After losing a big pot to Jake Balsiger where both players had a flush - Balsiger's was larger - Tam Truong three-bet shoved for 345,000 over an open to 60,000 from Scott Seiver. Seiver called.
Truong:
Seiver:
The flop gave Seiver a backdoor straight draw to go along with his live cards, and the on the turn changed that to an open-ended straight draw.
Any king, ten, nine, or ace would eliminate Truong, and the spiked on the river to give Seiver Broadway. Truong exits in 11th place, earning AUD$100,000, while Seiver is up to 2.4 million chips.
It seemed only a matter of time before short-stacked Patrick Crivell would have to make a stand, and he just made it.
Crivell shipped his last 375,000 from the cutoff, and after thinking about it for about a minute, Andrew Phaedonos called him from the small blind. Sorel Mizzi folded the big and the cards were turned up.
Crivell:
Phaedonos:
"Fade," Crivell's rail began to cry after the flop came down . The turn brought him one step closer to a double and even louder calls of, "Fade."
At that moment the dealer burned and put out the . Phaedonos rail erupted as their man spiked a king to send Crivell home in 12th place.
Vincent Rubianes and Darren Rabinowitz were heads up on a board of , and Rubianes check-called a bet of 190,000 from Rabinowitz. The river was the , Rubianes check-called another 225,000, and Rubianes showed for top two.
With around 200,000 in the pot and a board reading , Andrew Phaedonos checked from the small blind and a short-stacked Patrick Crivell bet 85,000 from the hijack. Phaedonos woke up with a check-raise to 177,000, and it proved too much for Crivell as he sent his cards to the muck.
Erik Seidel opened for 60,000 and received a call from Ami Barer on the button. Jake Balsiger came along from the big blind and three players saw a flop of . Balsiger checked, Seidel bet 90,000, and only Barer called.
Seidel proceeded to check-call bets of 195,000 and 200,000 on the turn and river respectively, but mucked when Barer rolled over the for a straight.
The final 12 players are now on a 75-minute dinner break. When they return they'll play down to the final table of seven, no matter how long that might take.
Jake Balsiger checked to Tam Truong on a flop of , and Truong tossed out 190,000. Balsiger called.
The turn was the , Balsiger knuckled again, and Truong fired out another 150,000. Balsiger again called.
The 2012 Octo-Niner checked a third and final time when the completed the board, and Truong emptied the chamber. With his third bullet, he moved all in for effectively 500,000 or so, and Balsiger tanked for a considerable amount of time before calling.
Truong tabled for top two pair, but it was no good against Balsiger's for a jack-high straight. Balsiger now has 1.75 million chips, while Truong tumbled to 1.14 million.
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flop gave Seiver a backdoor straight draw to go along with his live cards, and the 
on the turn changed that to an open-ended straight draw.
spiked on the river to give Seiver Broadway. Truong exits in 11th place, earning AUD$100,000, while Seiver is up to 2.4 million chips.
. The 
turn brought him one step closer to a double and even louder calls of, "Fade."
. Phaedonos rail erupted as their man spiked a king to send Crivell home in 12th place.
, Rubianes check-called another 225,000, and Rubianes showed 
for top two.
for effectively king-high.
turn and 
for a straight.
, Balsiger knuckled again, and Truong fired out another 150,000. Balsiger again called.
completed the board, and Truong emptied the chamber. With his third bullet, he moved all in for effectively 500,000 or so, and Balsiger tanked for a considerable amount of time before calling.
for a jack-high straight. Balsiger now has 1.75 million chips, while Truong tumbled to 1.14 million.
