Picking up the action on the flop, Adam Owen checked in the small blind and Antoine Saout bet 400, which Owen called. After the turn, Owen led for 1,000 and Saout made it 3.500 to go in order to pick up a call and the mixed game specialist Owen checked the on the river.
Saout bet 11,575 and Owen reluctantly called before quickly mucking to the of the two-time WSOP Main Event finalist.
Daniel Strelitz is well-known for favoring the more aggressive side of poker and the American directly showed his tablemates why that is. Seated to the direct right of Niall Farrell, no stranger when it comes to creative plays himself, Strelitz saw a four-way flop from the small blind.
The flop was and all players checked to the button, who bet 250. Strelitz check-raised to 1,000, Farrell and another player folded, and the button called. Strelitz fired 2,500 on the turn and received another call before the river went check/check.
Strelitz casually rolled over for a rivered pair of fours, while the button sighed and mucked.
Simon Thwaites bet 3,800 from under the gun when the big blind checked to him on . There was already about 6,000 in the pot, so it swelled to nearly 15,000 when Thwaites received a call. On the river, the big blind came out betting with 6,500. Thwaites sighed and went into the tank. After a minute he announced a call.
The big blind showed but two pair was no good against Thwaites' . Thwaites breathed a sigh of relief and swept up the hefty pot.
Back in April 2017, former teacher Sosia Jiang from New Zealand took down the PokerStars Championship Macau High Roller for a massive payday of HK$ 3,870,000 (approximately $498,073) and dominated the final table by sending almost every single opponent to the rail.
"After that I didn't play much, I was back to Macau once but it was only a small score. But now I am back here, almost on home soil and this is actually my first tournament of the year," Jiang added.
Shortly after, she raised to 250 in the cutoff and was called by Szymon Wysocki in the big blind. On the flop, Wysocki check-called a bet of 375 and did so again for 1,050 on the turn. The river was checked through and Jiang as last aggressor turned over the for top pair. That was enough to win the pot and she raked in the chips, stacking them neatly before putting her usual card protector on top.
Ana Marquez raised to 300 and Shane Warne called before the player in the small blind three-bet to 1,300. Both Marquez and Warne called and the flop was .
The raiser continued for 1,400 and again got two callers. The three players all checked the turn and it checked to Marquez on the river. Marquez bet 7,400 and forced her two opponents out of the hand.
Shane Warne is no stranger to the poker tables both here in Melbourne and at the WSOP in Las Vegas, and he's taken a seat in Day 1b of the Aussie Millions.
Warne took over 1,000 international wickets (in Tests and One-Day Internationals) in an international career spanning 15 years. He also has just under USD$100,000 in lifetime cashes, the biggest of which coming here in Melbourne in a High Stakes A$10,000 event in 2010.
We got to his table on the turn, with the board reading and Warne bet 1,150. His opponent raised to 3,300 and Warne quickly called. The river went check-check and Warne tabled to win the hand. Warne has lot a bit in the opening stages and currently sits at 23,000.
Stay tuned to see how one of the greatest bowlers in the history of cricket gets on at the poker table.
One player in early position had bet 600, about half-pot, on a flop and gotten one caller before Daniel Strelitz check-raised to 3,000 in the big blind. The bettor peeled, the caller folded and the fell. Strelitz fired again for 4,500 and took it down.
Strelitz is seated next to Niall Farrell, so that table could see plenty of action with a pair of aggressive pros side by side.
Spanish poker pro Ana Marquez has made the journey to Australia and instantly picked up some extra chips to work with. Marquez bet 650 on a and after a fold a third player, who seemed more occupied with his phone than the situation he was in, splashed in some chips to call.
On the river, Marquez bet 1,800 and got a quick fold from her opponent.
James Obst bet 700 from the big blind into two opponents on a board of . A player in the cutoff called, while the small blind ducked out of the way. On the river, Obst checked and his opponent checked back. Obst won the showdown with against .
flop, Adam Owen checked in the small blind and Antoine Saout bet 400, which Owen called. After the 
turn, Owen led for 1,000 and Saout made it 3.500 to go in order to pick up a call and the mixed game specialist Owen checked the 
on the river.
of the two-time WSOP Main Event finalist.
and all players checked to the button, who bet 250. Strelitz check-raised to 1,000, Farrell and another player folded, and the button called. Strelitz fired 2,500 on the 
turn and received another call before the 
river went check/check.
. There was already about 6,000 in the pot, so it swelled to nearly 15,000 when Thwaites received a call. On the 
but two pair was no good against Thwaites' 
. Thwaites breathed a sigh of relief and swept up the hefty pot.
flop, Wysocki check-called a bet of 375 and did so again for 1,050 on the 
turn. The 
turn and it checked to Marquez on the 
river went check-check and Warne tabled 
flop and gotten one caller before Daniel Strelitz check-raised to 3,000 in the big blind. The bettor peeled, the caller folded and the 
river, Marquez bet 1,800 and got a quick fold from her opponent.
. A player in the cutoff called, while the small blind ducked out of the way. On the 
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