Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!
Nik Lackovic moved his shortened stack of 4,700 chips into the middle on a flop of after his lone opponent opened for 1,500. He induced a fold, and chipped up to about 7,500.
One table over, Michael Pedley was involved in a hand. On a board of , his opponent peeked back at his cards. "How many clubs do you have?" Pedley asked.
"He only needs one now, said tablemate Liz Lieu when the hit the turn. Both players checked. Pedley's opponent made a large bet when the hit the river to make a board flush, but Pedley wasn't fooled. He folded .
"Does two pair beat a flush in Australia?" Lieu asked. Pedley, still sitting behind 15,200 in chips, answered in the negative.