Julien Martini opened to 500 in the cutoff before Takashi Ogura three-bet the small blind to 2,200.
Dominik Nitsche cold-called in the big blind before Martini four-bet to 8,100 total.
Ogura and Nitsche folded, and Martini collected the pot.
Manig Loeser, Julien Martini, Alex Foxen, and Michael Zhang have both just entered the field, and with 13 players now, the field is being re-drawn amongst two tables.
| Seat | Table 8 | Table 10 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Zhang | Dominik Nitsche |
| 2 | Huang Shan | Michael Lim |
| 3 | Michael Addamo | Tsugunari Toma |
| 4 | Hideki Izutsu | Julien Martini |
| 5 | Alex Foxen | Andras Nemeth |
| 6 | Kahle Burns | -- empty -- |
| 7 | Manig Loeser | Takashi Ogura |
| 8 | -- empty -- | -- empty -- |
Takashi Ogura raised to 500 from middle position before Michael Lim three-bet the button to 1,500. From the small blind Hideki Izutsu four-bet to 5,500 and Ogura folded while Lim called.
The flop landed 
and Izutsu continued for 6,000 and Lim quickly folded.
Tsugunari Toma raised to 500 from under the gun plus one and was called by Michael Lim in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Lim checked. Toma continued for 700. Lim snap-called.
The turn brought the 
and once again Lim checked. Toma quickly bet 2,200 and Lim matched the bet immediately.
The 
completed the board and Lim fired out 4,200. Toma paused for a moment before raising to 14,200. Lim looked displeased and mucked his hand as he relinquished the pot.
Dominik Nitsche has arrived and is now occupied in seat nine.
Michael Lim limped under the gun for 200 and Andras Nemeth raised to 700 in the cutoff. Takashi Ogura three-bet the small blind to 2,800, and Lim folded as Nemeth called.
The flop landed 
and Ogura continued for 2,500 as Nemeth called.
The turn of the 
checked through as the fell on the river.
Ogura bet out 6,500, and Nemeth mucked.
The action folded around to Kahle Burns in the small blind who called. Andras Nemeth raised to 700 from the big blind. Burns called.
The flop came 
and both players checked before the dropped on the turn. Burns checked. Nemeth tossed out 800. Burns called.
The completed the board and Burns checked for a third time. Nemeth reached for his chips and bet out 2,200. Burns confirmed the amount and made the call.
Nemeth tabled his 
for two pair and took down the pot after Burns mucked his hand.
The Tournament Director along with the players have decided to start the tournament on the same table instead of being spread over two. Here is how they currently line-up:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Lim | Australia | 50,000 |
| 2 | Hideki Izutsu | Japan | 50,000 |
| 3 | Tsugunari Toma | Japan | 50,000 |
| 4 | Kahle Burns | Australia | 50,000 |
| 5 | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | 50,000 |
| 6 | Huang Shan | China | 50,000 |
| 7 | Takashi Ogura | Japan | 50,000 |
| 8 | Michael Addamo | Australia | 50,000 |
The players have all agreed to a change in the structure that will see a big blind ante in place for the duration of the tournament that matches the size of the big blind.
The cards are now in the air for Event #12: AU$50,000 Challenge.
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