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The numbers are in with today's short handed event hosting 365 entries. This number means that we are just 8 runners off matching last year's 373 entries. Late registration is still open for another hour and a half.
Joey Lovelady just got very lucky to eliminate Kent Lundmark as both got their chips in holding pocket jacks.
The Brit raised from the cut-off before jamming for 6,500 when the Swedish former EPT champion three-bet from the small blind. Lunmark called all-in and the cards were on their backs.
Lovelady: 
Lundmark: 
A player in trap one joked as to who was gong tot make their flush, but he wasn't wrong as the board ran 
to four-flush the Brit.
Fresh off her final table finish in the shootout event just a few days ago, Glazier has taken her seat in today's tournament. Apparently Glazier managed a quick double-up on just the third hand after she sat down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
That's two hours of play in the bag. These players, and us, need a ten-minute break.
Ashley Mason's first event at this year's Aussie Millions hasn't worked out well for him. He busted after getting his chips in on a jack high board (two hearts) with 
.
His opponent came along for the ride with 
and missed the flush draw but found the 
to take the pot and the scalp.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,000 | 9,000 |
|
17,000 | 7,000 |
|
11,100 | 1,100 |
|
10,400 | 400 |
|
9,150 | -850 |
|
7,500 | 700 |
|
7,125 | -2,875 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
When we arrived at Tony Bloom's table he was sitting in the big blind position and was going up against the under-the-gun player in a raised pot. The flop showed 
and Bloom led out for 1,900. A call from his opponent and the 
hit the turn.
Bloom again led on the turn, this time making it 3,800. Another call and the would hit the river. Bloom didn't stop his aggression here, firing a third bullet, this time with a 6,300-chip bet.
Bloom's opponent went deep into the tank as Bloom continued to receive a massage. Eventually the cards went into the muck and Bloom took down the nice pot to sit with a very healthy chip stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000 | 18,500 |
A couple more players have been seen exiting their seats, while James "Andy McLEOD" Obst has been seen taking his seat in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
We mentioned earlier than Chris Brammer was in the house, but we failed to mention that he moved into first place overnight on the Pocket Fives online rankings for MTTs. Under the handle "NigDawg" he in now ranked as the number one player in the world online in that format.
He's not too shabby of a player in the live arena either and has already bagged a cash in this year's Aussie Million with a min cash in the Shoot out event. He's sitting with around 8,000 chips as we write.
