From under the gun, Sam Trickett raised to 34,000. James Obst was in the next seat and reraised to 126,000. Action then folded to Tony Bloom in the big blind and he made it 275,000 to go. Trickett folded and Obst went all in for a little bit more. Bloom called.
Obst: 
Bloom: 
The flop, turn and river ran out 
and that was the end of the road for Obst. He finished in fifth place and took home AUD$200,000 in winnings.
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James Obst made it 33,000 from the button with David Steicke calling out of the big blind as a 
flop fell.
Both players checked before Obst fired a delayed 46,000-chip continuation bet when the turn landed the 
.
Steicke made the call, and as the river landed the 
, both players checked it though.
Obst tabled his 
, but it would be Steicke's 
that would see him collect the pot.
David Steicke opened to 48,000 from under the gun with Erik Seidel giving him some action from the big blind.
The flop of 
was checked by Seidel before Steicke cut out a bet of 57,000. Seidel made the call to see the land on the turn as Seidel checked yet again.
Steicke followed suit by tapping the table also as the 
completed the board before Seidle slid out a bet of 60,000.
The clock ticked down on Steicke before he opted to fold his hand while dipping to 640,000 as Seidel climbs to 720,000 in chips.
Sam Trickett limped in from the small blind and James Obst checked his option from the big to see a flop fall.
Trickett checked and Obst bet out 22,000 to force a quick fold from Trickett.
James Obst entered the pot first to speak with a raise to 33,000 only to have Sam Trickett three-bet to 70,000 from the big blind.
Obst used his full quota of time bank before tossing his cards at the muck to relinquish the pot to the Brit.
Sam Trickett raised from under the gun to 34,000. Tony Bloom was his only customer from the big blind and the flop came down 
. Bloom took his time and then bet 40,000. Trickett came back with a raise to 105,000. Bloom took all the time he could and then folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,171,000 | |
|
954,000 | |
|
718,000 | |
|
565,000 | |
|
||
|
419,000 | |
|
||
Level: 11
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 0
The remaining five players are heading on a five-minute break.
David Steicke raised to 38,000 and James Obst three-bet to 97,000 from the big blind. Steicke got funky with an all-in shove for 318,000 and Obst called.
Steicke: 
Obst: 
The flop came down 
and gave Steicke the lead with a pair of tens. The turn brought the to give both players a straight draw, but the on the river sealed the double up for Steicke. He's up to 742,000 now.
