In the very last hand of the previous level the action folded to Daniel Laidlaw on the button and he raised to 2,000, which only Phil Hellmuth in the small blind called. On the flop, Hellmuth check-raised from 2,500 to 6,000 and called all in after Laidlaw pushed. The Australian had for the flopped straight and Hellmuth could not improve anymore with .
The action folded around to the blinds where Jeff Lisandro committed his last 19,400 against his opponent after an exchange of raises.
Lisandro:
Opponent:
The board ran out to see Lisandro drop down to just 3,600 in chips.
In the very next hand, Jeff Gross raised from the hijack and Lisandro put in the last of his chips. Gross called and tabled his pocket deuces and was up against . No help would come for the six-time WSOP bracelet winner as he was sent to the rail.
Rich and Donnie break down all of the latest news from the World Series of Poker Asia Pacific, including Phil Hellmuth's deep run and George Danzer's third bracelet of the year. Chad Holloway then talks with Brandon Shack-Harris about the POY race and more.
Following a raise to 2,800 and a call in the cutoff, Timo Pfutzenreuter three-bet the button to 8,000 to force the initial raiser out. The player in the cutoff made the call as the flop fell .
Pfutzenreuter bet out 6,700 once it was checked to him as his opponent called and then checked when the turn landed the .
Pfutzenreuter bet out 14,000 and his opponent folded - but not before the initial raiser announced that he folded .
Pfutzenreuter raked in the pot to send him to roughly 213,000 - good enough for the current chip lead.
On a flop of with around 6,000 in the middle, George Danzer bet out 3,800 and Casey Kastle moved all in for 11,300 with Shao Liu calling next to act in the cutoff.
Danzer called also as both active players checked down the and on the turn and river.
Kastle tabled his , but it would be Danzer's that would see him scoop the pot to eliminate Kastle.
Oliver Speidel, who you may recall as the 2012 Aussie Millions champ, raised from late position only to have Connor Drinan, the man who lost aces to aces this past summer in the $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop, three-bet all in for 5,300. Speidel called and the cards were turned up.
Drinan:
Speidel:
Drinan got it in good, and he'd survive the flip as the board ran out .
Unfortunately for Drinan, that double did him little good. A short time later he got his stack all in preflop holding the and was ahead of the of his opponent; however, the board ran out and trips sent Drinan out the door.
We arrived to the table just as Richard Lyndaker committed the last of his chips in pre flop from late position. His opponent made the call from the blinds and both players tabled their cards.
Lyndaker:
Opponent:
The board ran out to see Lyndaker’s opponent improve with the best hand to a full house resulting in him hitting the rail.
Sean Winter opened and got called by Suraj Dutt as well as Ivan Zhou in the big blind. Zhou bet the flop for 1,500 and Winter folded, Dutt raisedto 4,000 and called the three-bet to 11,500 by Zhou. On the turn there were almost 30,000 in the pot and Zhou put his opponent all in for almost double the pot.
Dutt ended up hero-calling with pocket sixes but it was no good as Zhou had the . The on the river just rubbed it in even more and Dutt was sent to the rail.
We arrived at the table with the flop spread out . Russell Thomas, who finished eighth in this very event last year, checked his option before Rajesh Sabapathy bet out 3,400. Thomas called and both watched the fall on the turn.
Thomas checked again. Sabapathy quickly threw out 15,000 in chips before Thomas snap-raised all in for approximately 20,000 in chips. He was instantly called.
Thomas:
Sabapathy:
Thomas had run into the set of threes held by Sabapathy and was unable to spike an ace or spade as the meaningless completed the board. Thomas was sent to the rail early in today’s proceedings as Sabapathy moves up to 60,000 in chips.
There are three Hachems playing in today's Main Event, but unfortunately one has just been eliminated to leave Joe and his son Anthony as the lone survivors.
Tony Hachem found himself all in for his last 4,500 holding against Tobias Reinkemeier's .
The board ran out and Hachem was sent to the rail as Reinkemeier extended his chip lead.
flop, Hellmuth check-raised from 2,500 to 6,000 and called all in after Laidlaw pushed. The Australian had 
for the flopped straight and Hellmuth could not improve anymore with 
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to see Lisandro drop down to just 3,600 in chips.
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on the turn and river.
, but it would be Danzer's 
that would see him scoop the pot to eliminate Kastle.
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and trips sent Drinan out the door.
flop for 1,500 and Winter folded, Dutt raisedto 4,000 and called the three-bet to 11,500 by Zhou. On the 
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. Russell Thomas, who finished eighth in this very event last year, checked his option before Rajesh Sabapathy bet out 3,400. Thomas called and both watched the 
fall on the turn.
against Tobias Reinkemeier's 
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