Philipp Gruissem's move up the leaderboard has continued after he eliminated an opponent in a battle of the blinds.
The action folded around to him in the small blind and he set his big blinded opponent all in for his last 17,000 holding 
. The big blind called off with 
but failed to stay ahead on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000 | 13,000 |
It's probably best not to try and bluff Gary Benson, he doesn't like to fold, especially if he thinks you're full of it.
He raised to 3,500 from mid position and was called by Ismael Bojang (HJ), Jayawardhana Karawgodagedon (SB) and Stephen Chidwick (BB). The flop fanned 
and Karawgodagedon don-led for 3,000. Only Benson called to the 
turn where he faced another 3,000 bet. He called and both players checked the 
river.
Karawgodagedon opened and lost out to Benson's 
. Karawgodagedon tapped the table in appreciation at Benson's play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | 12,400 |
Last level Michael Guttmann managed to double through Casey Kastle, and now a level later he's finished off Slovenia's all-time money leader.
We're not sure how the action unfolded, but we do know a preflop raising war took place between the two, who were both sitting on a little over 100,000. Eventually the chips got in and the cooler was revealed.
Kastle: 
Guttmann: 
It was a heartbreaker for Kastle, and he watched helplessly as the board ran out a dry 
. Kastle, who moments before was sitting pretty, packed up his things and made an unexpected exit in Level 10. Meanwhile, Guttmann was pushed the massive pot and shot up to 225,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000 | 72,000 |
|
Busted |
Phil Ivey moved up to 136,000 after winning a big blind versus button battle.
The action folded around to Isaac Lau on the button and he raised to 3,000. Ivey peeled from big blind and check-called a 4,000 c-bet on an 
flop. Both players checked the turn before Ivey led out for 10,000 on the 
river.
Lau smiled, thought for a minute, and flicked in the call. Ivey opened 
and raked in the pot as Lau mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
153,000 | 45,000 |
|
136,000 | 16,000 |
Action folded around to "King" Dan Smith in the small blind and he raised to 3,000, which Jordi Urlings called from the big. When the flop came down 
, Smith bet 2,500 and Urlings opted to call. The turn saw Smith bet again, this time 4,500, and again Urlings just called.
When the 
completed the board on the river, Smith moved all in for his last 16,000 and Urlings made what turned out to be a great call. Smith showed the 
for jack high, but it was not quite good enough as Urlings held the 
for queen high.
Next stop for Smith, who won the AUD$100,000 Challenge back in 2012, will likely be the AUD$250,000 Challenge.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | 52,300 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000 | 22,000 |
|
262,000 | 2,000 |
|
|
255,000 | 10,000 |
|
227,000 | 22,000 |
|
|
120,000 | -11,000 |
|
|
102,000 | 47,000 |
|
92,000 | -8,000 |
|
71,000 | 8,000 |
A short-stacked Dermot Blain shoved all in from middle position for his last 18,000 or so and cleared the field all the way to Team PokerStars Pro Bryan Huang in the big blind. Huang liked what he saw and made the call, which brought about the coin flip.
Huang: 
Blain:
Blain needed to improve to stay alive, but his chances went out the window when the 
flop improved Huang to a set. The 
turn actually left the Irishman drawing dead, and he collected his things as the dealer put out the 
river to make it official.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
260,000 | 60,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000 | 123,300 |
|
108,000 | 41,900 |
|
|
100,000 | 1,300 |
|
63,000 | 63,000 |
|
|
63,000 | 48,500 |
|
|
37,000 | 37,000 |
|
32,000 | -6,100 |
The defending champion is alive and well, busy winning a battle of the blinds.
Ami Barer completed from the small blind and the big blind checked his option. The board rolled out 
and Barer bet 1,500, 3,500 and 5,500 on each street. His opponent called all the way before mucking upon seeing Barer's .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000 | 65,000 |
Four years ago, David Gorr topped a field of 721 players to win the Aussie Millions Main Event for AUD$1,600,000. Gorr, who is a member of the Australian Poker Hall of Fame, was in today's field, but his time in it came to an end just prior to the break.
We missed his elimination, but from what Angel Guillen told us, Gorr got his stack all in preflop holding 
only to run into the 
of his opponent. The board ran out clean, and Gorr's shot at a second Aussie Millions Main Event title went up in smoke... at least for another year.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
