Mike McDonald opened to 90,000 on the button, and Doug Polk called from the big blind. Polk then checked in the dark before the dealer dealt the 
flop. McDonald checked behind.
The turn was the 
to pair the board, and Polk checked. McDonald checked again, and the 
completed the board on the river. Polk led for 135,000, and McDonald made the call.
Polk turned over the 
, and McDonald tabled the 
to win the pot.
Level: 13
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Doug Polk raised to 70,000 on the button and Phil Ivey defended from the big blind to see a flop of 
, which they both checked. Action repeated itself on the 
turn, and then Polk checked for a third time before Ivey bet 100,000. Polk gave it some thought but ultimately decided to release his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,230,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
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|
1,675,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
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Mike McDonald limped from the small blind and Phil Ivey checked his option from the big to see a flop of 
. McDonald bet 45,000, Ivey called, and the dealer burned and turned the . McDonald bet again, this time 110,000, and it did the trick as Ivey released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,150,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,350,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
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On the button, Mike McDonald raised to 70,000. After Phil Ivey folded from the small blind, Doug Polk three-bet to 220,000. McDonald called, and the flop fell 
. Polk checked, and McDonald checked.
The turn was the 
, and Polk checked. McDonald fired 200,000, and Polk folded.
Mike "Timex" McDonald raised to 75,000 from the button, Phil Ivey folded from the small blind, and Doug Polk raised to 221,000 from the big. McDonald responded by four-betting all in and Polk quickly folded.
Not long after, Polk limped from the small blind, McDonald checked his option from the big, and the two saw a flop of 
, which they both checked. They did the same on the turn, and then Polk check-called a bet of 40,000 on the 
river. McDonald showed the 
for two pair, and it was good as Polk sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,275,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
After firing three bullets in this event, each worth AU$250,000, Scott Seiver has been eliminated in fourth place.
Mike McDonald raised on the button to 60,000, and Seiver called from the big blind before the dealer placed out the 
flop. Seiver checked, and McDonald bet 50,000. Seiver check-raised all in for 206,000, and McDonald quickly called. McDonald had the 
for a flush draw, and Seiver had the 
for middle pair.
The turn was the , and that quickly put an end to things before the 
completed the board on the river.
With that, Seiver earned AU$750,000 for his fourth-place finish, losing just AU$15,000 on the event. McDonald moved up to about a million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
975,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
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Phil Ivey raised to 70,000 on the button and Doug "WCGRider" Polk called from the big blind. Both players checked the 
flop, and then Polk led out for 112,000 on the 
turn. Ivey called and then both players returned to checking on the 
river.
Polk tabled the 
for a rivered pair of fives, and it was good as Ivey sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,225,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,050,000
193,000
|
193,000 |
|
|
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A short-stacked Mike McDonald raised all in from the small blind, and Phil Ivey called from the big blind. McDonald had the , and Ivey had the 
. Thanks to a 
board, McDonald was able to earn the double up to get back to around half a million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,400,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
|
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|
|
500,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
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Doug Polk limped in on the button, Mike McDonald completed the bet from the small blind, and then Phil Ivey checked his option from the big blind. The flop came down , and McDonald checked. Ivey bet 100,000, and both Polk and McDonald folded.
