After a three-bet pot with Michael Dix as initial raiser, Brendon Rubie continued on the flop and Dix moved all in. Rubie tossed in a yellow T-5,000 chip for the call and was at risk of elimination:
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Neither the turn nor the river brought an end to this event and Rubie doubled back into the lead.
Many smaller pots without showdown went towards Michael Dix and he has regained the lead over Brendon Rubie.
Rubie opened to 125,000 and Dix called. On the flop , both players checked. Dix then check-called for 125,000 before leading the river for 220,000. Rubie folded and also let go the next hand to a three-bet worth 350,000.
Both players are almost back to even stacks and the small swings continue with Brendon Rubie taking the lead after winning four hands in a row.
Michael Dix raised to 130,000 and Rubie called. On the flop and turn both players checked, Rubie's bet on the river won the pot.
Rubie raised to 125,000 and was called. On the flop, Dix check-folded to a continuation bet. Two hands later, he check-called after the very same scenario for 125,000 on the flop before check-folding the turn when Rubie made it 250,000 to go.
Brendon Rubie raised to 125,000 and Michael Dix squeezed to 325,000 with his fellow Aussie coming along. Both players checked the flop , then the fell on the turn. Dix fired a bet of 350,000 and was called before checking the river. Rubie's bet worth 370,000 did the trick, as Dix mucked.
After the break, Michael Dix has shoved twice. Once preflop to an open-raise of 160,000 by Brendon Rubie and the other time post flop on when check-raising the 160,000-continuation bet of his opponent. In both cases, Rubie folded rather quickly but kept the lead approximately the same by picking up most small pots.
After two successful limped pots, Brendon Rubie faced the limp of Michael Dix and raised to 125,000 more on top. Dix called and also paid the 185,000 continuation bet on the flop . The on the turn was checked through and then, Dix folded to a bet worth 275,000 on the river.
Brendon Rubie won a min-raised pot against Michael Dix after betting the flop for 150,000.
Dix then open-shoved for 1,265,000 and Rubie tank-folded after getting an exact count from the dealer. Rubie limped in the next hand and Dix checked, The flop was check-raised by Dix and Rubie let go when facing the second all in in a row.
Shortly after having his paid off for 240,000 on the river, Brendon Rubie faced the all in of Michael Dix for what looked like 1,200,000 in the very next hand. The bet was called and this time Rubie had his opponent at risk of elimination with the better hand.
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The board ran out and the straight for Rubie scooped the pot and exclusive LK Boutique championship ring whereas Dix had to settle for a payday of A$79,440.