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Stewart Scott has the button in Seat 5. Elliot Smith raises to 80,000 from the cutoff and Rajkumar Ramakrishnan raises to 350,000 from the big blind. Smith thinks for a minute before moving all in. Ramakrishnan asks for a count and its 995,000 more to call. He quickly calls and shows . Smith tables and a race for roughly 3 million in chips is ensues.
The flop is and Ramakrishnan takes the lead. Smith looks as though he has accepted his fate, but when the arrives on the turn, he swiftly turns and pumps his fist, having taken the lead. Ramakrishnan needs a ten on the river to win the hand, but its the .
Elliot Smith doubles up to around 3,000,000 while Rajkumar Ramakrishnan takes a hit to roughly 1,500,000.
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Zach Gruneberg has the button in Seat 1. He raises to 80,000 and Stewart Scott calls from the big blind. The flop comes down and Scott checks. Gruneberg bets 100,000 and Scott raises it up to 250,000. Gruneberg gives it up and Scott wins the pot.
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A tough decision for Peter Rho.
Sam Capra has the button in Seat 8. Peter Rho raises to 80,000 and is called only by the player on his immediate left, Rajkumar Ramakrishnan. The flop comes down . Rho checks to the aggressive Ramakrishnan, who fires out for 110,000. Rho calls after thirty seconds, with Zach Gruneberg loudly chatting away the entire time Rho is thinking.
Rho and Ramakrishnan both check the turn. The river brings a third club, the , and another check from Rho. Ramakrishnan bets 150,000. Rho is biting his lip and furrowing his brow. He looks confused and sighs deeply as he tries to puzzle out Ramakrishnan's likely range. He's still in the tank after a minute and starts rubbing his forehead with one hand, then shaking his head. He licks his lips in an effort to calm himself down, then finally (and reluctantly) surrenders his hand.
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Peter Rho has the button in Seat 6. Elliot Smith opens the pot to 80,000. Sam Capra, sitting in the big blind, is the only caller. The flop is . Capra checks to Smith. He takes down the pot with a bet of 100,000.
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Stewart Scott has the button in Seat 5. Sam Capra raises to 80,000 under the gun and Elliot Smith is the lone caller from the cutoff. The flop comes and both players check. The turn is the and again both players opt to play it safe. The river is the and Capra bets 75,000. Smith calls and the players get a nice chuckle, seeing Capra table and Smith turn up for a split pot.
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There is a dead button for this hand. Sam Capra opens for 80,000. Stewart Scott reraises from the small blind to 320,000. Peter Rho folds, as does Capra. Scott grins and turns over pocket aces.
[user22113]
Elliot Smith has the button in Seat 3. Rajkumar Ramakrishnan raises to 90,000 under the gun to take down the pot. He shows pocket kings as the chips are pushed in his direction.
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Richard Ashby - 7th Place
Hand No. 54 -
Zach Gruneberg has the button in Seat 1. Rajkumar Ramakrishnan is the first player into the pot with a raise to 90,000. Elliot Smith calls from the small blind before Richard Ashby moved all in from the big blind. Rajkumar asks for a count (350,000 more) and then calls. Smith cuts 350,000 chips out of his stack and then he also calls, drawing a surprised murmur from everyone in the room.
There are two live players for a three-way flop of . Smith and Ramakrishnan both check. They repeat those action on the turn and the river. Smith and Ramakrishnan show first for the side pot. Smith has unimproved ; Ramakrishnan has unimproved , which is a winner. Ashby then opens his own hand. He, too, has an unimproved and is eliminated in 7th place. He will collect AU$150,000.
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. Smith tables 
and a race for roughly 3 million in chips is ensues.
and Ramakrishnan takes the lead. Smith looks as though he has accepted his fate, but when the 
arrives on the turn, he swiftly turns and pumps his fist, having taken the lead. Ramakrishnan needs a ten on the river to win the hand, but its the 
.
and Scott checks. Gruneberg bets 100,000 and Scott raises it up to 250,000. Gruneberg gives it up and Scott wins the pot.
. Rho checks to the aggressive Ramakrishnan, who fires out for 110,000. Rho calls after thirty seconds, with Zach Gruneberg loudly chatting away the entire time Rho is thinking.
turn. The river brings a third club, the 
. Capra checks to Smith. He takes down the pot with a bet of 100,000.
and Capra bets 75,000. Smith calls and the players get a nice chuckle, seeing Capra table 
and Smith turn up 
river. Smith and Ramakrishnan show first for the side pot. Smith has unimproved 
; Ramakrishnan has unimproved 
, which is a winner. Ashby then opens his own hand. He, too, has an unimproved 
