Jason Koon opened for 25,000 under the gun and he was met by a three-bet to 60,000 from Fedor Holz. Action folded back to Koon, who shoved all in for 165,000 total, and Holz snap-called.
Holz:
Koon:
It was a flip, and Koon was just looking to hold to stay alive. That's exactly what happened after the board ran out a safe .
David Steicke shoved all in for his last 52,000 holding under the gun plus one. His neighbor Sam Greenwood made the call with and all other players folded.
"The hand that always makes a pair versus the hand that always makes a set" Fedor Holz commented with a smile.
This time neither happened as the board ran out .
David Steicke eliminated in 8th place. The remaining 7 players are now on the bubble as 7th place pays nothing, while the top 6 is guaranteed earning AU$281,260.
With 70,000 in the pot and a flop of , Jason Mercier checked from the big blind with the and Connor Drinan did the same from the cutoff with the .
Mercier then took a stab at it on the turn with a bet of 38,000, Drinan called, and then action went check-check on the river. Drinan won the pot with a pair of aces.
Fedor Holz raised to 28,000 from the cutoff and action folded to Fabian Quoss in the big blind. Quoss moved all in for 218,000 total and he seemed a bit dejected when Holz snap-called.
Quoss:
Holz:
Quoss had a major kicker issue, but it got resolved when he paired the five on the flop. Neither the turn nor river gave Holz back the lead, and he sent over a stack of chips.
Fedor Holz in the hijack reached for chips and made it 28,000 from the hijack holding . Sam Greenwood on the button made the call without his hand showing yet.
The two of them had to work with a flop of and Holz and Greenwood checked their option. The on the turn made Holz bet 40,000 and Greenwood, who's hand still didn't show in the graphics, made the call.
The fell on the river and Holz checked. Greenwood bet 121,000 into the 168,000 pot. Holz thought about it for a fair bit and tossed in his time breaker chip to get another minute.
He eventually folded and Greenwood showed his to the RFID scanner. Holz folded the best hand as Greenwood had turned his hand into a bluff.
Fabian Quoss raised to 28,000 from the button and Connor Drinan defended from the big blind with the . The flop saw Drinan check-call a bet of 30,000 with his flush draw, and the both players checked the turn.
When the completed the board on the river, Drinan bet 65,000 and Quoss thought for a bit before making the call with the , which proved to be the best hand.
Fabian Quoss opened the pot with a 28,000 raise from the cutoff. Ben Tollerene on the button three-bet to 80,000 with which prompted both blinds to fold. Quoss folded his rather quickly.
Ben Tollerene made it 28,000 with from the cutoff. Fedor Holz defended his big blind with the dominated . While two nines were gone, another one hit the flop: .
Holz checked from the big blind and Tollerene bet 30,000 with his flopped two pair. Holz thought about it for a bit before calling. The hit the turn which made him drawing dead. Holz checked and Tollerene bet 135,000 into the 136,000 pot. Holz folded.
Connor Drinan made it 25,000 to go with from the cutoff. Jason Mercier in the big blind found and just called.
The flop came and Mercier checked. Drinan made a continuation bet of 25,000 and Mercier just called.
The on the turn resulted in Drinan drawing dead. Mercier checked again and Drinan followed suit. The on the river made Mercier trips and he made a bet. Before we could even figure out how much it exactly was (the graphics showed 25,000 but it was more), Drinan had already folded.
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and all other players folded.
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, Jason Mercier checked from the big blind with the 
and Connor Drinan did the same from the cutoff with the 
river. Drinan won the pot with a pair of aces.
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. Sam Greenwood on the button made the call without his hand showing yet. 
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completed the board on the river, Drinan bet 65,000 and Quoss thought for a bit before making the call with the 
rather quickly.
from the cutoff. Fedor Holz defended his big blind with the dominated 
from the cutoff. Jason Mercier in the big blind found 
on the river made Mercier trips and he made a bet. Before we could even figure out how much it exactly was (the graphics showed 25,000 but it was more), Drinan had already folded.