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Jason Brown bet a 
flop three handed and only Christopher Soyza called.
Brown then jammed the 
turn and Soyza called with the 
.
Trips were good as Brown was only holding the 
, bowing out fourth when the 
river completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,800,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Christopher Soyza raised to 85,000 from under the gun and Park Yu Cheung moved all in for 385,000 from the big blind to receive a call by the dominating chip leader.
Cheung: 
Soyza: 
Cheung was having the best of it preflop, but the board ran out 
to give the Malaysian a straight and send Cheung to the rail in 5th place for A$29,585.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,200,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
Busted |
Jacob Balsiger opened to 80,000 and Christopher Soyza as well as Dylan Garland called in the blinds. On the flop 
, the action was checked to Balsiger and he bet 85,000. Only Soyza called and both then checked down the 
turn and the 
river. Balsiger showed 
and Soyza took the pot with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,800,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
1,070,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
1,000,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
Jason Brown made it 90,000 and Jacob Balsiger called before Christopher Soyza bumped it to 300,000.
Brown four-bet to one million and after Balsiger folded, Soyza pushed all in. Brown snap called with the 
setting up a classic race against Soyza's .
The board rolled out 
and Soyza is now the dominating chip leader with Brown back under one million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
|
750,000
-1,700,000
|
-1,700,000 |
From the cutoff, Park Yu Cheung raised to 85,000 and Christopher Soyza moved all in for what looked like less than 20 big blinds. Cheung snap-called and they tabled the cards with the defending at risk and in need of help:
Soyza: 
Cheung: 
Soyza nodded, ready to accept his fate, but then the flop fell 
to give him trips. It was not over yet, as the provided some sweat with the gutshot and flush draw. However, the blank river sent Soyza back into contention and Cheung onto the short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
350,000
-680,000
|
-680,000 |
Defending champion Christopher Soyza has dwindled a bit in the chip counts whereas Park Yu Cheung moved all in twice to enforce folds all around. Just now he three-bet shoved into a raise by Jacob Balsiger again and the latter asked for a rough count before forfeiting his invested 80,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,030,000
334,000
|
334,000 |
|
|
800,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
Dylan Garland lost a small pot to Jacob Balsiger after defending his big blind and then check-folding an ace-high flop. The next hand, Garland limped in from the small blind and Jason Brown raised to 120,000. Garland called and checked the flop 
.
Brown continued for 150,000 and was called before the 
fell on the turn. Garland check-raised all in and Brown snap-called after having fired a second barrel worth 250,000.
Brown: 
for a flopped ten-high straight
Garland: 
for a turned nine-high straight
The river was a blank and Brown took over the lead from his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,450,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
|
|
1,450,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
1,150,000
-1,250,000
|
-1,250,000 |
Ronnie Bardah lost almost half his stack firing two barrels into Dylan Garland on a queen-high board, then folding to a Garland bet on the end.
The rest went over when he shoved the 
and Garland looked him up with the .
The last board Bardah would see in this event rolled out and he headed for the exit as Garland increased his lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Jacob Balsiger opened to 80,000 and Christian Soyza and Ronnie Bardah called in the blinds.
The flop fell 
and it checked to Balsiger, who continued for 80,000. Only Soyza called and they both checked the turn.
The river came the 
and Soyza led for 160,000. Balsiger called with the and Soyza was caught with his pants down on the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
900,000 |
From the button, Jacob Balsiger open-shoved for 12 big blinds and Kevin Andriamahefa made the call from the small blind, Park Yu Cheung folded his big blind.
Andriamahefa: 
Balsiger:
In the battle of US boys, Andriamahefa was the one at risk and had to dodge kings or plenty of threes in the community cards. However, the flop 
provided both. Once the turn and river completed the board, he was sent to the rail in 7th place for a payday of A$19,165.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
925,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
Busted |
