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Van Marcus - 10th Place
In the small blind and first to enter the pot, Michael Palti shipped it all in. Van Marcus made the instant call from the big blind, holding 45,000 chips and finding himself all in for his tournament life.
Showdown:
Palti:
Marcus:
Right in the door came a dooming card for Marcus, as the flop rolled out . The turn was the , and the river was the last card Marcus will see tonight -- the . Palti's pair of tens is the winner, and he eliminates the dangerous Van Marcus from the field.
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Under the gun, Daniel Neilson raised to 18,000. It was folded over to the small blind, Kent Hunter, and he reraised all in for 54,000. After the big blind mucked, Neilson made the call.
Neilson held the best of it with a dominating over Hunter's .
The flop paired Hunter and put him in the lead: . Neither the turn, nor the river could pull things back for Neilson when the and fell. Hunter was able to double to 115,000 while Neilson dropped to 114,000.
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From the cutoff seat, Van Marcus moved all in for 16,500 chips holding . Next to him, Farhad Kia made the call with his big stack, tabling .
The flop came safe for Marcus, as it showed up . The on the turn provided a little bit of a sweat as Kia picked up a flush draw. He missed the river though, and the meant Van Marcus would earn a much-needed double up. He is sitting on just under 45,000 now, while Kia has taken a step back to 190,000.
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Rainer Quel - 11th Place
From the cutoff, Rainer Quel moved all in. The button and small blind both folded their hands, but Steve Goldwater called out of the big blind.
Showdown:
Goldwater:
Quel:
After all five community cards were placed across the middle of the felt -- -- Goldwater's sevens proved to be the best hand. Quel stood up from his chair and exited to the rail.
Goldwater picked up a few thousand chips on the hand, moving up to 115,000, and Quel earned a $2,663 payday for making it this far.
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With the action folded around the table, Jacob Chen moved all in from the small blind. Looking down at , Kent Hunter made the call from the big, putting his remaining 32,500 chips in the middle. Chen turned over -- behind, but drawing live with a chance to eliminate another player.
The flop was disastrous for Hunter, coming down and vaulting Chen into the lead. The turn helped add a few more outs for the all-in player, as the gave him the added benefit of a straight draw. Hunter missed his straight, but the river brought a beautiful , bringing him back into the lead and earning him a timely double up. He is now at 68,000, while Chen has slipped back to 75,000.
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Nelson Ku - 12th Place
Nelson Ku raised to 15,000 under the gun, and Matt Hawker re-raised all in from the small blind. Ku called, and he was all in for his tournament livelihood.
Ku tabled and saw that bad news that Hawker's had him dominated. The community cards came , failing to get Ku over the hump. He is knocked out in 12th place, earning a little pay jump of AUD $2,663. Hawker, meanwhile, is back up to 103,000.
Table 1:
Seat 1: Kent Hunter - 45,000
Seat 2: Matt Hawker - 72,000
Seat 3: Daniel Neilson - 114,000
Seat 4: Nelson Ku - 16,000
Seat 5: Martin Cardno - 138,000
Seat 6: Jacob Chen - 114,000
Table 2:
Seat 1: Dean Blatt - 70,000
Seat 2: Michael Palti - 140,000
Seat 3: Rainer Quel - 35,000
Seat 4: Van Marcus - 30,000
Seat 5: Farhad Kia - 155,000
Seat 6: Steve Goldwater - 110,000
Each table will play down until four handed and then hand-for-hand play will begin. Once we have our eighth place finisher, the remaining seven players will combine at one table and play until we have a winner.
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Ronan Zaidman - 13th Place
Farhad Kia raised to 15,500 from under the gun to open the action. The betting passed around to Ronan Zaidman who moved all in from the button. The blinds folded, and Kia made the call with Zaidman's tournament life in his hands.
Showdown:
Zaidman:
Kia:
The flop was pretty dry for Zaidman as it fell . The turn helped out the at-risk player a little bit, as the added another four outs for him. He couldn't find any of his cards though; the on the river means that Ronan Zaidman is the 13th place finisher.
With that elimination, we have just two tables remaining!
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Tim Horan - 14th Place
Tim Horan and Jacob Chen got it all in before the flop with Horan at risk for his tournament life. He tabled , and Chen was in the lead with his .
The flop all but ended the drama as Chen paired both of his hole cards. In the end, the board ran , spelling the end for Tim Horan. He'll take home AUD $1,704. Not too shabby for a day's work.
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fell. Hunter was able to double to 115,000 while Neilson dropped to 114,000.
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on the turn provided a little bit of a sweat as Kia picked up a flush draw. He missed the river though, and the 
-- Goldwater's sevens proved to be the best hand. Quel stood up from his chair and exited to the rail. 
, Kent Hunter made the call from the big, putting his remaining 32,500 chips in the middle. Chen turned over 
-- behind, but drawing live with a chance to eliminate another player.
, failing to get Ku over the hump. He is knocked out in 12th place, earning a little pay jump of AUD $2,663. Hawker, meanwhile, is back up to 103,000.
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