Phil Laak and Yevgeniy Timoshenko are neighbors currently and have been tangling in quite a few blind versus blind battles. This seems to have been working out better for Timoshenko better than it has for Laak - earlier he had four dark blue 5k chips in front of him but these are now at the bottom of Timoshenko's stack.
We caught the two players embroiled in yet another blind versus blind confrontation with 5,000 in the pot and the community cards reading
Both players checked it through on the turn with the landing on the river, which Laak checked over to Timoshenko.
The Ukranian player fired out a half pot bet of 2,500, which Laak quickly called but just as quickly mucked his hand when Timoshenko rolled over for the rivered straight.
The total of 65 runners have contributed to a prize pool of AUD$305,500. The following payout information has just been posted on the tournament clock:
Daniel Demicki, who won this event last year for AUD$98,980, got his chips in before the flop against Mark Radoja in a hijack (Radoja) versus button (Demicki) situation.
Daniel Demicki:
Mark Radoja:
The board ran out and Demicki's straight earned him the double-up.
We caught the action on the turn with a sizable pot brewing in a three-way hand between Jonathan Abdellafif in middle position, a player sitting in the cutoff and Dzmitry Urbanovich on the button.
With the board reading Abdellatif had checked it over to the cutoff, who fired out a half pot bet of 5,000. Urbanovich called, as did Abdellatif keeping the action three-way to the river.
Abdellatif now led for 17,500 and while the player in the cutoff looked interested the 20-second shot clock ran down and he folded with just 2 seconds to spare, as did Urbanovich.
"Nice bluff mate," said the cutoff.
"You can call next time and see for yourself," retorted Abdellatif.
"Nah, the book says fold," replied the cutoff. Abdellatif seemed happy enough with the result so maybe he is reading some different literature.
Yevgeniy Timoshenko is no longer with us and Phil Laak was kind enough to tell us his bust out hand.
According to Laak he was on the button and Timoshenko and Raj Ramakrishnan were in the blinds on a flop.
All three players got all the chips in the middle on a turn with Laak and Ramakrishnan holding for Broadway. Timoshenko had for a smaller straight with a diamond redraw but did not get there and Laak and Ramakrishnan chopped up his chips.
Thomas Levine and Mark Radoja got their chips in against each other. Levine had while Radoja had . We're unsure when the chips went in, but the board ran out and Levine busted Radoja with the rivered full house, rendering Radoja's flopped flush useless.
Levine also won a sizable pot off Samuli Sipila. Sipila, who won another omaha tournament here earlier this Aussie Millions, raised to 3,500 and Levine called in position. Sipila bet 4,500 on and Levine called. Both then checked the on the turn before Sipila bet 6,500 on the river. Levine raised to 20,000 and Sipila folded.
Espen Solaas opened to 4,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Sam Greenwood in the small blind who re-raised pot to 12,800, leaving himself around 15,000 behind.
Solaas made the call and Greenwood moved all in on the flop. Solaas called to put Greenwood at risk and the cards were turned over.
Sam Greenwood:
Espen Solaas:
Greenwood's aces were trailing to Solaas's flopped top two pairs and the turn and river ran out , respectively to send Greenwood to the exit and pad out Solaas's stack.
Thomas Levine opened the action with a raise to 4,000 from the button and David Wang re-potted to 13,600 from the small blind before Raj Ramakrishnan re-potted from the big blind, making it 44,800 to go. Levine bowed out and Wang called off the rest of his stack.
David Wang:
Raj Ramakrishnan:
Wang's Kings were in front and stayed that way on the flop and stayed that way on the turn but the river saw Ramakrishnan hit trip queens to send Wang to the rail.
landing on the river, which Laak checked over to Timoshenko.
for the rivered straight.
and Demicki's straight earned him the double-up.
Abdellatif had checked it over to the cutoff, who fired out a half pot bet of 5,000. Urbanovich called, as did Abdellatif keeping the action three-way to the 
flop. 
turn with Laak and Ramakrishnan holding 
for Broadway. Timoshenko had 
while Radoja had 
and Levine busted Radoja with the rivered full house, rendering Radoja's flopped flush useless.
flop. Solaas called to put Greenwood at risk and the cards were turned over.
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respectively to send Greenwood to the exit and pad out Solaas's stack.
