Andrew White committed his stack in preflop from the cutoff and was called by Shivan Abdine on the button.
Abdine: 
White: 
White was unable to improve on the 
, ultimately being out-kicked, resulting in his elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The total number of entries have been confirmed at 203, just 13 shy of equaling the 2018 number of 216.
That means there is a slight overlay, with 210 needed to make the AU$1m guarantee. That means the total prize pool comes in at a cool AU$1m with the payouts as follows:
5k ChallengePayouts
| Place | Prize (AU$) | Prize (~US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AU$260,000 | $175,980 |
| 2 | AU$160,610 | $108,710 |
| 3 | AU$115,970 | $78,495 |
| 4 | AU$85,170 | $75,650 |
| 5 | AU$63,630 | $43,070 |
| 6 | AU$48,350 | $32,725 |
| 7 | AU$37,350 | $25,280 |
| 8 | AU$29,330 | $19,850 |
| 9 | AU$23,400 | $15,840 |
| 10-12 | AU$18,970 | $12,840 |
| 13-15 | AU$15,620 | $10,570 |
| 16-18 | AU$13,060 | $8,840 |
| 19-21 | AU$11,080 | $7,500 |
Jason Pritchard raised to 4,800 from middle position before Jonathan Karamalikis moved all-in for 27,300 from the hijack. The action folded back around to Pritchard, who asked for a count, then called with more behind.
Karamalikis: 
Pritchard: 
The board ran out 
, giving Karamalikis the winning hand with a higher pair, after spiking a king on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,600
42,500
|
42,500 |
|
54,600
90,400
|
90,400 |
The action folded around to Corey Kempson on the button who raised to 5,000. The player in the small blind re-raised to 16,000. Kempson then moved all-in for 64,800. The small blind called shortly after with more behind.
Kempson: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, improving Kempson to a full house, good to double up and stay alive in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
134,400
109,400
|
109,400 |
Just before the dinner break, George Mitri eliminated both Andrew White and Zachery Lowrie in the same hand, after the three players committed their chips in preflop.
Mitri held pocket jacks which had White's ace-king and Lowrie's ace-queen dominated.
A jack appeared on the board, guaranteeing Mitri the double knockout, extending his chip lead against the rest of the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
488,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 2,400
The remaining field has headed off for a 30-minute dinner break. Registration will close at the end of the break so no more second chances from level 10 onwards - it's do or die.
The tournament clock was paused with 18 minutes and 30 seconds remaining after a heated debate at one of the tournament tables resulted in a controversial ruling just before the break.
Arriving at the table, Edward Kim was all-in for around 25,000 from under-the-gun. Kim was in seat one, which will become relevant shortly. The action had folded around to Dean Bos Jnr, who was seated diagonally opposite Kim in seat six. Between the two, there was an auto shuffler and a card shoe, making it tricky for Bos Jnr to see the all-in triangle and Kim's chips, though the Canadian player had announced his all in verbally.
Unaware of the prior action, Bos Jnr had tossed in a raise of 4,000 and was told this constituted a call of Kim's all-in, though the latter seemed content to let it go. The dealer insisted that the rules were clear and Bos Jnr had to call. The floor was called, and the same ruling given.
A second ruling was asked for, which saw the clock paused. The floor was clear in their decision; regardless of Bos Jnr's intent to raise not realising there had been previous action, it is the responsibility of the player to follow the flow of the game.
"This is f*****g ridiculous!" a deeply unhappy Bos Jnr stated, before being forced into making the call.
Edward Kim: 
Dean Bos Jnr: 
The runout came and a disgusted Bos Jnr stormed off towards the rail, leaving his last 100 chip sitting forlornly in front of his now empty seat, while Kim stacked up to 56,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
100 |
The action folded around to Dean Blatt on the button who raised to 4,500. Steve Pappas called from the big blind.
The flop came and Pappas immediately moved all-in for 33,500. Blatt snap-called with more behind.
Blatt: 
Pappas: 
The board ran out the and , resulting in Blatt taking down the pot with two pair, after Pappas was unable to improve with his flush draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
Busted |
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