Team PokerStars Pro and 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel has been eliminated. His run came to an end thanks to Jeff Rossiter.
Duhamel was all in with the against the for Rossiter. The flop, turn, and river ran out to give Rossiter the win and send Duhamel out the door with a AU$35,000 payday.
On a flop of , David Stanton moved all in for 101,000, Craig McCorkell called, and then Khylon Hanegraaf moved all in over the top for 183,000. McCorkell decided to get out of the way and the cards were turned up.
Stanton:
Hanegraaf:
Stanton had flopped an open-ended straight draw, and he needed to hit it as Hanegraaf held top pair with top kicker. Unfortunately for Stanton, he was unable to catch as the blanked on the turn followed by the on the river. Stanton exited in 26th place for AU$35,000.
Ami Barer (Day 1) is excited about approaching a million chips
Tam Truong opened to 35,000 from under the gun, Ami Barer three-bet to 85,000 on the button, and both blinds released. Truong called, then checked on a flop of . Barer continued for 53,000, Truong called, and the turn brought the .
Truong checked again, Barer fired out 145,000, and Truong folded.
Jake Balsiger opened for 32,000 only to have Marco Ng three-bet to 87,000. Action folded back to Balsiger, he announced that he was all in, and Ng took a deep breath before calling off.
Balsiger:
Ng:
Ng got it in good, but a wave of disappointment crossed his face when Balsiger paired his ace and took the lead on the flop. The dealer then burned and turned the to give Ng back the lead with a set. The other players at the table reacted sharply, but Ng didn't miss a beat and pointed out his opponent's flush draw.
Sure enough, the peeled off on the river to complete the flush draw and the table, minus Ng, were in disbelief. Balsiger was pushed the pot while a crestfallen Ng made his way to the payout desk in 27th place.
In a button vs. small blind battle, Patrick Crivell and Liv Boeree played an all-in pot moments ago. Boeree was all in and at risk for roughly 400,000 or so with , but unfortunately for the Team PokerStars Pro she was dominated by Crivell's .
The jacks held as the board came , and Boeree hit the rail. Crivell is up over two million chips.
Players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day. Just 28 players remain, which means 21 of them need to hit the rail before the final table is set.
Salvatore Fazzino opened for a min-raise to 24,000 from the hijack seat. Sorel Mizzi called in the cutoff, Darren Rabinowitz three-bet to 107,000 on the button, and both Fazzino and Mizzi called.
The flop fell , Fazzino and Mizzi both checked, and with 351,000 in the middle, Rabinowitz tossed out a tiny bet of 69,000. Fazzino check-raised to 175,000, Mizzi quickly got out of the way, and without missing a beat, Rabinowitz called.
The turn was the , Fazzino checked a second time, and Rabinowitz reached for chips. With two hands he placed 182,000 in front of him, and Fazzino tanked for less than two minutes before folding.
against the 
for Rossiter. The flop, turn, and river ran out 
to give Rossiter the win and send Duhamel out the door with a AU$35,000 payday.
, David Stanton moved all in for 101,000, Craig McCorkell called, and then Khylon Hanegraaf moved all in over the top for 183,000. McCorkell decided to get out of the way and the cards were turned up.
blanked on the turn followed by the 
on the river. Stanton exited in 26th place for AU$35,000.
. Barer continued for 53,000, Truong called, and the turn brought the 
.
to give Ng back the lead with a set. The other players at the table reacted sharply, but Ng didn't miss a beat and pointed out his opponent's flush draw.
peeled off on the river to complete the flush draw and the table, minus Ng, were in disbelief. Balsiger was pushed the pot while a crestfallen Ng made his way to the payout desk in 27th place.
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, Fazzino checked a second time, and Rabinowitz reached for chips. With two hands he placed 182,000 in front of him, and Fazzino tanked for less than two minutes before folding.