John Pachos has just earned the unwanted title of tournament 'Bubbly Boy' after being eliminated from the tournament in 41st position by David Gorr.
Pachos open-shoved all in on the flop for a total of 33,500 and Gorr made the call:
Showdown:
Gorr:
Pachos:
Gorr was slightly behind on the flop, but the that fell on the turn gave him the lead and he never looked back. The river delivered an inconsequential and Gorr took down the pot with a single pair of aces. Gorr stacked up 334,000 in chips with the win.
Xiaoyu Xu raised from under the gun to 15,000 with David Gorr making the call in the cutoff. The action folded to Alex Webster who moved all in from the big blind for an additional 28,800. Both opponents made the call.
The two live players checked down the board of and Webster tabled for top two pair. That was good to take it down as both opponents tossed their cards into the muck.
Webster triples to 112,000, Xu is down to 160,000 with Gorr now sitting with 230,000 chips.
Kenneth Damm raised to 26,000, and Abel Cabrera moved all in for his last ~37,000 total. Damm called with Cabrera's tournament fate in his hands. He turned over and held two live cards against the at-risk player's .
The board came down , locking up the win for Cabrera. He earns his most important pot of the tournament, doubling up to 70,300 on the bubble.
Nali Kaselias' tournament life has been on the line twice since hand-for-hand play began, and he's survived both times. His most recent Road Runner-esque performance came in a three-way pot against Ray Sukkar and Bryan Huang.
Huang limped into the pot from late position, Sukkar completed the action from the small blind and Kaselias checked his option in the big.
All three players checked the flop bringing us to the turn: . Sukkar led out with a 20,000 bet in the small blind and Kaselias moved all in over the top for a total of 40,600. Huang folded, but Sukkar looked him up, tabling for top pair. Kaselias then rolled over the for a Broadway straight and had Sukkar drawing dead.
After the hand, Sukkar fell to about 230,000 in chips while Kaselias climbed up to 130,000.
David Saab raised to 15,000 and John Pachos called out of the big blind. They saw a flop of and Pachos moved all in for 35,000. Saab decided to take a shot at eliminating the short stack and made the call with just for a gutshot straight draw, as Pachos tabled for the best hand.
The turn was the and the river a teasing as the crowd roared, thinking that Saab had hit his gutshot, but the diamond actually completed the flush for Pachos. Once again the short stack doubles up, as the bad run for the big stacks on the bubble continues!
James Potter
James 'Welcome Back' Potter is on a complete tear, having doubled up yet again to keep his hopes for a money finish alive.
All of the money went in preflop; Potter's with pocket kings and Erik Areids' with pocket tens.
Potter spiked a king in the window and that was all she wrote. Afterwards, Areids was left with about 52,000 in chips while Potter improved to 68,000 -- impressive, considering he was down as low as 13,300 earlier in the level.
Before the flop, Jim Mastorakos raised to 19,000 and found action from Kenneth Damm.
Heads up, the flop came . Keeping the heat on, Mastorakos led out with 40,000 chips, and Damm moved all in. Mastorakos made the call, putting his last 130,500 chips in the middle and putting his tournament stake in jeopardy.
Showdown:
Mastorakos:
Damm:
In danger of bubbling the Main Event, Mastorakos was up against two pair, looking for a king to make a bigger two pair or a jack to fill his gutshot straight draw. Sure enough, the drilled the turn, giving him the lead and leaving Damm drawing from behind. The turn paired the board, as the locked up a much-needed double up for Mastorakos. He is up to 310,000, and Damm has been knocked down to his level, sitting with 340,000.
As the bubble continues to draw out, Crown Director of Poker Operations Jonno Pittock has thrown in an added incentive for the players.
The next player eliminated will now receive a $100 dinner voucher, and an Aussie Millions cap - sure fire motivation for the players to start gambling it up!
Daniel Perfeito raised from the button, making it 18,000 to skate. Ray Sukkar moved all in, having his opponent covered and putting him to the test at a crucial stage in the tournament. Perfeito did make the call though, looking to double up and avoid being the bubble boy.
Showdown:
Perfeito:
Sukkar:
The board ran out safe for Perfeito, showing up . His kings held up, improving to two pair, and he doubles up to 195,000. Sukkar is down to 280,000, and both men look safe for the time being.
James Potter moved all in from under the gun for his last 12,100 chips, with Jovan Skekic and Grant Levy making the call.
Both live players checked down the board of in an attempt to burst the bubble.
Levy was first to reveal, showing for a pair of eights, but the crowd on the rail roared as Potter flipped over for the rockets! Skekic couldn't better that as he mucked his cards, and Potter avoids being the bubble boy to triple up to 36,000 chips!
flop for a total of 33,500 and Gorr made the call:
that fell on the turn gave him the lead and he never looked back. The river delivered an inconsequential 
and Gorr took down the pot with a single pair of aces. Gorr stacked up 334,000 in chips with the win.
for top two pair. That was good to take it down as both opponents tossed their cards into the muck.
, locking up the win for Cabrera. He earns his most important pot of the tournament, doubling up to 70,300 on the bubble.
. Sukkar led out with a 20,000 bet in the small blind and Kaselias moved all in over the top for a total of 40,600. Huang folded, but Sukkar looked him up, tabling 
for top pair. Kaselias then rolled over the 
and the river a teasing 
. Keeping the heat on, Mastorakos led out with 40,000 chips, and Damm moved all in. Mastorakos made the call, putting his last 130,500 chips in the middle and putting his tournament stake in jeopardy.
in an attempt to burst the bubble.
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