Negreanu Falls to Pfutzenreuter
Level 6
: 250/500, 50 ante
With Tobias Reinkemeier, a German claimed the chip lead after Day 1a, and now Timo Pfutzenreuter may very well do the same on Day 1b aftee knocking out defending champ Daniel Negreanu.
Pfutzenreuter defended his small blind with 
against Negreanu, who had raised from early position. Pfutzenreuter then check-called a bet on the 
flop as well as on a blank turn.
A third club appeared on the river and Pfutzenreuter proceeded to check-raised all in. The Canadian called off with the second nut flush and hit the rail just shy of the end of Day 1b, ensuring that a new champion will be crowned here in Melbourne.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | 25,000 |
|
Busted |
. Merson let a little smile cross his lips as his two pair made him the favorite to double, which he did after the 
blanked on the river.
. Benson bet 2,900, Brummelhuis made it 6,700 and Benson then reraised to 12,300.
and Benson called with 
. Instead of the flush, the 
river gave Benson a full house. "Not my tournament," Brummelhuis said when leaving the tournament area.
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board saw Rubie outdraw the recent Event 8: AU$5,000 8-Game Mixed 5th place finisher to put him on the rail as Rubie saw his stack climb to roughly 71,000 in chips.
flop saw the player in the big blind check-call a bet of 1,000 from Khouiss, and then both players checked the 
river and Khouiss tabled the 
turn nor 
against 
