Richard Ashby Eliminated in 7th Place (AU$150,000)
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.