Bruno Portaro Eliminated in 13th Place (AU$8,041)
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
Bruno Portaro jammed all in on the 
flop and was quickly called by Brian McAllister. Portaro was stuck with his hand in the cooking jar, turning over the 
for a gutshot straight draw. McAllister had flopped top pair, top kicker with the 
and would need to hold to earn the elimination.
The turn was the 
and improved McAllister to two pair, but he still just needed to fade an eight.
The river completed the board with the 
, and that was that. McAllister ended with a full house and busted Portaro in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | 42,000 |
|
Busted |
. Lim dominated the last few levels until he simply ran bad and the 14th-ranked player on the all-time money list for Australia was sent to the rail.
turn from 21,000 to 42,000. Gleeson folded rather quickly and Daniel Murphy stood up to release some frustration.
flop with the 
against the 
for Luke Brabin. The turn was the 
to give Lindeblad a full house, and he stayed in the lead from there after the 
completed the board on the river.
hit the turn and left him drawing dead. The river completed the board with the 
turn. A meaningless 
river completed the board and Hong as well as Zhang exchanged some words still before the latter headed to the payout desk.
was the final community card, which completed a flush for Luke Brabin with 
. Lindeblad said he had "top two" and had some words for his opponent still.
, and Turco, the shortest of the three stacks, was eliminated. Kinnane was knocked all the way down to 13,000, while Ly tripled his stack.
. Lim had him dominated with 
flop gave him some hope and the 
turn generated some gasps on the table. The 
river completed the board and Gupta sat back down.