John Juanda has joined the field, and Tony Bloom has reentered. With that, a new table will be opened up as the field has been increased to 27 entries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
250,000 |
Christoph Vogelsang bet 65,000 on the 
board. Phil Ivey thought for a bit, and then raised to put Vogelsang all in. Vogelsang called off and was all in for a total of 177,400 holding trips with the 
. Ivey had the 
.
The river completed the board with the 
, and Ivey was forced to send over the chips to Vogelsang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000 | 250,000 |
|
205,000 | -235,000 |
From under the gun, Antonio Esfandiari raised to 9,000. Yevgeniy Timoshenko called from the next seat, Igor Kurganov called on the button, Stanley Choi called from the small blind, and Rono Lo called from the big blind to create a five-way affair going to the flop.
On the 
flop, action was checked by Choi, Lo, and Esfandiari. Timoshenko bet 20,000, and Kurganov called. Choi, Lo, and Esfandiari all folded.
The turn paired the board with the 
, and both Timoshenko and Kurganov checked. Then, the river completed the board with the 
. Timoshenko fired 48,000, and Kurganov folded.
As Timoshenko pulled in the pot, Kurganov peered in at him. "Is that a smile I see, Yev?" he asked. Timoshenko did have a very small smile on his face, but after the comment it was much larger.
"Ahh, now you do!" said Kurganov.
"I'm always smiling," said Timoshenko. "Especially after I just won a tournament."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 | 50,000 |
|
265,000 | 15,000 |
|
195,000 | -55,000 |
|
165,000 | -85,000 |
|
137,000 | -113,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
The players are on a short 10-minute break.
Paul Phua was all in for 66,300 with the 
against Doug Polk's 
. The board ran out 
, and Phua doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
479,000 | 139,000 |
|
139,000 | -111,000 |
Tony Bloom fired 25,000 on the final board of 
. Phil Ivey raised to 75,000, and that was more tan enough to put Bloom all in. After a bit of tanking, Bloom called.
Ivey turned up a full house with the 
. Bloom scooted his cards forward to muck them, but the dealer turned them over to reveal the 
. The rule in nearly all tournaments, and here at the Aussie Millions, is that all all-in showdowns must reveal all hands. Bloom didn't understand why the dealer turned the hand over and got a bit irritated.
The floor came over to explain the ruling to Bloom, although Bloom still seemed upset about the course of action after he left the table. He was seen discussing the situation with other members of Crown's tournament staff for a couple minutes after busting, and it seemed he was seeking the official ruling and the reason behind the ruling.
At any rate, Bloom was eliminated while Ivey climbed to 440,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
440,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
PokerStars Team Online's Isaac Haxton has probably had better weeks of poker. After firing six bullets in the $100,000 Challenge and busting very early on Day 2 in that event, he has busted his first bullet here in the LK Boutique $250,000 Challenge. Justin Bonomo got his chips.
Bonomo tank-called Haxton's preflop shove with the 
, and he was right as Haxton held the 
for a smaller pair. The flop, turn, and river ran out 
, and Haxton was eliminated.
"Well, time to reenter," said Haxton as he got up from his chair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
610,000 | 360,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Tony Bloom raised to 7,500 from the hijack seat, and Phil Ivey called from the big blind to see the flop come down . Ivey checked, and Bloom fired 7,500. Ivey called.
The turn was the , and Ivey opted to lead with a bet of 15,500. Bloom thought about it, then called, and the dealer dealt the 
on the river. Ivey tossed out a bet of 35,000, and Bloom folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
395,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
95,000 | -35,000 |
