From the small blind, Phil Hellmuth raised to 1,400 only to have Yu Kurita three-bet to 5,400. Hellmuth went deep into the tank, eventually stating to the table, "sorry guys, this is a tough one ... give me one more minute."
Eventually Hellmuth would move all in and Kurita called the additional 625.
Hellmuth:
Kurita:
With Hellmuth in terrible shape, the flop connected strongly with him seeing him flop a flush.
Needing to fade another spade, the turn and river landed the and to ensure Hellmuth the double to 12,500.
Dylan Wilkerson opened under the gun and Dylan Hortin three-bet all in for 11,375 from the cutoff. Brazil's Bruno Politano then called from the big blind and Wilkerson got out of the way.
Hortin:
Politano:
Hortin had kicker issues, and it got worse as Politano flopped Broadway on the flop. Hortin could chop with a queen, but in order to win he needed running cards. Hortin began to get up out of his chair, but the turn gave him pause. He picked up a flush draw, and much to Politano's dismay, it came in when the spiked on the river. Hortin breathed a big sigh of relief and retook his seat.
The AU$2,200 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em event attracted a grand total of 243 entries. With AU$2,000 from each player being tossed into the prize pool, AU$486,000 was generated. The top 27 spots will be paid out, and a min-cash will be worth AU$3,305. The top prize is set at AU$128,784, plus the winner will walk away with the coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
Just before the break, chip leader Maz Misaghian opened for 1,250 under the gun only to have 2012 WSOP runner-up Jesse Sylvia three-bet jam for 9,000 total from the small blind.
"I can afford to give you some chips," Misaghian explained before making the call.
Misaghian:
Sylvia:
Sylvia was ahead, but Misaghian was drawing to two live cards. The flop was no danger to Sylvia, and the turn actually paired him. All he needed to do was dodge a queen on the river to survive, and that's just what he did as the blanked.
On a hand that crept into break, Steven Zhou went deep into the tank as he contemplated a Tyron Krost all in for 9,825 on a board.
After several minutes deliberating, Zhou made the call, and when Krost revealed his , Zhou quickly tabled his for the better hand to scoop the pot and send the 2010 Aussie Millions Champion to the rail.
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flop connected strongly with him seeing him flop a flush.
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to ensure Hellmuth the double to 12,500.
flop. Hortin could chop with a queen, but in order to win he needed running cards. Hortin began to get up out of his chair, but the 
turn actually paired him. All he needed to do was dodge a queen on the river to survive, and that's just what he did as the 
board.
, Zhou quickly tabled his 
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