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Martin Cardno raised to 60,000 from the button. Farhad Kia has been quiet at the final table, but made the call out of the big blind.
The flop came down . Kia led for 100,000 into his opponent. Cardno counted out his chips and moved all in for 273,000. Kia mucked his hand, allowing Cardno to take the pot and move up to 511,000 chips. He is the new chip leader.
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Martin Cardno
Martin Cardno raised all in from the small blind against Kent Hunter in the big blind. The total amount was 140,500 and Hunter snap-called.
Showdown:
Cardno:
Hunter:
When the flop came down , Hunter's kicker was a little bit better and kept him in the lead. The turn brought the and added a straight draw to the equation for Cardno. The straight was completed when the hit the river.
Hunter dropped to 233,000 on the hand and Cardno moved up to 289,000. All Hunter could do after the hand was sit back in his chair and shake his head.
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Michael Palti - 5th Place
Matt Hawker was under the gun, and he moved all in for his full stack of 83,000 chips. In late position, Michael Palti re-popped it, moving all in himself for a total of 143,000. Next to act was Kent Hunter, and he made the call, having both players covered and putting a monstrous three-way pot up for grabs.
Showdown:
Hawker:
Palti:
Hunter:
The flop was fantastic for Hunter, showing up . He had flopped top set, but both opponents were still drawing slightly live. The turn changed that though. The peeled off, ending all the drama. Hunter had locked up the win with his kings full of queens. The river was a meaningless .
After dragging down the biggest pot of the tournament, Kent Hunter has skyrocketed up to 472,000, eliminating Matt Hawker and Michael Palti in the process.
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Matt Hawker
Matt Hawker raised to 37,000 from the button and was all in. Next to act, Michael Palti reraised all in frm the small blind. Kent Hunter took his time in the tank before folding.
Showdown:
Hawker:
Palti:
After all five community cards laid on the felt, , Hawker's seven on the river was enough to give him the double up. He's been up and down at the final table and is now sitting with 96,000.
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Martin Cardno came in with a raise to 50,000 first to act. Betting passed to Michael Palti, and he moved all in for 91,000. Cardno made the call, having Palti covered.
Showdown:
Palti:
Cardno:
Palti may have thought he had unlucky timing to find ace-queen there, but he didn't know just how good his timing was. The flop miraculously came out . Now it was Cardno who was stuck drawing to just two outs. The turn and river failed to give him the case ace though, and he begrudgingly sends a big stack of double-up chips over to Michael Palti.
After that contest, Palti is up to 203,000 while Cardno has dropped back to 151,000.
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Jacob Chen - 7th Place
On the button, Jacob Chen shoved in for roughly 50,000. Kent Hunter made the call from the big blind. Chen was at risk of being out in seventh place if his couldn't best Hunter's .
The flop came down , putting Chen all but out of here. The turn was the , giving him a straight draw and some hope. The river though, was the and filled up Hunter's two pair to make him a boat.
Chen finished in seventh place and earned AUD $2,663. With his exit, we're down to the official final table.
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From the button, Matt Hawker raised all in for 29,500 total. Michael Palti called dark out of the big blind. Hawker turned up and Patli held .
The flop put Hawker in front with a pair of jacks: . The turn was the and then the river was the .
This double up gave Hawker right around 66,000 chips.
. Kia led for 100,000 into his opponent. Cardno counted out his chips and moved all in for 273,000. Kia mucked his hand, allowing Cardno to take the pot and move up to 511,000 chips. He is the new chip leader.
, Hunter's kicker was a little bit better and kept him in the lead. The turn brought the 
and added a straight draw to the equation for Cardno. The straight was completed when the 
hit the river.
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. He had flopped top set, but both opponents were still drawing slightly live. The turn changed that though. The 
peeled off, ending all the drama. Hunter had locked up the win with his kings full of queens. The river was a meaningless 
.
, Hawker's seven on the river was enough to give him the double up. He's been up and down at the final table and is now sitting with 96,000.
couldn't best Hunter's 
, putting Chen all but out of here. The turn was the 
.
and then the river was the 
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