Level: 2
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Thomas Muehlocker, Chin Wei Lim, Bjorn Li and Jack Salter are the next set of players to take a seat in the AU$50,000 Challenge, and here is the updated seating draw.
| Seat | Table 7 | Table 8 | Table 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -- empty — | Michael Zhang | Dominik Nitsche |
| 2 | Chin Wei Lim | -- empty — | Michael Lim |
| 3 | Rainer Kempe | -- empty — | Tsugunari Toma |
| 4 | Jack Salter | Hideki Izutsu | Bjorn Li |
| 5 | Michael Addamo | Alex Foxen | -- empty — |
| 6 | Julien Martini | Kahle Burns | Andras Nemeth |
| 7 | Huang Shan | Manig Loeser | Thomas Muehloecker |
| 8 | -- empty — | Koray Aldemir | Takashi Ogura |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000 | |
The flop showed ![]()
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and Michael Addamo and Julien Martini both checked to Chin Wei Lim on the button who bet 4,000. Jack Salter then arrived to the table and spilt his coffee over half the table but missed the cards. Addamo wasn't fazed as he called and Martini followed shortly after as the tournament staff worked quickly to clean up the mess.
The turn brought the
and Addamo checked. Martini bet 5,500 which was enough to see Lim muck his hand. With the action back on Addamo, he thought for 30-seconds, and used a time extension before announcing all in for 23,200 a minute later. Martini deliberated for a moment before opting to muck his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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51,000
7,500
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7,500 |
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50,000 | |
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46,000
11,800
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11,800 |
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Thomas Muehlocker, Chin Wei Lim, Bjorn Li and Jack Salter are the next set of players to take a seat in the AU$50,000 Challenge, and here is the updated seating draw.
| Seat | Table 7 | Table 8 | Table 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristen Bicknell | Michael Zhang | Dominik Nitsche |
| 2 | Chin Wei Lim | Mustapha Kanit | Michael Lim |
| 3 | Rainer Kempe | Chino Rheem | Tsugunari Toma |
| 4 | Jack Salter | Hideki Izutsu | Bjorn Li |
| 5 | Michael Addamo | Alex Foxen | -- empty — |
| 6 | Julien Martini | Kahle Burns | Andras Nemeth |
| 7 | Huang Shan | Manig Loeser | Thomas Muehloecker |
| 8 | -- empty — | Koray Aldemir | Takashi Ogura |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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Alex Foxen raised to 1,000 in the cutoff and Kahle Burns three-bet the button to 3,300. From the small blind, Manig Loeser four-bet to 9,800, and with the action back on Foxen, he moved all in for roughly 33,000.
Burns shoved over the top for roughly 45,000, and Loeser folded.
Foxen: ![]()
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Burns: ![]()
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The board bricked out for the at-risk Foxen, and he was eliminated but immediately re-entered and is seated on table 10, seat 5.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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85,800
40,000
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40,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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46,500
3,500
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3,500 |
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Tsugunari Toma bet out 4,400 from the big blind after the turn dropped on the ![]()
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board. Alex Foxen obliged before both players watched the
complete the board.
Toma immediately reached for his chips and tossed out 12,000. Foxen appeared to agonise over his decision, taking one last look at his cards, before making the call.
Toma then confidently tabled his ![]()
for two pair and took down the pot after Foxen mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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37,500
12,500
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12,500 |
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Koray Aldemir opened to 1,000 in middle position and Chino Rheem three-bet to 4,000 from the button. Hideki Izutsu four-bet from out of the small blind to 16,000.
Aldemir shoved all in for 41,600, and Rheem went all in for 54,800. Izutsu pushed forward his 42,100 total, and the players tabled their hands.
Aldemir: ![]()
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Izutsu: ![]()
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Rheem: ![]()
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Rheem had the best of it, but when the dealer fanned the ![]()
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board, Izutsu flopped his set and tripled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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126,600
80,100
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80,100 |
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12,700
37,300
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37,300 |
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Busted | |
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Michael Soyza has entered the field and has taken a seat on table 8.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | |
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Chino Rheem opened to 1,500 in early position and Kahle Burns called on the button.
The flop landed ![]()
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and Rheem continued for 1,600 and Burns called.
Both players checked the
on the turn, and when the river landed the
, Burns bet 4,000, and Rheem check-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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92,000
6,200
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6,200 |
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7,800
4,900
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4,900 |
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Michael Lim called from under the gun before Andras Nemeth raised to 1,600 from the cutoff. Thomas Muehloecker called from the button. Lim came along as well.
The flop came ![]()
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and Lim checked. Nemeth continued for 2,200. Muehloecker called. Lim called.
The turn dropped the
and this time Lim fired out 7,300. Nemeth immediately mucked his hand and Muehloecker followed shortly after.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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51,900
15,900
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15,900 |
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42,600
11,900
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11,900 |
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39,000
11,000
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11,000 |