For the first time today, Mark Payne may have felt some pain as a decent chunk of his stack just disappeared. He raised to 26,000 and Samantha Abernathy three-bet to 63,000 and Payne called. On the flop , Payne checked and Abernathy announced all in.
It was no snap call, in fact it took quite some consideration, but Payne tossed in a chip and then flipped over the for a flush draw. Abernathy was ahead with and had one flush blocker as well. Both the turn and the river bricked and that evened out their stacks.
Mark Payne raised to 35,000 and was called by Alex Lee in the big blind. On the flop , Lee check-called a bet of 40,000 before the duo checked through the turn. On the river, Lee check-called a bet of 55,000 and quickly mucked when he was shown the .
One hand later, Abernathy raised to 35,000 and Michael Fraser called on the button. Lee squeezed to 100,000 from the small blind and scooped the pot without any further resistance.
Abernathy also raised to 32,000 the very next hand and Lee called, Payne now made it 90,000 to go. Abernathy folded while Lee stuck around to see a flop of . Payne continued for 115,000 and that won the pot.
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.
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.
, Payne checked and Abernathy announced all in.
for a flush draw. Abernathy was ahead with 
and had one flush blocker as well. Both the 
turn and the 
river bricked and that evened out their stacks.
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and Webb folded. Spano was dominating with the 
before the 
turn and 
river, telling a bad beat story on his way to the cage.
, Lee check-called a bet of 40,000 before the duo checked through the 
turn. On the 
river, Lee check-called a bet of 55,000 and quickly mucked when he was shown the 
.
. Payne continued for 115,000 and that won the pot.
and that was it for the Australian, who bowed out in 5th place for a payday of A$9,125.
. Lee led for 62,000, but Abernathy had bigger plans, raising to 150,000. Lee folded.
turn before the 
was good enough to scoop the pot and move him to just under one million in chips.