On a flop of 
, Mike Watson, who was in the small blind, check-called a bet of 1,775 from Ty Reiman in the big blind. Both players proceeded to check the 
turn, and then Watson fired out 3,625 on the 
river. Reiman made the call, but mucked when Watson rolled over 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000 | -10,000 |
|
27,000 | 19,000 |
Joseph Cheong opened up the action with a raise to 1,400 and he got three-bet right away by Manig Loeser who made it 3,025. Irishman O'Dea threw out a four-bet to 5,800 after which Ty Reiman tanked from the button. He eventually folded his cards and that got Cheong to muck as well. Loeser five-bet to 10,000 and called O'Dea's shove. On their backs they went.
| Manig Loeser |   |
| Eoghan O'Dea |   |
The board ran out 
bringing us down to 22 players. A full chip count will follow when we reach the final 18 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000 | 23,000 |
|
Busted |
German pro Manig Loeser just won a decent sized pot against American Ty Reiman. Reiman raised to 1,200 from the under the gun position after which Loeser three-bet to 2,625 from the hi-jack. After Reiman made the call the flop brought out 
and both players checked. On the turn the players checked again when the 
popped up. The river was the and Reiman check-called 3,025.
Loeser showed 
and Reiman said "Nice hand" as he snap-mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,000 | -4,000 |
|
|
29,000 |
Michael Pedley has had the chip lead for a while now, and he's not holding back because of it. In an all-in pre flop he just knocked out John Apostolidis, the showdown went as following.
| Michael Pedley | |
| John Apostolidis | |
The board ran out 
giving Pedley the winning pair. We're now down to just 24 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
86,000 | 14,000 |
|
Busted |
The action started with a raise from Joseph Cheong to 2,825 from the cut-off. The button folded after which Eoghan O'Dea shoved for his last 12,750 chips. Cheong made the call creating a serious pot between the two former November Nine finalists.
| Eoghan O'Dea | |
| Joseph Cheong | |
The flop brought out 
and everything seemed to be going in O'Dea's direction. The turn was the 
which changed everything, and now Cheong was the front runner. On the river the giving O'Dea a set and the win. A big roller coaster for the two super stars who will be likely to clash again at this table!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,000 | 17,500 |
|
14,000 | -13,000 |
2010 Aussie Millions Main Event champion Tyron Krost is still in the running and doing well with 44,000 chips. Krost ($1.9 million in love tournament earnings) is sitting next to McLean Karr ($2.2 million) and Jarred Solomon ($725k). Also at this table are Marvin Rettenmaier ($1.3 million), Dan Kelly ($1.5 million) and the fearless Lithuanian Dominykas Karmazinas ($1.3 million). A pretty stacked table here with just 26 players remaining in the tournament!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 | -1,000 |
George McDonald got his stack all in preflop and was in bad shape.
Showdown
| Mason | |
| McDonald |   |
McDonald's best chance to survive was to catch a six, but he couldn't do it as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
The players are now on a 40 minute dinner break.
In the last hand before the dinner break, Ty Reiman raised to 800 under the gun only to have Michael Benvenuti, who was next to act, move all in for 10,675. Action folded back around to Reiman and he made a quick call.
Showdown
Benvenuti:
Reiman:
Benvenuti was in a dominating spot, especially after the flop; however, things are never easy as the turn gave Reiman a flush draw. The dealer burned and revealed the river . . . 
. Benvenuti survived with a nice pre-dinner double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000 | -18,000 |
|
22,000 | 6,000 |
