Sam Trickett opened the action with a raise to 4,500 from the hijack. Steffen Sontheimer on the button and Fedor Holz in the big blind both called.
Holz checked on 
and Trickett continuation bet 8,000. Both Sontheimer and Holz called.
The 
hit the turn and Holz checked again. Trickett now bet 20,500 and just Sontheimer called, Holz folded.
Trickett bet another 55,000 on the 
river and Sontheimer gave up.
Stephen Chidwick raised to 4,500 and Mike Watson called from the cutoff. Ben Tollerene over called from the big blind and checked on 
. Chidwick checked as well and Watson bet 8,000. Tollerene called before Chidwick shoved all in for about 60,000 or so. Watson used his 30 seconds to decide to shove all in over the top. Tollerene folded.
Stephen Chidwick: 
Mike Watson: 
The 
on the turn and 
on the river were blanks and Chidwick departed already well into the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
257,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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The players have gone on their 45-minute dinner break. With the hand of Chidwick versus Watson running into the break, just 37 minutes of that break remain right now.
David Steicke and Bryn Kenney have just bought into the event. Mikita Badziakouski and David Peters have just reentered. Right now, 18 entries total with 12 players in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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Level: 7
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Table 1 | Table 2 | |||
| 1 | Fedor Holz | 320,000 | David Peters | 100,000 |
| 2 | - | - | Alexandro Kolonias | 170,000 |
| 3 | Steffen Sontheimer | 200,000 | Sam Greenwood | 51,800 |
| 4 | Bryn Kenney | 100,000 | - | |
| 5 | Sam Trickett | 155,500 | Nick Petrangelo | 160,000 |
| 6 | Mike Watson | 260,000 | - | - |
| 7 | - | - | David Steicke | 100,000 |
| 8 | Mikita Badziakouski | 100,000 | - |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000 | |
|
||
|
|
260,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
200,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
170,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
||
|
160,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
155,500
35,500
|
35,500 |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
||
|
51,800
18,200
|
18,200 |
|
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Ben Tollerene got his last 58,700 in before the flop from the hijack up against big blind Alexandros Kolonias.
Tollerene was in excellent position to double up as he dominated with 
against the 
of Kolonias.
The 
flop, however, wasn't the flop Tollerene was hoping for and the 
on the turn and 
on the river denied him a comeback.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000 | |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
The prize pool information has just been announced. With 18 total entries, three spots will be paid.
| 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|
| A$882,000 | A$529,200 | A$352,800 |
Mike Watson has been pretty active so far this level as the aggressor in three separate consecutive hands, winning all without showdown.
The first saw Watson raise it up to 6,000 from the button with Fedor Holz electing to three-bet from the big blind to 24,500. Watson took his time before four-betting to 60,000, which was enough to get Holz to lay it down.
The second hand saw Watson make it 6,000 from the cutoff with both Holz and Steffen Sontheimer making the call from the small and big blind respectively.
All three players check the 
flop and after checks from Holz and Sontheimer on the 
turn Watson’s 10,000 delayed continuation bet was enough to take it down.
The third hand saw Sam Trickett open to 5,500 from under the gun only to see Watson three-bet to16,500 from under the gun plus one. Trickett quickly four-bet to 42,000 but just as quickly folded when Watson five-bet shoved.
All that action saw Watson edge slightly in front of Holz to snag the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
335,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
306,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
196,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
115,500
40,000
|
40,000 |
Sam Greenwood got the last of his chips in with 
up against the 
of Nick Petrangelo. The 
runout wasn't all too exciting and Greenwood exited the tournament area.
With now just 10 players remaining, Mike Watson has moved tables to balance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
195,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
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|
|
Busted | |
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