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Tamas Lendvai entered the pot from late position with a raise to 24,000, and Ropati Toleafoa defended his big blind.
Toleafoa checked the 
flop as Lendvai continued for 28,000. Toleafoa moved all in for an additional 145,000 to prompt an eventual fold from Lendvai as he slipped to 365,000 and Toleafoa climbed to 265,000 in chips.
Tamas Lendvai opened to 24,000 from the cutoff with Tom Grigg making the call from the big.
The 
was checked through to see Grigg table his 
to collect the pot and move to 620,000 as Lendvai slips to 420,000 in chips.
Srdjan Mitrovic opened to 25,000 from early position and Noah Vogelman made the call from the cutoff.
The 
board was checked through to see Mitrovic table his 
to collect the pot.
"That's the worst possible flop for me!" exclaimed Mitrovic as he stacked his chips to over 675,000.
Danny Silk opened to 27,000 from middle position only to have Leo Boxell three-bet to 57,000.
Once the blinds passed, and the action returned to Silk, the Australian moved all in for 220,000 and found an insta-call from Boxell for his remaining 196,000.
Silk: 
Boxell: 
With Boxell in great shape to double and cripple Silk, the 
flop was about the best Silk could have asked for without taking the lead.
Needing to fade nine spades and two of the remaining kings in the deck, Boxell's head would drop as the dealer peeled off the on the turn to see Silk take a commanding lead in the hand - one of which required Boxell to spike a one-outer on the river if he was to remain alive in the tournament.
Unfortunately for 'The Mechanic', the river landed the 
to see Boxell for shy of his maiden APPT victory as he was forced to exit the rail in 9th place for a $11,835 payday while Silk pushed to 445,000.
Boxell has a fairly strong following on the Australasian circuit due to his many years of experience and friendly attitude on and off the table. Consequently it is no surprise that many following along at home would be rather disappointed at his early exit, and therefore we thought we should share an interview that PokerNews' own Lynn Gilmartin conducted earlier in the week.
The Hungarian is off and running; albeit a small pot.
The action folded to Tamas Lendvai in the small blind, and he made it 28,000 to go.
Santi Soriano Ramos mucked the to relinquish the pot and see Lendvai claim his first pot of the final table.
As the action folded to Leo Boxell in the small blind, he bumped it to 40,000 to force a fold from Srdjan Mitrovic.
Boxell flashed his and trickled over the 200,000-chip mark.
Santi Soriano Ramos entered the pot for 26,000 to successfully pick up the blinds and antes.
Soriano Ramos flashed his to collect the pot and move over the 400,000-chip mark.
Santi Soraino Ramos opened to 25,000 from middle position and Danny 'Brotha D' Leaoasavaii defended his big blind.
The flop fell down 
and a continuation-bet of 23,000 from Soriano Ramos was enough to prompt a fold from Leaoasavaii.
On the first hand of the final table, Noah Vogelman opened to 24,000 from the cutoff.
The button and the blinds kicked their cards into the muck to see Vogelman collect the first pot of the day and table his .
After a few announcements from the Tournament Director, the clock has been wound back a level to see the cards launched into the air!
