Tom Rafferty committed the last of his chips in preflop and was called by Robert Spano.
Spano: 
Rafferty: 
The flop came 
extending Rafferty's lead to a pair.
The 
on the turn, however, improved Spano to an unbeatable straight.
The meaningless 
dropped on the river and Rafferty was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Vincent Huang was down to his last 32,000 and got it all-in pre-flop from the blinds with 
against the 
of Michael Kim, but could not improve on the 
runout and departed just before the close of the level.
Shivan Abdine re-entered just before the blinds climbed.
Here's how the 23 remaining High Rollers are stacking up as level 8 draws to a close:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
251,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
228,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
210,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
146,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
128,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
127,200
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
122,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
114,500
-10,500
|
-10,500 |
|
102,000
54,700
|
54,700 |
|
||
|
95,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
90,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
|
90,000
18,300
|
18,300 |
|
80,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
77,000
5,800
|
5,800 |
|
69,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
67,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
60,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
46,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
35,600
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
21,200
-18,300
|
-18,300 |
|
21,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
Busted | |
Shivan Abdine moved all in from the cutoff. Corey Kempson then moved all in over the top from the button. Alexander Trevallion followed from the big blind and was covered by Kempson.
Kempson: 
Trevallion: 
Abdine: 
The board ran out 
, improving Kempson to a flush on the turn, resulting in both Abdine and Trevallion hitting the rail simultaneously.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
A short-stacked Geoff Mooney got the last of his chips in pre-flop with 
against the 
of Ryan Otto to claim a much-needed double when the board ran out 
to climb to just under starting stack with 47,500. Otto still had piles after the hand, sitting on a stack of ~215,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
47,500
21,500
|
21,500 |
Corey Kempson is back for bullet number three, bringing the total number of entries up to 47, meaning just 6 more entries or re-entries are needed to make the AU$1m guarantee. Of these 47 entries, 27 remain in contention with the late registration period closing in 90-minutes after the 30-minute break that comes at the end of level 9.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Qiang Fu raised from the cutoff before Huss Hassen re-raised to 12,000 from the button. The action folded back to Fu who three-bet to 38,500. Hassan wasted no time moving all in for around 100,000. Fu snap-called with more behind.
Fu: 
Hassan: 
Hassan was unable to improve against the over pair, after the board ran out 
, resulting in his elimination from the event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
Busted |
Over on the feature table, the action folded around to Jonathan Karamalikis on the button and he raised to 3,300 with Qiang Fu (big blind) the only caller.
The monochrome 
flop saw no betting, and the turn and river were checked through also, with Fu showing down 
to chop the pot with Karamalikis' 
.
The next hand also saw and all-black flop of after Huss Hassan chose to defend his big blind from a Robert Spano under-the-gun open to 3,500.
Hassan check-called Spano's 5,700 continuation bet to bring the pair to the 
turn which brought checks from both players. The river also saw no betting. Spano turned over 
but pitched his cards into the muck when Hassan showed down 
for top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
142,000
55,100
|
55,100 |
|
|
111,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
|
100,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
71,200
22,200
|
22,200 |
|
|
62,500
-5,500
|
-5,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
39,500
-32,500
|
-32,500 |
|
|
18,600
-64,400
|
-64,400 |
The flop showed 
and around 23,000 had already amassed in the pot.
Jason Pritchard bet 8,500 from the small blind. Corey Kempson called from the hijack.
Both players checked the on the turn before the completed the board.
Pritchard checked. Kempson then moved all in for 30,700. Pritchard asked for a count.
"Did you river me or not?" questioned Pritchard, before making the call.
"I guess you have me beat," replied Kempson, before tabling for two pair.
Pritchard tabled for a better two pair and the winning hand.
Kempson made his way to the cashier to re-enter and give himself another chance in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Sosia Jiang has re-entered and has taken a seat over on table 22 to bring the total number of entries up to 46, with 28 players still in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |