On a flop of 
with roughly 43,000 in the middle, Hideki Izutsu was all in for his last 124,700 against Jack Sinclair.
Sinclair: 
Izutsu: 
The turn and river landed the 
and 
and Izutsu collected the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
293,000 | 168,000 |
|
49,500 | -120,500 |
Ami Barer opened and got two callers including Michael Soyza before Koray Aldemir three-bet. Barer then moved all in and the two callers folded. Aldemir called and the cards were turned over.
Koray Aldemir: 
Ami Barer: 
The board came 
with the ten on the river too little too late for the former Main Event champion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 | 124,000 |
|
Busted |
With the board reading 
and 40,400 in the middle, Dominik Nitsche was all in from the big blind for his last 42,100.
Sosia Jiang deliberated for several minutes before making the call to put the German at risk.
Nitsche: 
Jiang: 
Nitsche was ahead and needed to fade an eight or seven to stay alive.
Unfortunately for Nitsche, the river landed the 
, and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 62,800 |
|
Busted |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 1,800
The prize pool for Event #9: AU$25,000 Challenge has been released with the 151-entrant field creating a AU$3,624,000 prize pool.
The final 17 players will all be in-the-money, and here is how the payouts break down:
| Place | Payout (AUD) | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $960,360 | $691,459 |
| 2nd | $652,320 | $469,670 |
| 3rd | $416,760 | $300,067 |
| 4th | $308,040 | $221,789 |
| 5th | $217,440 | $156,557 |
| 6th | $154,020 | $110,894 |
| 7-8th | $117,780 | $84,802 |
| 9-10th | $99,660 | $71,755 |
| 11-12th | $81,540 | $58,709 |
| 13-17th | $63,420 | $45,662 |
"It's 43,800," said Justin Liberto, counting out the chips for the dealer after winning an all in against Jack Salter.
Liberto held 
and had held against the of Salter for a 27 big blind double up. The board had come 
and Liberto moved close to 90,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | 112,200 |
|
86,000 | 58,500 |
From under the gun, Koray Aldemir raised to 4,400 only to have Luke Marsh three-bet to 13,500 from the cutoff.
Action folded back to Aldemir, and he called as the flop landed 
.
Aldemir checked, Marsh bet 10,000, and Aldemir quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
329,000 | 109,000 |
|
|
176,000 | 4,000 |
Following a raise in the cutoff to 4,400, Sosia Jiang shoved all in for 36,700 from the small blind and the original raiser immediately made the call.
Jiang: 
Opponent:
The board ran out 
and Jiang scored a double after turning her set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
77,200 | 24,200 |
Johannes Becker opened to 4,500 and Hideki Izutsu three-bet to 12,000. Becker called and the pair checked the 
flop.
On the 
turn Izutsu bet 5,000 and Becker raised to 18,000. Izutsu then raised all in for 80,600.
Becker asked for a count and took a short while before open-folding .
"Show the bluff," came the obligatory cry from Becker's tablemates and Izutsu flipped over . Becker reached and gave himself a pat on the back for his fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000 | 125,000 |
|
60,000 | -40,000 |
Ankush Mandavia opened to 4,200 in the hijack and Kazuhiko Yotsushika called in the small blind, as did the big blind.
The flop landed 
and action checked to Mandavia who continued for 5,500. Yotsushika responded with a check-raise to 12,000, and once the big blind folded, Mandavia folded also.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | -30,000 |
|
109,000 | 19,000 |
