Event 5 - $1,150 No Limit Holdem w/ $1,000 rebuys (2-Day Event) | 2008 Aussie Millions

01-10-2008 20:10 UTC+10

Hand #56 - Robert Wang

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Robert Wang has the button in seat 3 and makes it 30,000 to go taking down the blinds and antes.

01-10-2008 20:10 UTC+10

Hand #55 - Rayan Nathan Eliminated in 4th Place ($42,080 AUD)

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Michael Pedley has the button in seat 1. Rayan Nathan commits his last 5,000 in chips to the pot in the dark from under-the-gun. Action then fell to Robert Wang in the small blind who put in a raise, which scared Larry Karambis out of the pot.

Nathan: {K-Diamonds}

Wang:

The board filled out {Q-Clubs}

and Wang took down the pot with two pair, tens and sixes, eliminating Rayan Nathan from the tournament in fourth place, a finish worth $42,080 AUD.

Tags: Rayan Nathan

01-10-2008 20:07 UTC+10

Hand #54 - Michael Pedley

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The button is dead in seat 9. Rayan Nathan open-shoved all in from under-the-gun for a total of 53,000. Action then fell to Michael Pedley who made the call and was all in for 47,000. Robert Wang considered a call, but eventually folded leaving Nathan and Pedley heads up to the mercy of the board

Nathan: {A-Diamonds}

Pedley:

The board filled out: {2-Spades}

and Pedley's A-Q high held up, crippling Rayan Nathan.

Tags: Rayan Nathan

01-10-2008 20:05 UTC+10

Hand #53 - Julian Powell Eliminated in 5th Place ($31,560 AUD)

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The button is dead in seat 8.

Robert Wang opens with a 20,000 raise from under-the-gun and the action folds around to Julian Powell who pauses and thinks for a bit. As Julian contemplates his decision, Wang says, "I swear I'll put you all in," which garnered a warning from the dealer as Michael Pedley had yet to act.

Julian eventually came to a decision, opting to move all in. Pedley folded and Wang made the call instantly, tabling {A-Clubs}

. Powell produced the {J-Hearts}

.

The board filled out {10-Diamonds}

and Wang took down the pot with two pair, threes and fours, with an ace kicker, eliminating Powell from the tournament in 5th place.

Tags: Julian Powell

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

01-10-2008 20:00 UTC+10

Hand #52 - Robert Wang

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Rayan Nathan has the button in seat 5 and there is a dead small blind this hand. Action folds around to Robert Wang who opens with a 25,000 raise which earns him the blinds and antes.

Tags: Robert Wang

01-10-2008 19:58 UTC+10

Hand #51 - David Steicke Eliminated in 6th Place ($26,300 AUD)

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Larry Karambis has the button in seat 4. Michael Pedley opens the pot with a 20,000 raise and the action folds around to Karambis who kicks it up to 40,000. David Steicke then announces that he's all in - a total bet of 44,000 - and Pedley slams his cards into the muck. Karambis makes the call for an extra 4,000 and tables {9-Spades}

; Steicke shows {A-Hearts}

.

The board fills out {8-Diamonds}

giving Karambis the top set, which is more than enough to eliminate Steicke from the tournament in 6th place, a finish worth $26,300 AUD.

Tags: David Steicke

01-10-2008 19:54 UTC+10

Hand #50 - Robert Wang

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Robert Wang has the button in seat 3. David Steicke leads the action with a 20,000 bet from under-the-gun and Wang makes the call from the button. Rayan Nathan has a look at his cards in the big blind before getting out of the way, leaving Wang and Steicke heads up to the flop.

Flop: {3-Spades}

Steicke fires a 30,000 bet on the flop and Wang cuts the required amount of chips from his stack to make the call.

The turn brings the {K-Diamonds}

and Steicke quickly and deliberately slides 40,000 in chips into the middle. Wang makes the call after some thought and the dealer puts the {2-Diamonds}

on the river.

Steicke leans forward in his chair and passes the first action to Wang, who immediately fires a 40,000 bet. Steicke makes a quick call and Wang stands up out of his chair and pumps his fist as if he already knows he won the pot. Wang then returns to the table and turns over a pocket pair of threes for a set. Steicke remains calm in his chair and takes a sip from the glass of green tea he's got in front of him before handing his cards back to the dealer.

Robert Wang is still stacking his chips, but we think he's taken over the chip lead.

Tags: Robert Wang

01-10-2008 19:49 UTC+10

Hand #49 - Larry Karambis

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Michael Pedley has the button in seat 1.

Action folds around to Robert Wang in the small blind who completes the bet and Larry Karambis checks his option in the big.

Wang and Karambis check down a board of {7-Diamonds}

and Larry takes down the pot with {7-Clubs}

. Wang tabled the {K-Spades}

for second best.

Tags: Larry Karambis

01-10-2008 19:47 UTC+10

Current Chip Counts

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Here are the current approximate chip counts of our remaining six players:

Seat 1: Michael Pedley - 70,000
Seat 3: Robert Wang - 182,000
Seat 4: Larry Karambis - 210,000
Seat 5: Rayan Nathan - 70,000
Seat 8: David Steicke - 178,000
Seat 9: Julian Powell - 72,000