Zahid Dispatched by Former Champ
Ashort-stacked Zakria Zahid was all in preflop holding 
and racing against the 
of 2006 Aussie Millions champ Lee Nelson. Zahid seemed optimistic about his chances, but his optimism slowly turned to desperation as the flop came down 
, followed by the 
on the turn. In order to survive, Zahid needed an ace or jack on the river, but it was not meant to be as the 
blanked.
Zahid was eliminated on the hand while Nelson chipped up to 440,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
440,000 | 7,500 |
|
Busted |
. Josh Barrett then re-shoved out of the big blind with 
. The opener got out of the way and Zoike's tournament life was on the line.
, Barrett took the double and sent Zoike home with $15,000 for his time.
board his last 45,000 chips went into the pot and Minh Nguyen made the call.
, and Andrew Mellado was racing for the knockout with his covering stack and the 
.
turn. Wakeman was just one card away from a double, but much to his dismay, the 
spiked on the river to put an end to his 2012 Aussie Millions Main Event dreams.
of Sean O'Reilly. The 
flop was pretty uninteresting, but the 
turn gave Langdon a straight draw. Unfortunately for him, the 
blanked and he became one of many post-bubble eliminations.
. Paul Wilde was also all in, holding 
and Wu took down the nice hand, while Wilde officially goes home in 72nd place and Johnson home in 71st place. They both received $15,000 AUD for that effort.