Action folded to Mike Watson on the button and he put in a raise to 6,000. Michael Pedley folded the small blind while Jonathan Karamalikis moved all in from the big. Watson called off for 49,400 and the cards were turned up:
Showdown
Watson
Karamalikis
Watson was ahead with his ace high, which is what won him the pot after the board ran out . With that, Watson was back over 100K while Karamalikis took a hit down to 229,000.
From the cut-off Mike Watson raised to 6,000 and Dan Kelly opted to call from the big blind. The flop brought out and both players checked.
The turn was the and Kelly lead out for 11,000. Watson gathered some chips and pushed a raise to 25,000 forward. Kelly announced he was all-in and Watson sighed as he made the call for his tournament life.
Kelly turned over for a flopped flush and Watson threw his cards face down towards the muck. The dealer turned over his and he was, as we expected, already drawing dead. The turn card was perfect for Kelly who got all Watson's chips when the river, the , completed the board.
Watson shook everyones hand before leaving and we are now down to just four players.
The 2010 Aussie Millions Main Event Champion has just been eliminated. The Tournament of Champions is also going on at this time, and Krost wasted no time running over to this amazing freeroll in which he can win a life time Aussie Millions Main Event ticket.
On his final hand Dan Kelly raised the button to 6,000 and from the small blind Krost decided to shove all-in for his last 60,000 chips. Kelly made the call.
Dan Kelly
Tyron Krost
The board ran out giving Kelly another knock out. Krost takes home a very decent amount but his biggest prize is still to come in the TOC which can be followed right here on PokerNews.com.
A big hand just occurred that saw a pot of 200K! It begna when Dan Kelly opened from the button for 6,000 and Jonathan Karamalikis three-bet to 18,000. Kelly made the call as the flop came down . Karamalikis was first to act and led out for 22,500, which Kelly raised to 48,000. Karamalikis called and the dealer turned the .
Karamalikis thought for a moment before betting 33,000, Kelly called, and then both players checked the river. Karamalikis rolled over and Kelly sent his cards spinning to the muck.
Dan Kelly was in the small blind and raised enough to put Michael Pedley all in. The latter called from the big blind and the cards were turned up.
Showdown
Pedley
Kelly
Pedley was behind and left wanting on the flop. Much to the delight of his supporters on the rail, the spiked on the turn to give him the lead. The river didn't change a thing and Pedley doubled through Kelly.
In a blind battle Michael Pedley and Jonathan Karamalikis just played a massive pot. Pedley got his chips in pre flop and Karamalikis had a chance to get heads up against Dan Kelly.
Michael Pedley
Jonathan Karamalikis
The flop brought out and Karamalikis was in good shape. The turn, the , gave Pedley some extra outs and on the river, the , he hit is straight. Karamalikis sighed and shook his head as he gave up almost half his stack. Pedley is now in the lead with a big lead over the other two players.
And there we have it, it’s an all Aussie heads up! Michael Pedley just raised from the button to 14,000 and after Karamalikis had folded it was Kelly who shoved all-in. Pedley asked for a count and said, “Can I phone a friend?”. Karamalikis laughed and said, “You can ask me what to do”. Kelly sat motionless the entire time and Pedley added, “This is probably a very easy decision”. The all-in was for a total of 116,500 and Pedley eventually made the call.
Dan Kelly
Michael Pedley
The board ran out and brought us down to heads up play. Michael Pedley and Jonathan Karamalikis have both won Aussie Millions tournaments before and will be going for their second ring.
On a board we picked up the action in the first hand of heads up play. Karamalikis bet out 18,500 and Pedley made the call from the button. The river was the and Karamalikis bet 30,000 into Pedley who raised to 100,000. Karamalikis just called and Pedley showed . Karamalikis showed for nines full and took down the pot.
Pedley got away very cheap and has to be happy Karamalikis didn’t decide to shove on him.
In a limped pot we saw a flop and Karamalikis bet out 11,000 after which Pedley raised to 30,000. Karamalikis decided to three-bet and he made it 51,000 total. Pedley called.
The turn was the and Karamalikis checked to Pedley who shoved. Karamalikis snap-folded and was left with just 210,000 chips.
. With that, Watson was back over 100K while Karamalikis took a hit down to 229,000.
and Kelly lead out for 11,000. Watson gathered some chips and pushed a raise to 25,000 forward. Kelly announced he was all-in and Watson sighed as he made the call for his tournament life.
for a flopped flush and Watson threw his cards face down towards the muck. The dealer turned over his 
and he was, as we expected, already drawing dead. The turn card was perfect for Kelly who got all Watson's chips when the river, the 
, completed the board.
giving Kelly another knock out. Krost takes home a very decent amount but his biggest prize is still to come in the TOC which can be followed right here on PokerNews.com.
. Karamalikis was first to act and led out for 22,500, which Kelly raised to 48,000. Karamalikis called and the dealer turned the 
.
river. Karamalikis rolled over 
river didn't change a thing and Pedley doubled through Kelly.
board we picked up the action in the first hand of heads up play. Karamalikis bet out 18,500 and Pedley made the call from the button. The river was the 
. Karamalikis showed 
for nines full and took down the pot.