From the button, Randy Dorfman opened to 25,000 only to have Tyler Bonkowski three-bet to 68,000 from the small blind.
Once the action returned to Dorfman, he made it 168,000 total before Bonkowski moved all in for 468,000. Dorfman made the call.
Bonkowski: {Ks]
Dorfman:
With Bonkowski dominated, the flop wouldn't change his predicament, but in fact reduce his outs to just two (not including any backdoor draws).
The on the turn however saw Bonkowski snatch another nine outs to a flush, but as the river of the rolled off, he was forced to bow out in fourteenth-place.
While Dorfman moves to 1,750,000 in chips, Bonkowski heads to the cashiers cage to collect his AUD$70,000 in earnings to best his forty-ninth and AUD$20,000 collect in this very event last year.
Chris Moorman raised from the small blind to 33,000 and Sam Razavi called from the big blind. The flop came down and Moorman fired 43,000. Razavi folded and Moorman won the pot.
Manny Stavropoulos pushed from under the gun for his last 117,000 and David Gorr made the call from the small blind.
Stavropoulos:
Gorr:
WIth Stavropoulos needing to spike his ace to stay alive, the flop gave him an additional four outs to make a wheel.
The changed little on the turn, and when the completed the river, Stavropoulos was forced to exit in fifteenth-place for an AUD$70,000 collect as Gorr moves to 715,000 in chips.
Chris Moorman raised from the button to 30,000 and Cliff Lee reraised to 85,000 from the small blind. Sam Razavi four-bet to 325,000 and Moorman folded. Lee moved all in and Razavi snapped.
On the flop of , Cliff Lee bet 26,000 and Sam Razavi raised to 100,000. Lee made the call.
The turn brought the and Lee checked. Razavi bet 150,000 and Lee made the call.
The river completed the board with the and Lee checked. Razavi moved all in for 660,000 or so and Lee mucked, showing the . Razavi showed a bluff with the .
Tobias Reinkemeier opened to 25,000 from the cutoff as the action folded to Patrik Antonius in the big blind.
"How much you playing?" asked Antonius.
"Roughly about 220,000" stated Reinkemeier.
"I'm all in!" announced Antonius and Reinkemeier quickly made the call.
Reinkemeier:
Antonius:
With the both at it again - following their ace-queen chop from earlier - Reinkemeier would need to hold here if he was to stay alive in the Main Event.
The flop would see Antonius take the lead, and after the landed on the turn, Reinkemeier would be hoping to see one of the two remaining eights find its way onto the river.
Unfortunately for the German, the river landed the to send him to the rail in seventeenth-place for an AUD$70,000 payday as Antonius moves to roughly 1,750,000 in chips.
Chris Moorman has always been known as an aggressive player. He's young and fearless, having come up in the online realm where aggression wins. Having the last bit of this tournament play out short handed fits right into his strengths and he's been flexing his muscle all day today with raises and reraises.
After Shane Sigsbee raised to 28,000 from the button, Moorman three-bet to 74,000 from the small blind. Cliff Lee folded from the big blind and then Sigsbee tossed his hand away as well.
On the next hand, James Keys raised to 28,000 and Moorman three-bet to 72,000 from the button. Keys folded and Cliff Lee asked Moorman if he was planning on having afternoon tea. "I'm just getting bored," responded Moorman.
On the hand after that, Shane Sigsbee raised to 30,000 and Moorman three-bet to 76,000 from the cutoff seat. Sigsbee folded as Moorman just doesn't stop.