James Broom has just doubled up through Andre Villandberg to move to 140,000 in chips.
On a flop showing , Broom checked to Villandberg who bet 10,000. Broom then raised to 25,000 and Villandberg countered by announcing, "All in," putting Broom to a decision for all of his chips. Broom quickly made the call and the cards were tabled:
Showdown:
Broom:
Villandberg:
A crowd swelled around the table to watch the dealer place the turn and river on the board... , .
With the eight on the river, Broom made a higher pair to clinch the hand and double through to 140,000 in chips. Villandberg was left with about 78,000 after the hand.
Harris Pavlou, during the PLO Event
With the board reading George Cotaidis fired out a bet of 40,000. Harris Pavlou was his opponent and he deliberated before making the call.
The river landed the and Cotaidis checked to Pavlou who fired out 60,000. Cotaidis made the big call and flipped for the straight, but Pavlou showed for the flush to collect a huge pot!
"Carwash" George slips to 190,000 with Pavlou, the quiet achiever, now up to a massive 680,000 and the chip lead!
Nali Kaselias has just doubled through Aussie pro Tino Lechich and will live to see another flop.
Lechich opened the pot with a raise to 15,000 before the flop and Kaselias moved all in over the top for a total of 30,200. Lechich made the call and a showdown ensued:
Showdown:
Lechich:
Kaselias:
The board filled out in favor of Kaselias who now sits with about 65,000 in chips while Lechich dropped to 205,000.
We're now officially on the money bubble with the next elimination set to walk away from this event empty-handed while the remaining 40 players will be guaranteed a payday.
Mike Comer has just been eliminated from the tournament by Stefan Fuchs. All of the money went in preflop and Fuchs' held off Comer's for the win, which cemented Comer's exit.
Harris Pavlou raised to 16,000 before Martin Copeland shoved for his last 40,000. Pavlou made the call.
Showdown:
Pavlou:
Copeland:
The flop was and Copeland maintained the lead, until the landed on the turn to give Pavlou a pair of aces. Copeland had outs to a set, flush, or straight, but missed them all when the river bricked out to eliminate him from the tournament.
The player under the gun came in raising to 15,000, and the player beside him made the call. Next to act was Johnny Huynh, and he bumped it up to 40,000. Action passed to the button, where David Gorr put in yet another raise, this time coming over top of the whole table with 100,000 chips. The first two players who had entered the pot ducked out, while Huynh made the call.
Heads up, the flop brought . Huynh moved all in, having his opponent covered, and Gorr quickly made the call.
Showdown:
Huynh:
Gorr:
Huynh was in the worst shape imaginable, drawing to runner-runner. The turn was the , ending all hopes of an outdraw, and the river was a useless . Gorr takes down the massive pot, doubling up to 370,000. Huynh is left with just 32,000.
Maurie Pears Eliminated
The action folded to Peter Kaltzidis in the small blind, who moved all in to put maximum pressure on the short stack of Maurie Pears in the big blind. Pears realized he needed to take a chance and made the call with , and he was actually in great shape as Kaltzidis tabled .
However that soon changed when the flop landed , giving Kaltzidis a flush. The turn was the and river the , to bring an end to the run of "The Master" just short of the money.
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, Broom checked to Villandberg who bet 10,000. Broom then raised to 25,000 and Villandberg countered by announcing, "All in," putting Broom to a decision for all of his chips. Broom quickly made the call and the cards were tabled:
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George Cotaidis fired out a bet of 40,000. Harris Pavlou was his opponent and he deliberated before making the call.
and Cotaidis checked to Pavlou who fired out 60,000. Cotaidis made the big call and flipped 
for the straight, but Pavlou showed 
for the flush to collect a huge pot!
and Damm immediately moved all in. Burchell folded and Damm flashed 
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held off Comer's 
for the win, which cemented Comer's exit.
and Copeland maintained the lead, until the 
. Huynh moved all in, having his opponent covered, and Gorr quickly made the call.
, ending all hopes of an outdraw, and the river was a useless 
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