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After recently being crippled, Sam Vakili managed to find a double holding 
against 
on a final board of 
.
The next hand, Vakili would again commit what remained of his stack with 
against John Eames' 
.
The 
flop, followed by a 
on the turn and a blank on the river, ended Vakili's tournament in 17th place for an AUD$2,015 payday as Eames climbs to 115,000 in chips.
Dean Nyberg entered the pot with a raise to 4,500 with Soren Blanner and Charlie Combes making the call from the button and small blind respectively.
Nyberg continued for 12,000 on the 
flop with only Blanner making the call before both players checked the 
on the turn.
The river of the 
brought about a check from Nyberg before Blanner pushed out a bet of 14,700. Nyberg folded while slipping to 55,000 as Blanner climbs to 150,000 in chips.
Charlie Combes opened to 4,300 from the button only to have John Eames three-bet to 11,800 from the small blind.
Combes made the call to see a 
flop spread and a 13,200-chip continuation-bet follow from Eames.
Combes made the call before both players checked the 
on the turn as the 
rolled off on the river.
Eames checked and Combes pushed out a bet of 23,500 to force a fold from Eames.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 200
Chris Yea found himself all in holding 
against Daniel Neilson's 
.
The board was spread 
to ensure Yea the double to 100,000 as Neilson slipped to roughly 70,000 in chips.
Barry Drysdale opened with a raise from the cutoff before Neil Channing three-bet his button.
Drysdale pushed for an additional 93,000 more and Channing made the call.
Drysdale: 
Channing: 
The 
flop kept Channing in the lead until the 
spiked on the turn. No help for Channing on the river as the 
fell sending him crashing down to 3,100 as Drysdale soars to 225,000 in chips.
Jack Powell opened from under the gun to 5,500 and Neil Channing committed his last 2,900.
Chris Yea isolated from the small blind by making it 14,500 to force a fold from Powell.
Channing:
Yea: 
With Channing dominated, the 
board ensured him the double to 12,700.
The following hand, Channing again committed and was met with a call from Sam Georges before Powell isolated by moving all in from the big blind to force Georges out.
Channing: 
Powell: 
The board ran out 
to see Channing triple up to nearly 40,000 in chips.
The remaining sixteen players are heading on a 10-minute break.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 300
The cards are back in the air!
