We're not sure of the preflop specifics, but we do know that Eoghan Lyons ended up all in from the small blind with the and was crushed by Phil Ivey, who held the in the big blind.
The flop was no help to Lyons, and the turn officially left him drawing dead. The meaningless was run out on the river and Lyons took his leave from the tournament while Ivey was pushed the robust pot.
Meanwhile, both Pakinai Lisawad and Jackson Zheng have both been eliminated from the tournament.
The floor staff just came back over to Table 23 and explained that the gentleman in question had indeed anted with a yellow 5,000 chip. The player who won the pot handed back over the 4,000 chips he received in bonus and play resumed.
With around 50,000 already in the pot and a board reading , Patrik Antonius bet 36,000 from the big blind and received a call from an unknown player in the cutoff. Antonius, who finished as the Day 1c chip leader, then tabled for flopped trips. It was good as his opponent slung his cards to the muck unseen.
There's been an ante situation over on Table 23, and play has been suspended for well over 15 minutes. The gentleman over in seat six had posted an ante with a yellow 5,000-chip and was only handed 800 as change. This according to his words.
The Crown floor staff went over to look at the surveillance footage and we haven't heard from them since. We will keep you updates with the situation while the players at the table joke around that they might even make the money like this.
Grayson Ramage was just eliminated from the Aussie Millions Main Event. We're unsure of the action, but he held on a board of . Russell Thomas, who had him all in and at risk, held , and now sits with over 120,000 chips.
Ashley Warner came up to us during his break and told us a hand very much worth sharing. Every hand with Phil Ivey is worth sharing but this is one we don't see too often.
Warner said Ivey raised from the cutoff to 2,500 and he called from the button. The flop came down and Ivey bet 4,000, Warner called.
On the turn a hit and Ivey checked to Warner who bet 6,600. Ivey called and the river brought a . Ivey checked again and Warner fired out 16,600. Ivey went into the tank for quite some time and made the call. Warner showed and Ivey tossed his cards into the muck.
Mark Teltscher and Brian Payne were heads up on a flop of . Payne led out for 4,000, and Teltscher called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board. Payne tossed out 6,000, and Teltscher moved all in for 20,000 or so. Payne quickly folded, and despite entering the day with nearly 300,000 chips, is now down to 196,000.
Dejan Pustoslemsek has been playing a patient game here on Day 2 even as his stack dwindled to just 9,500. Just before the break, he committed all his chips preflop holding the and was primed to double against Jason Mercier, who held the inferior . The board ran out a clean and Pustoslemsek doubled through Mercier, who was left with just 3,100.
In the very next hand, Mercier had to commit 1,000 from the big blind and watched a player in middle position raise to 4,700. Action folded around to the player in the small blind and he seemed interested. "There's no bounty," Mercier reminded him. The small blind, and entire table for that matter, got a good laugh from it.
Eventually the small blind folded and Mercier committed his stack with . The middle-position player then tabled . "I want to take it back," Mercier deadpanned. Unfortunately for him it was too late and his tournament came to an end after the board ran out .
and was crushed by Phil Ivey, who held the 
in the big blind.
flop was no help to Lyons, and the 
turn officially left him drawing dead. The meaningless 
was run out on the river and Lyons took his leave from the tournament while Ivey was pushed the robust pot.
, Patrik Antonius bet 36,000 from the big blind and received a call from an unknown player in the cutoff. Antonius, who 
for flopped trips. It was good as his opponent slung his cards to the muck unseen.
on a board of 
. Russell Thomas, who had him all in and at risk, held 
, and now sits with over 120,000 chips.
and Ivey bet 4,000, Warner called.
hit and Ivey checked to Warner who bet 6,600. Ivey called and the river brought a 
. Ivey checked again and Warner fired out 16,600. Ivey went into the tank for quite some time and made the call. Warner showed 
, both players checked, and the 
completed the board. Payne tossed out 6,000, and Teltscher moved all in for 20,000 or so. Payne quickly folded, and despite entering the day with nearly 300,000 chips, is now down to 196,000.
and was primed to double against Jason Mercier, who held the inferior 
and Pustoslemsek doubled through Mercier, who was left with just 3,100.
