In the last hand before the break, Michael Pedley opened for 3,400 under the gun only to face a three-bet to 8,000 by Jonathan Karamalikis. The rest of the field cleared out and Pedley made the call, leading to a 
flop.
Both players checked, and the dealer burned and turned the 
. At this point, Pedley bet out 9,500, Karamalikis raised to 22,000, and after a few moment's thought, Pedley released his hand.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 200
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
118,800
8,800
|
8,800 |
|
||
|
117,200
-10,800
|
-10,800 |
|
115,400
-19,600
|
-19,600 |
|
75,700
-11,300
|
-11,300 |
|
||
|
57,400
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
|
57,200
4,200
|
4,200 |
|
33,800
-6,200
|
-6,200 |
|
30,700
-8,600
|
-8,600 |
|
30,200
-2,800
|
-2,800 |
Dan Kelly raised to 4,000 and Tyron Krost decided to shove for his last 33,100. Action got folded to Mike Watson who re-shoved all-in. All the other players folded giving us a heads up showdown.
| Tyron Krost |   |
| Mike Watson |   |
The board ran out 
and that gave Krost the double up. It's still anyones game here in the Crown Casino!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
73,000
39,200
|
39,200 |
|
|
54,000
-3,200
|
-3,200 |
|
|
42,000
-33,700
|
-33,700 |
|
|
||
Right after finding a big double up Tyron Krost keeps applying pressure. Jim Collopy just raised to 4,000 from the button after which the small blind, Dan Kelly, three-bet to 9,400. Krost was in the big blind and he four-bet all-in putting both Kelly and Collopy to the test. Both players folded and Krost is now up to 100,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
53,000
-4,400
|
-4,400 |
|
|
||
|
|
44,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Tyron Krost opened for 4,500 only to have Andrew Scarfe moved all in for around 25,000. Krost made the call and it was off to the races.
Showdown
| Krost |  |
| Scarfe |   |
Scarfe was in a coinflip for his tournament life, but the 
flop crushed any hope he had as Krost flopped a set. The 
and 
completed the board as Scarfe hit the rail in ninth place. Meanwhile, Krost, who is scheduled to play in the Tournament on Champions in an hour, is up to 122,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
122,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Michael Pedley was under the gun and opened for 4,300, which Tyron Krost ended up three-betting to 10,500. Pedley made the call and then fired out 11,500 on the 
flop, which prompted Krost to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
4,600
|
4,600 |
|
|
106,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
We just witnessed a hand at this final table that will likely change the course of this tournament. It happened when action folded to Marvin Rettenmaier on the button and raised to 4,200. Jonathan Karamalikis was in the big blind and pushed back to the tune of 10,600. Rettenmaier thought for a moment and then four-bet to 22,900, and Karamalikis simply moved all in for 101,900 total. Rettenmaier looked a bit blithe and made the call, creating a pot of around 205,000!
Showdown
| Karamalikis |  |
| Rettenmaier |  |
Karamalikis was ahead and looking to dodge an ace and diamonds. He did that on the 
flop, while the 
turn knocked down Rettenmaier's outs to just an ace. Luckily for Karamalikis, the 
appeared on the river and he survived to double into the big chip leader; meanwhile, Rettenmaier, who began the day as chip leader, was reduced to the short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
205,000
87,800
|
87,800 |
|
|
22,800
-96,000
|
-96,000 |
|
|
||
Tyron Krost opened for 4,500 from early position and cleared the field all the way to Jonathan Karamalikis in the small blind. The chip leader put in a three-bet to 11,000, Krost called, and the flop came down . Karamalikis was first to act and led out for 12,500, which Krost raised to 27,000. Karamalikis responded by moving all in, sending Krost into the tank for a solid two minutes. After he emerged, the former Aussie Millions Champion folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
245,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
70,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |
Action folded to Michael Pedley in the cutoff and he raised to 4,200, which Jonathan Karamalikis called from the button. Both blinds got out of the way and the flop came down 
. From there, Pedley check-called a bet of 5,500, the hit the turn, and Pedley checked to Karamalikis, who bet 13,500.
Pedley gave up on the hand, dropping to 112K, while Karamalikis chipped up to 265,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
265,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
112,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
