Julius Colman opened to 1,025 in late position, and a player in the big blind defended. Both players checked on a flop of , and the turn was a repeat queen - the .
Once again, the action went check-check.
The completed the board, giving both players at least kings and queens, and the player in the big blind flicked out 1,500. Colman called, then mucked when his opponent showed for effectively ace-high.
In one of the last hands before the dinner break, Gareth Dwyer limped and was met by an all-in three-bet to 2,100 by Andy Lee, who had unsuccessfully tried to bluff Dwyer earlier with . Dennis Huntly called from the big blind, Dwyer came along, and then the two active players checked the flop as well as the turn.
When the completed the board on the river, Huntly checked and Dwyer decided to bet 2,500. Huntly folded the , and he was wise to do so as Dywer had rivered a straight with the . Ironically Lee, who mucked his hand, was eliminated by the same hand he tried to bluff with earlier on in the day.
Level 4 has come to an end, and that means it's time for the 75-minute dinner break. When the remaining players return, they'll play three more 90-minute levels before calling it a night.
Not so long ago, David Steicke had 3,000 chips (10 big blinds). Now, he's almost back to the starting stack of 30,000.
Steicke and Julius Colman were heads up on a flop of , and the former led out for 1,000. Colman called.
The turn was the , Steicke led out for another 1,350, and Colman called.
The suicide king () completed the board, Steicke fired out another 2,000, and Colman quickly called. Steicke showed for a pair of kings, and raked in the pot.
Annette Obrestad opened to 600 in late position, a player on the button called, and Paul Newey defended his big blind.
The dealer spread , Newey knuckled, and Obrestad continued for what looked like 700. The player on the button raised to 2,100, and both Newey and Obrestad flicked their cards into the muck.
We can confirm that Anita Le, who is a disability nurse who plays at Crown regularly, emerged victorious to earn a seat into the Day 1c flight. For a full recap of her victory, as well as the consolation prize her opponents received, head on over to the PokerStars Blog.
Mervin Chan opened to 600 from middle position, and opponent three-bet to 2,100 out of the small blind, and the 2013 Aussie Millions Main Event champion made the call.
The flop fell , Chan checked, and the player continued for 2,500. Chan called.
The turn was a repeat nine - the - and the player in the small blind checked. Chan fired out 4,600, and his opponent tossed his cards into the muck.
"All in and a call!" a dealer bellowed on Table 27.
When we arrived, Sassine Ghazale had already tabled , and his opponent showed . Ghazale's opponent was in great shape to double on a board of , but the spiked on the river to give Ghazale a full house.
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, and the turn was a repeat queen - the 
.
completed the board, giving both players at least kings and queens, and the player in the big blind flicked out 1,500. Colman called, then mucked when his opponent showed 
for effectively ace-high.
. Dennis Huntly called from the big blind, Dwyer came along, and then the two active players checked the 
flop as well as the 
completed the board on the river, Huntly checked and Dwyer decided to bet 2,500. Huntly folded the 
, and he was wise to do so as Dywer had rivered a straight with the 
. Ironically Lee, who mucked his hand, was eliminated by the same hand he tried to bluff with earlier on in the day.
, and the former led out for 1,000. Colman called.
, Steicke led out for another 1,350, and Colman called.
) completed the board, Steicke fired out another 2,000, and Colman quickly called. Steicke showed 
for a pair of kings, and raked in the pot.
, Newey knuckled, and Obrestad continued for what looked like 700. The player on the button raised to 2,100, and both Newey and Obrestad flicked their cards into the muck.
, Chan checked, and the player continued for 2,500. Chan called.
- and the player in the small blind checked. Chan fired out 4,600, and his opponent tossed his cards into the muck.
spiked on the river to give Ghazale a full house.