We just saw Andrew Michael all in and at risk versus Tino Lechich, in a showdown that went as follows.
Michael:
Lechich:
The flop brought out and Lechich cheered upon seeing the queen. Lechich was also aware of the spade draw, but the turn kept him safe when the hit. The river however brought the and Michael hit a flush to double up.
Dylan Honeyman check-called a bet of 45,000 from Andrew Bassat on the board to see the land on the river. Honeyman checked, Bassat bet 80,000, and Honeyman called.
"Nice call," said Bassat, tossing his hand to the muck.
Laurence Hall got his last 169,000 chips in the middle holding . He was up against Kitty Kuo who had the .
Hall's rail asked for an eight on the flop and they got what they asked for. It did give Kuo an open ended though: .
The on the turn filled up Kuo's straight and now the rail begged the dealer for a jack. He did not oblige as the completed the board and Hall made his exit.
"Next year huh?! Thanks guys!" Hall said to the buzzing camera.
He shook hands and fist bumped everyone at the table, and made his way to the pay out desk to collect his AU$40,000.
Tony Dunst raised to 33,000 from the button and Sinan Aydogan called from the big blind. Both players checked the flop and then Aydogan check-called a bet of 40,000 on the turn. Both players returned to checking on the river and Dunst showed the for king high. Aydogan then tabled the for the win.
Yuki Ko raised the button and Samantha Abernathy made the call from the big blind. Abernathy checked the flop of , and called Ko's 55,000 bet.
The fell on the turn and Abernathy checked again. Ko made a bet of 135,000 with 467,000 behind. Abernathy didn't waste all that much time shoving all in.
Ko had a big decision and wasn't too thrilled about calling all in, but in the end he did so anyway.
Yuki Ko:
Samantha Abernathy:
Abernathy was drawing dead, the on the river was there just to make things official. Double up for Ko, big hit for Abernathy.
Derek Wolters was in action against Artur Koren on the flop. Wolters was first and checked. Koren bet 70,000, and Wolters made the call.
The turn was the , and Wolters checked. Koren bet 115,000, and Wolters stuck around with another call.
The river was the , and Wolters checked a third time to Koren. With both hands, Koren pushed forward a bet of 350,000. Wolters took about half a minute to make the call, and when he did, Koren tabled the for queen high. Wolters had the and won the pot.
Austrian pro Artur Koren saw a big bluff fail against Derek Wolters, knocking him down to just 200,000, but right now he's alive and kicking again after doubling through James Keenan.
Koren, how had seen a few shoves go uncalled, defended from the big blind when Keenan raised to 41,000 from the small blind.
The flop came down and Keenan put Koren all in for his last 206,000, and Koren called right away.
Koren:
Keenan:
Despite not having a pair, Koren was in the lead with queen-high, and his flush draw killed off some of Keenan's outs. On the turn the hit and the river brought the , doubling up Koren to right around 30 big blinds.
Yuki Ko opened to 45,000 under the gun and Samantha Abernathy made the call on the button. Both checked the flop and on the turn. The fell on the river and Ko made a bet of 50,000. Abernathy called and they chopped it as they both played the straight on the board. Ko had , Abernathy .
and Lechich cheered upon seeing the queen. Lechich was also aware of the spade draw, but the turn kept him safe when the 
hit. The river however brought the 
and Michael hit a flush to double up.
board to see the 
land on the river. Honeyman checked, Bassat bet 80,000, and Honeyman called.
. He was up against Kitty Kuo who had the 
.
flop and then Aydogan check-called a bet of 40,000 on the 
turn. Both players returned to checking on the 
river and Dunst showed the 
for the win.
fell on the turn and Abernathy checked again. Ko made a bet of 135,000 with 467,000 behind. Abernathy didn't waste all that much time shoving all in.
flop. Wolters was first and checked. Koren bet 70,000, and Wolters made the call.
, and Wolters checked. Koren bet 115,000, and Wolters stuck around with another call.
