In the last hand before the break, action folded to Brendon Rubie and he brought it in for a raise to 50,000, which Tam Truong called from the small blind. It was heads up to the flop, which saw Truong check-call a bet of 51,000. Both players then checked the turn.
When the appeared on the river, Truong checked, opening the door for Rubie to fire out a healthy 161,000. Truong though for about 15 second before announcing a call, only to muck when Rubie rolled over for a runner-runner wheel.
Another elimination has left the 2012 Aussie Millions opening event with just 12 players and we caught all the action that saw [Removed:551] hit the rail.
Rob Angood opened the action from under the gun and the action was folded to [Removed:552] on the button and he shoved all in. Angood made the call and the two turned their hands over.
Angood:
[Removed:552]:
[Removed:552] needed some help that would never come as the board ran out and he would be busted in 13th place.
When Manny Stavropoulos three-bet all in from the small blind, Naz Sibaei would think for many moments before deciding to make the call. Stavropoulos held {kj} and would be flipping against the of Sibaei.
Board:
A nice double up for Stavropoulos, While Sibaei takes a hit!
Andrew Capelin had less than a big blind left when he was all-in preflop. Fortunately for Capelin he woke up with . Unfortunately for Capelin, Manny Stavropoulos woke up with .
When the board ran out , Capelin was eliminated in 14th place and sent home with $7,600.
The largest pot of the tournament just played out and has left early chip leader Andrew Capelin with less than a big blind.
It was a three-bet pot that saw a flop hit the felt. At this point Scott Wilson led for 135,000. After a few minutes thought, Capelin shoved his giant stack all-in. Wilson made the call and the two players turned their hands over.
Capelin:
Wilson:
Wilson would be taking down the huge pot as long as he dodged some bullets. The on the turn gave Capelin more outs but when the hit the river, he was left with just 15,000! Stay tuned for his bust out or double up.
Nicki Pickering catches up with a bevy of stars to discuss strategy, poker faces and so much more on the red carpet at the Shane Warne & Joe Hachem Celebrity Charity Poker Event.
Tony Delavinias was under the gun and shoved for 152,000, which Naz Sibaei called from the small blind. The Day 1c chip leader was in trouble with as his opponent help the superior . The was about as unexciting as they come, while the turn and river meant Sibaei's ace-queen high won the pot,
Delavinias was eliminated in 15th place and took a jaunt to the payout desk to collect $7,600 AUD.
We're not sure of the exact numbers, but we do know that Naz Sibaei opened, Chris O'Donnell three-bet, Sibaei moved all in, and O'Donnell called of after a short time in the tank.
Showdown
O'Donnell:
Sibaei:
As we've seen so many time today, it was a coinflip for a tournament life. A crowd gathered around the table as the dealer burned and put out the flop . . . . . . safe as far a O'Donnell was concerned. The turn meant O'Donnell needed to survive just one more card to double, but a brutal ace on the river put a dagger through his heart.
O'Donnell was eliminated in 16th place and earned $7,600 AUD for his deep run.
Just after having doubled, Tino Lechich open-shoved for around 210,000 and was called by Sherif Derias.
Showdown
Derias:
Lechich:
It was a classic race, though Lechich needed to catch to stay alive. The flop didn't hit him directly, but it did add a flush draw to his outs. The turn was of no use, and neither was the . Lechich was eliminated in 17th place and will take home $7,600 AUD.