Samantha Abernathy made it 40,000, Alex Lee three-bet to 100,000 and Abernathy four-bet, making it 225,000.
Lee folded, then raised it to 40,000 the very next hand. Abernathy defended her big blind, then check-called 46,000 on the flop and 69,000 on the turn. They both checked down the river and Abernathy took it down with the .
Samantha Abernathy won a three-way pot when raising to 40,000 from the button and getting called by Andy Lee and Mark Payne in the blinds. On the flop , only Lee check-called a bet of 65,000 by Abernathy before check-folding the turn to a bet of 100,000.
However, that profit was soon canceled out after the American had to give up two hands in a row. First Lee made a continuation bet on the flop , then Payne three-bet to 110,000 preflop.
Lee then raised to 45,000 and Abernathy defended her big blind. On the flop , Lee continued for 47,000 and was called. The duo then checked the turn before Abernathy led the river for 88,000. Lee raised it up to 180,000 and that enforced a fold.
Michael Fraser just shoved for the second time and showed the to claim the blinds and antes. Soon after he was in the big blind and Mark Payne raised to 45,000 from the button. Fraser pushed forward his stack and Payne asked for an exact count before committing 349,000 chips for the call.
Fraser:
Payne:
The flop came and Payne had immediately paired his ace to leave Fraser with one out only. It was not meant to be, as the turn and river both blanked. "I hate pocket jacks," a friend of Fraser on the rail said and the thoughts of the fourth place finisher must have been quite similar.
Michael Fraser battled with Mark Payne and first four-bet to 220,000 successfully before Payne then three-bet to 115,000 the next hand to recoup some of the losses.
Then, a three-way flop of emerged with Samantha Abernathy in the big blind and Fraser in under the gun. Both checked, Alex Lee bet 58,000 and Abernathy folded. Fraser now check-raised to 130,000 and Lee reluctantly called. Both players checked the turn before the fell on the river.
Fraser checked, Lee studied the board for a while and then bet 135,000 to get paid off by his opponent. Lee's was good enough to scoop the pot and move him to just under one million in chips.
The stack of Reece Webb had dwindled down to just under 100,000 and he moved all in to claim the blinds and antes. Then, Alex Lee opened from the button and Webb shoved for around 125,000 only to see the initial raiser snap him off:
Webb:
Lee:
There was no help on the board and that was it for the Australian, who bowed out in 5th place for a payday of A$9,125.
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flop and 69,000 on the 
turn. They both checked down the 
river and Abernathy took it down with the 
.
, only Lee check-called a bet of 65,000 by Abernathy before check-folding the 
turn to a bet of 100,000.
, Lee continued for 47,000 and was called. The duo then checked the 
river for 88,000. Lee raised it up to 180,000 and that enforced a fold.
flop, 90,000 on the 
turn and another 165,000 on the 
river.
, but five-high wasn't going to cut it. Lee had the 
and took it down.
to claim the blinds and antes. Soon after he was in the big blind and Mark Payne raised to 45,000 from the button. Fraser pushed forward his stack and Payne asked for an exact count before committing 349,000 chips for the call.
turn and 
river both blanked. "I hate pocket jacks," a friend of Fraser on the rail said and the thoughts of the fourth place finisher must have been quite similar.
flush and took it down with Lee mucking.
fell on the river.
