Joe Cabret
Patrick Fletcher has been crippled after his pocket kings were cracked against Joe Cabret.
They got it in on a flop of after Cabret fired 24,000 and Fletcher moved all in for 103,000. Cabret thought for a few moments before announcing a call.
Fletcher:
Cabret:
It was Fletcher's overpair against the flush and straight draws of Cabret. The turn hit Cabret when the fell to complete the flush as the river bricked the . The massive pot was shipped to Cabret and after he stacked his chips he found himself with 260,000 as Fletcher went for a walk to cool off as he was left with just 12,000 chips.
Hinrichsen still standing
An opponent raised it up in early position to 5,500 but found Andrew Hinrichsen in late postion who reraised to 15,500. The opponent called and they checked their option on both the flop of and the turn of the .
Hinrichsen then led out on the river for 22,000 and the opponent called. Hinrichsen tabled but was no good against the opponent's .
Hinrichsen shrinks back to 120,000 after that hand.
Clonie Gowen Eliminated
Andrew Jeffreys has gained some revenge from the earlier double up of Clonie Gowen, in a big all-in clash that has left Gowen heading to the rail.
Jeffreys raised from under the gun before Gowen re-raised from the big blind. Jeffreys moved all in and Gowen made the call.
Jeffreys:
Gowen:
The board ran out to give the pot to Jeffreys to continue his incredible run this week as Gowen is sent to the rail.
Karamalikis at the end of his dramatic downsize
Security guards were almost called in to break up the commotion and are now watching over table 32 after the biggest pot of the tournament played out between Jonathon 'xMONSTERxDONGx' Karamalikis and Minh Nguyen.
Karamalikis raised from early position preflop to 4,500, another opponent called and Nguyen reraised to 16,000. Karamalikis then made it 38,000 to go as the other opponent got out of the way.
Nguyen proceeded to move all in for 170,300. Karamalikis snap-called.
Karamalikis:
Nguyen:
Players from other tables jumped out of their seats and ran over to catch the action. The flop of was of no help to either player but Karamalikis stayed out in front.
Nguyen was left with a two-outer when the turn produced the - the crowd edged around and held their breath as the dealer burned and turned ...
... but the cries of horror went up when the spiked on the river. Karamalikis' expletives were so painfully loud the whole of the poker room almost fell silent.
More and more people rushed over to find out what was going on as Nguyen sat in his seat and kept his eyes down, not even looking up at the stacks of chips being cut down for him.
Karamalikis stormed off to get some much-needed space - he's now on just 78,000 as Nguyen moves up to be our new chipleader on 350,000.
Damien Griggs opened from late position to 5,100 and found two callers to see a flop.
The action checked to Griggs who fired 11,100. Michael Mifsud made the call in the small blind and the two went heads up to the turn which was the .
Mifsud checked to Griggs who fired 32,100. Again Mifsud made the call as a big pot was brewing before the landed on the river. Both players checked it down.
Griggs tabled for trip jacks which was good as Mifsud flashed . Mifsud is down to 76,000 with Griggs now behind a commanding stack worth 212,000 chips.
Karl Krautschneider
Karl Krautschneider has just doubled through. We didn't catch the action but Krautschneider's last 39,600 was called on the river on a board of .
Krautschneider flipped for two pair which was good as he jumps up over 110,000 chips.
76 players remain as we tick over the halfway mark of this level and there have been a venerable cornucopia of big name bust-outs.
Grant Levy was responsible for the elimination of Leo Boxell after Levy's caught a flush against Boxell's on a board of ; Levy is now up to 120,000 in chips.
John Delassandri has also been eliminated after his pocket nines ran into Joe Cabret's pocket jacks and didn't improve on a board; Cabret moves on up to 72,000.
William Skountzos, Angela 'LaLa' Connell and Michael 'TheBigSiCko' Guzzardi have also been amongst the eliminations during this level.
Delaney: spitting chips after one-outer bustout
Daniel Neilson has moved up the chip counts once again after eliminating Ben 'CNT_CRUSHER' Delaney in dramatic fashion.
With all the money in the middle before the flop, Neilson held against Delaney's and it was off to the races.
The flop of put Delaney in the lead and he had Neilson in deep, deep trouble when the appeared on the turn, leaving him just one out in the form of the ...
... which miraculously appeared on the river!
Delaney's stack was shipped over and he was shipped out as Neilson turned to Tony Dunst and said, "I like running good."
Peter Mordaunt
Peter Mordaunt hasn't wasted any time getting busy at his new table as he seems to have decided it's time to gamble.
He observed him shove all in on multiple occasions for all of his 70,000-chip stack before Ali Ghezelbash woke up with pocket kings in the small blind and made the call. Mordaunt had the but another king on the flop was enough to double Ghezelbash.
However that didn't stop Mordaunt as he again kept shoving and again found a caller. This time Mordaunt's ran into an opponent's but Mordaunt hit the board as it arrived to give Mordaunt the double up. After all that Mordaunt is back to 60,000 chips.
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after Cabret fired 24,000 and Fletcher moved all in for 103,000. Cabret thought for a few moments before announcing a call.
fell to complete the flush as the river bricked the 
. The massive pot was shipped to Cabret and after he stacked his chips he found himself with 260,000 as Fletcher went for a walk to cool off as he was left with just 12,000 chips.
and the turn of the 
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for 22,000 and the opponent called. Hinrichsen tabled 
but was no good against the opponent's 
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to give the pot to Jeffreys to continue his incredible run this week as Gowen is sent to the rail.
was of no help to either player but Karamalikis stayed out in front.
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. Mifsud is down to 76,000 with Griggs now behind a commanding stack worth 212,000 chips.
for two pair which was good as he jumps up over 110,000 chips.
on a board of 
board; Cabret moves on up to 72,000.
against Delaney's 
put Delaney in the lead and he had Neilson in deep, deep trouble when the 
