Event #4: $1,150 Pot-Limit Omaha | 2016 Aussie Millions

01-19-2016 13:14 UTC+10

Panayotis Flourentzou Eliminated in 7th Place ($9,460)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

On the three-way flop of , Panayotis Flourentzou checked out of the big blind and so did Mostafa Haidary. Ilias Sagias bet 37,000 and Flourentzou check-raised all in for a total of 130,000. Haidary folded and Sagias quickly called.

Flourentzou: for a pair of nines, flush draw and open-ended straight draw
Sagias: for a set of fives

Neither the turn nor the river changed anything whatsoever for Flourentzou, it even gave Sagias quads to scoop the pot and sent his opponent to the rail in 7th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilias Sagias	455,000	184,000
Panayotis Flourentzou	Busted

Tags: Ilias Sagias Mostafa Haidary Panayotis Flourentzou

01-19-2016 13:11 UTC+10

From The Final Table

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01-19-2016 13:07 UTC+10

Paul Hoefer Eliminated in 8th Place ($5,005)

[user127999]

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Paul Hoefer made it 17,000, Mostafa Haidary raised to 61,000 and after it folded to Peter Costa, he jammed in for 95,000.

Both players called and Hoefer jammed the flop. Haidary snap-called.

Hoefer:
Haidary:
Costa:

The board ran out and Costa won the main pot to triple up with aces and sixes. Haidary's tens and sixes with an ace kicker was good for the side and Hoefer was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mostafa Haidary	360,000	-120,000
Peter Costa	300,000	213,000
Paul Hoefer	Busted

Tags: Mostafa Haidary Paul Hoefer Peter Costa

01-19-2016 12:53 UTC+10

Costa Survives Another All In

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Ilias Sagias opened from the button and Peter Costa reraised the pot, putting himself at risk for the last 41,500 chips. Sagias made the call and had to dodge two over cards and hearts.

Sagias:
Costa:

"Not as many spades there, eh?" Sagias said once he spotted the flop . The turn improved Costa and he even made a flush with the river to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilias Sagias	271,000	-60,500
Peter Costa	87,000	26,500

Tags: Ilias Sagias Peter Costa

01-19-2016 12:45 UTC+10

Flourentzou Doubles Through Chin

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

The action folded around to Andrian Chin in the small blind and he potted to 24,000. Panayotis Flourentzou announced all in from one seat over and pushed his stack forward. The dealer did his duty and it was 78,000 in total for Chin to call, which Chin paid off eventually.

Flourentzou:
Chin:

The flop saw Chin pick up a few outs, as a nine, eight or five would improve his hand. However, the turn completed a straight for Flourentzou. Now Chin needed a nine or six for a full house, though the dealer burned and turned the as last community card to keep Flourentzou in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrian Chin	245,000	-105,000
Panayotis Flourentzou	156,000	95,000

Tags: Andrian Chin Panayotis Flourentzou

01-19-2016 12:37 UTC+10

Jens Lakemeier Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,005)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Jens Lakemeier raised the pot to 28,000 from under the gun and Mostafa Haidary called. On the flop , Lakemeier announced all in for what looked like 70,000 still and Haidary snapped him off:

Lakemeier:
Haidary:

Lakemeier was virtually drawing dead as the last king in the deck was no good, only running straight cards would keep him in the tournament. It was all over with the turn, making the river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mostafa Haidary	480,000	50,000
Jens Lakemeier	Busted

Tags: Jens Lakemeier Mostafa Haidary

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 0

01-19-2016 12:28 UTC+10

Two All In Players Survive

[user127999]

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Peter Costa potted, making it 21,000 and Panayotis Flourentzou called.

Roger Swolf raised to 50,000 and Costa called all in for less. Flourentzou called creating a 35,000-chip side pot and the flop came down .

Flourentzou check-called another 50,000-chip bet from Swolf. He did the same when Swolf bet 75,000 on the turn, and on the the river, he checked again. Swolf moved in for 62,000 and Flourentzou called.

Flourentzou:
Swolf:
Costa:

Swolf and Costa chopped the main with aces, and Swolf took the side as Flourentzou's kings did not improve.

Swolf had swindled chip leader Mostafa Haidary out of two pots before the hand, and with this pot, he has now taken over top spot on the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roger Swolf	470,000	318,000
Panayotis Flourentzou	61,000	-259,000
Peter Costa	60,500	19,000

Tags: Panayotis Flourentzou Peter Costa Roger Swolf

01-19-2016 12:22 UTC+10

Ko Continues to Rise

Christian Zetzsche

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Andrian Chin raised to 12,000 and was called by Panayotis Flourentzou. Both checked the flop and Chin then led the turn for 20,000. Flourentzou called and both checked again the . Flourentzou had for a pair of tens and busted flush draw, Chin took the pot with .

Then, Yuki Ko raised to 16,000 and Chin called in the big blind. The flop saw a check-call of 25,000 by Chin. The turn was checked and Chin check-called another 17,000 on the river to muck to Ko's .

Last but not least, Mostafa Haidary raised to 16,000 and Flourentzou called in the big blind. On the flop , Flourentzou checked and quickly let go to a continuation bet worth 21,000 by Haidary.