over Bonkowski's 12,500-chip delayed continuation-bet. Bonkowski made the call.
Colman:
Bonkowski:
Unfortunately for Colman, the river landed the to send him to the rail in joint seventy-second place for AUD$7,500.
Over on table ten at the same time we found Erick Lindgren making it 10,000 from the hi-jack only to have Carter Phillips three-bet the small blind to 21,000. Lindgren made it 46,000 and Phillips moved all in with Lindgren making the call.
Phillips:
Lindgren:
The board filled out to see Phillips hit the rail in joint seventy-second place as Lindgren climbs to 320,000 in chips.
What do you do when you come back on Day 3 with just 31,500 and grind your short stack to a cash with just 12,500 of it left? You immediately call for cocktails and order a drink!
"Cocktails!" yelled Albert Albergo. "Could I get a bourbon and dry."
"You know it's early afternoon, right?" asked David Gorr next to Albergo.
Erick Lindgren raised to 10,000 from early position and Elliot Smith reraised to 26,000 from the next seat. After action folded back to Lindgren, the Team Full Tilt Poker member four-bet to 61,000. Smith gave it up and Lindgren won the pot.
Tyler Bonkowski entered the pot for 9,500 before Albert Albergo committed his final 4,000. James Keys made the call from the button before folding to Bonkowski's 7,000-chip continuation-bet on the flop.
Bonkowski:
Albergo:
Dink! The turn landed the to see Albergo take the lead, and when the landed on the river, he more than tripled to 22,000 in chips.
Full Tilt Poker Red Pro Mark Vos raised from under the gun to 8,500. Michael Healy reraised from the cutoff to 17,500. Vos made the call.
The flop came down and Vos checked. Healy bet 15,500 and Vos made the call. The turn brought the and paired the board. Vos checked and Healy bet 25,000. Vos called again. The river completed the board with the and both players checked.
Vos' beat Healy's and Vos moved to 405,000 in chips. Healy dropped to 100,000.
Ben Blackmore raised to 9,000 from early position. Samad Razavi reraised all in for 114,000 from the cutoff seat. Blackmore couldn't stand the heat and folded.
Patrik Antonius opened in early position to 10,000 and found a caller in Karib Karib before Tore Lukashaugen made it 36,000 to go from the small blind.
Antonius four-bet to 85,000 as Karib passed, before Lukashaugen moved all in for 260,000. Antonius instantly made the call.
Lukashaugen:
Antonius:
With Lukashaugen crushed, the board wouldn't bring him any salvation as he was bundled out for an AUD$15,000 payday.
Antonius on the other hand has soared to 880,000 in chips.