Niall Farrell's seat was vacant and we asked Ari Engel if he could remember what had happened to the Brit. Engel knew exactly what had taken place, as he was the one responsible for Farrell's early departure.
Farrell started the hand with about 25 big blinds and raised it up. Ari Engel made the call with suited in position and the big blind came along to see a flop as well.
On (with Engel's flush draw) it was the big blind and Farrell checking. Engel bet out with the flopped nuts and just Farrell made the call. The blank was an off suit and Farrell checked again. Engel made a bet again and Farrell answered with a check raise for most of his chips. Engel put Farrell all in and the EPT Malta champion made the call holding .
Back at the 2012 Aussie Millions, Tyron Krost won the Tournament of Champions Event — which invited all former Aussie Millions winners to an invite-only freeroll. As a result, he won free buy-ins to the Aussie Millions Main Event for life.
Krost cashed in on it a year later when he finished 41st in the 2013 Aussie Million for AU$20,000. He was looking to add some more off the freeroll, but his attempt just came to an end at the hands of Benjamin Pollak.
We missed the elimination as it happened, but according to a player at the table Krost busted after a preflop raising war saw him get his stack all in holding pocket jacks against Pollak's kings. The board ran out clean and the 2010 champ hit the rail.
Scott Davies, who won the 2014 WSOP APAC Main Event here at Crown, opened for 2,300 only to have an opponent push back to the tune of 6,100. Not to be outdone, Davies four-bet all in for 32,900 and his opponent snap-called.
Davies:
Opponent:
Davies was on the good end of the cooler, and he was rewarded with a double after the board ran out .
It was a rough day for $25,000 Challenge champ Chance Kornuth, who came in with a decent stack only to be stuck in reverse during the first two levels of play.
In what would be his final hand, a player opened for 2,000 and Kornuth three-bet all in for 29,000 holding . Another player then moved all in over the top holding , and the original raiser folded. The flop came jack high, and Kornuth was left drawing dead when the turn blanked.
It was a rough day for $25,000 Challenge champ Chance Kornuth, who came in with a decent stack only to be stuck in reverse during the first two levels of play.
In what would be his final hand, a player opened for 2,000 and Kornuth three-bet all in for 29,000 holding . Another player then moved all in over the top holding , and the original raiser folded. The flop came jack high, and Kornuth was left drawing dead when the turn blanked.
Dennis Huntley, who finished nine in this event the year Gus Hansen won, raised it up to 2,500 from early position. His neighbor made the call before the button squeezed to 8,900. Pascal Hartmann in the small blind cold four-bet all in for 31,900 and action folded to the button who called.
Pascal Hartmann:
Button:
"Ahhhhh! Come on! Come on!" the button exclaimed as the in the window was dealt. The entire board ran out and a loud "F%#$ this game!" was heard from the button returning to the table after a short trip to the rail to blow of some steam.
The dealer had grabbed 31,900 of his chip in the meantime, and Hartmann was already almost done stacking 'em when the next hand began.
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suited in position and the big blind came along to see a flop as well. 
(with Engel's flush draw) it was the big blind and Farrell checking. Engel bet out with the flopped nuts and just Farrell made the call. The blank was an off suit 
and Farrell checked again. Engel made a bet again and Farrell answered with a check raise for most of his chips. Engel put Farrell all in and the EPT Malta champion made the call holding 
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. Another player then moved all in over the top holding 
in the window was dealt. The entire board ran out 
and a loud "F%#$ this game!" was heard from the button returning to the table after a short trip to the rail to blow of some steam. 
