Nicholas Dixon moved all in preflop from the button for his last 133,000 and small blind Haoran Zhang asked for a count before making the call.
Dixon is the at-risk player, his trailing to Zhang’s but the flop gave the Australian player a flush draw to go with his two live cards.
The river saw Dixon complete his flush with the river coming down a meaningless to grant the Aussie the double up. Dixon climbed to 321,000 while Zhang dropped to 697,000.
Jeremy Joseph raised to 42,000 from under the gun and was called by Peter Aristidou on the button. Koray Aldemir was in the small blind and reraised to 145,000 as the decision fell back on Joseph. He went into the tank for almost five-minute before the clock was called on him by Aldemir.
The tournament director came over and gave the instructions that he would start his 60-second countdown only for Joseph to then move all in for 351,000.
"He didn't even take his full minute," joked Aristidou. "Now I'll take 10 minutes and then you can give me a minute too," he added, before releasing his hand to the muck.
Aldemir then paused for a moment and called.
Joseph:
Aldemir:
Joseph was at risked and outkicked until the board ran out giving him an unbeatable flush on the turn and the winning hand.
Aldemir could only shake his head in disappointment as he watched the large pot get moved to his opponent.
Mustapha Kanit raised to 55,000 from the small blind and big blind Nicholas Wright called. Kanit bet 65,000 on and Wright called. Both players then checked the on the turn and on the river. Wright showed for the second nuts and Kanit jokingly showed the before mucking.
Jeremy Joseph raised from the cutoff and was called by Peter Aristidou in the big blind.
The flop came down and Aristidou checked. Joseph fired out another bet and Aristidou called.
The turn brought the and Aristidou checked once more. Joseph slid out 80,000 only for Aristidou to come back over the top with a raise to 180,000. Joseph called.
The completed the board and Aristidou reached for his chips and pushed out 200,000. Jeremy called shortly after, only to muck his hand in disgust when Aristidou tabled for a flopped full house.
Action folded around to Nicholas Wright in the small blind and he bumped it up to 50,000 with Jeff Rossiter making the call from the big blind.
Wright checked the flop over to Rossiter who chose to take control of the hand and fired out a bet of 70,000. Wright thought it over for a minute and then threw in the call.
The turn paired the board and brought checks from both players bring the action to the river.
Wright checked for the third time and Rossiter reached for chips, firing out a bet of 165,000. Rossiter stared impassively over at Wright who, after maybe a minutes thought, pitched his cards into the muck.
Patrick Crivell was down to just seven big blinds but now he is stacking chips after doubling through Jeff Rossiter.
Rossiter raised to 50,000 on the button before Crivell moved in for his last 144,000 from the small blind. Rossiter called off the remainder and the cards went on their backs.
Crivell:
Rossiter:
Crivell was in front and stayed that way as he had already locked up the pot on the turn when the board read to improve him to three of a kind.
Koray Aldemir raised the button to 42,000 and the small blind quickly got out of the way. Big blind Jeremy Joseph, though, was down to just under 80,000 and moved all in. Aldemir didn't hesitate and called.
Jeremy Joseph:
Koray Aldemir:
The helped strengthen Aldemir's lead. Joseph was hoping for a king but it wouldn't come. Instead, the and completed the board and Joseph exited in 21st place.
Marc MacDonnell raised to 43,000 from the cutoff and was called by Peter Aristidou and Koray Aldemir in the blinds.
The flop came and the action checked to MacDonnell who tossed out a continuation bet totalling 73,000. Only Aldemir called as both players watched the drop on the turn.
Aldemir checked over to MacDonnell who slid out 202,000. Aldemir went into the tank for over a minute before he announced all in for around 500,000. MacDonnell immediately mucked his hand as he relinquished the pot to his opponent.
trailing to Zhang’s 
but the 
flop gave the Australian player a flush draw to go with his two live cards. 
river saw Dixon complete his flush with the river coming down a meaningless 
to grant the Aussie the double up. Dixon climbed to 321,000 while Zhang dropped to 697,000.
giving him an unbeatable flush on the turn and the winning hand. 
.
flop was good for Koren but things got tricky with the 
was a good card for Koren, however, and he doubled up.
and Wright called. Both players then checked the 
for the second nuts and Kanit jokingly showed the 
and Aristidou checked once more. Joseph slid out 80,000 only for Aristidou to come back over the top with a raise to 180,000. Joseph called. 
for a flopped full house.
flop over to Rossiter who chose to take control of the hand and fired out a bet of 70,000. Wright thought it over for a minute and then threw in the call. 
turn paired the board and brought checks from both players bring the action to the 
river.
to improve him to three of a kind.
completed the board and Joseph exited in 21st place.
