It has been a wild ride for Daniel Murphy, but he just picked the wrong timing to put a short stack at risk. On the flop, Brian McAllister got his remaining 22,600 chips in with and Murphy was in bad shape with . The big stack could not improve with the turn nor the river and both opponents are now almost even in chips.
There are 37 players remaining and they have all been sent off into a 15 minute break. Once we lose one more player, the field will be united on the final four tables.
Each of these players received AU$2,560 and we can confirm that Antonio Esfandiari has already reinvested that into the entry for the AU$2,200 No-Limit Hold'em event.
After Jamie Pickering made it 4,200 to go from the under-the-gun position, George Danzer moved all in for around 11,000 from the cutoff seat. Action folded back to Pickering, and he called with . Danzer had pocket sevens and they held to move him back to 24,000 in chips.
From under the gun, Didier Guerin raised to 3,500. After there was a call from a player in middle position, Piyush Gupta reraised to 11,400 out of the small blind. Play got back to Guerin, and he made it 24,500 to go. The next player folded, and then Gupta also gave it up, and Guerin won the pot.
Bernard Beh was all in on the board for 13,100. Chris Vlahos made the call with the , but that was behind Beh's . The river was the , and Beh doubled up.
Just a few minutes ago we saw Stephen Lindeblad putting pressure on the opponent one seat over by moving all in on the river of a board to enforce a fold. The very same thing wouldn't happen with Thomas Gleeson, as he found in the small blind.
Again Lindeblad put the ultimate pressure on and then nodded when he saw the cards of his opponente while turning over his . Not even the hope for a four card flush was there and the board ran out .
Bruno Portaro opened the action with a raise to 3,400 and two seats over, Rory Young moved all in for 22,000. Both players had almost identical stacks and Portaro decided to call with . Young was ahead preflop with pocket eights but the board delivered one of the two over cards.
flop, Brian McAllister got his remaining 22,600 chips in with 
and Murphy was in bad shape with 
. The big stack could not improve with the 
turn nor the 
river and both opponents are now almost even in chips.
. Danzer had pocket sevens and they held to move him back to 24,000 in chips.
board for 13,100. Chris Vlahos made the call with the 
, and Beh doubled up.
board to enforce a fold. The very same thing wouldn't happen with Thomas Gleeson, as he found 
. Not even the hope for a four card flush was there and the board ran out 
.
. Young was ahead preflop with pocket eights but the 
