Phares Bouya opened to 17,000 from under the gun, Daniel Neilson three-bet to either 40,000 or 45,000 on his direct left, and the action folded to Dylan Honeyman, who cold four-bet shoved for 263,000. The action folded back to Bouya, who tank-folded. Neilson immediately called.
Neilson:
Honeyman:
The flop fell , giving Honeyman a set of tens, and he held as the turn and river came , respectively.
Honeyman now has around 550,000 chips, while Neilson now has just 70,000 or so.
Ang Pangleng checked with the board reading , and Dylan Honeyman tossed out 50,000. Pangleng called.
The completed the board, Pangleng checked again, and Honeyman slid out 110,000. Pangleng moved all in for effectively 350,000, and Honeyman quickly folded.
After a series of bets and raises, Joseph Cabret was all in and at risk for his last 200,000 preflop holding . Ang Pangleng had him at risk with , and the flop fell .
Pangleng flopped a flush draw, and made said flush when the turned. Cabret could still survive with a fourth spade on the river, and low and behold the completed the board.
Cabret doubled to around 410,000 chips, while Pangleng slipped to 815,000.
Frank Rusnak, who finished Day 1b of the Aussie Millions Main Event as the chip leader, was all in and at risk with on a flop of . His opponent, Jan Collado, had him at risk with for just ace-high.
Unfortunately for Rusnak, the turn and river bricked , , and he was eliminated.
Tyron Krost has been working with a short stack for the past two days, and on one of the first hands of Level 17, his 2013 Aussie Millions Main Event run came to an end.
Shoshiro Karita opened for a raise in late position, and Krost moved all in for around 100,000 from the blinds. Karita immediately called.
Karita:
Krost:
Karita held as the board ran out , eliminating the 2010 champion. Karita now sits with 770,000 chips.
Just before the last break, Frank Rusnak opened for 13,000 from the hijack only to have Christopher Haywood move all in for 52,000 form the button. Dylan Honeyman flatted from the small blind, the big folded, and Rusnak got out of the way.
Honeyman:
Haywood:
Haywood was crushed, but the flop gave him some hope as it paired his king. All he needed was another to lock up a double, but he wouldn't find one as the appeared on the turn followed by the river.
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As the break began, both Patrik Antonius and Phil Ivey were involved in all-in pots. Both players won them, Ivey finding a much-needed double, and Antonius winning a big flip to cross the million-chip threshold.
On Ivey's table, he was faced with an open from Scott Wilson. He moved all in for 70,000 or so, and the action folded back to Wilson, who called.
Wilson:
Ivey:
The flop was no help to Ivey, but the spiked on the turn. The enormous rail surrounding the table cheered in unison. The completed the board, and Ivey doubled to around 150,000 chips.
On an adjacent table, Antonius opened in middle position. Adam Carlton three-bet to 34,000 from the blinds, Antonius four-bet to 88,000, and Carlton moved all in for around 200,000. Antonius tank-called.
Carlton:
Antonius:
The flop gave Antonius a leading pair of kings, and they held as the turn and river came , respectively.
Carlton hit the rail, while Antonius chipped up to 1.045 million chips.