Ben Tollerene open-shoved for 195,000 from the cutoff and Benny Spindler thought for about 45 seconds before moving all in over the top on the button. The blinds both folded and Tollerene discovered he was in bad shape.
Tollerene:
Spindler:
The flop was no help to Tollerene, but the turn open up some chop opportunities. Unfortunately for him, the river was of no use and he was left with no option but to make his way to the payout desk in 12th place to collect AU$73,200.
In the very next hand after Ben Tollerene's exit, action folded to Jason Koon in the small blind and he moved all in for right around 225,000. Oliver Price, who was in the big blind, snap-called.
Koon:
Price:
Koon was behind but drawing to two live cards.
"That's fun," he said when the flop paired his queen but also gave Price a flush draw. The turn kept Koon in the lead, but he was unable to survive the dreaded river as the spiked down to give Price the spade flush.
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant opened for 35,000 from the cutoff and Oliver Price called from the small blind. Jason les squeezed to 102,000 from the big blind with 390,000 behind. Sukonthachartnant folded but Price instantly shoved all in. Les frowned, glanced at his stack one last time, and called.
Price was the owner of and was a slight favorite over Les' . The board ran out and Les and Price chopped Sukonthachartnant raise and the antes.
Chance Kornuth limped in from first position and Igor Kurganov completed from the small blind. Dominik Nitsche checked his option from the big blind and all three of them checked on . The on the turn saw both Kurganov and Nitsche check again and Kornuth bet 25,000. Kurganov check raised to 80,000 and Nitsche folded. Kornuth made the call. The river came the and Kurganov checked. Kornuth bet a mere 30,000 and Kurganov folded.
Michael Egan just raised to 36,000 from the cutoff and Oliver Price called from his direct left before Benny Spindler three-bet from the big blind to 116,000. Egan did not waste any time and called, after which Price folded right away.
The flop brought out and Spindler checked to Egan, who checked behind.
On the turn the hit and again the German pro checked to his Australian opponent. Egan opted to bet 125,000 and Spindler made the call.
The river was the and now both players checked again.
Egan showed and he picked up the pot after Spindler mucked his cards.
Chance Kornuth made it 32,000 from the button and Eugene Katchalov defended from the big blind. Katchalov check called a bet of 16,000 on and lead out for 36,000 on the turn. Kornuth called and both players checked the on the river. Katchalov showed and Kornuth mucked.
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant limped under the gun and Jason Les did the same from the small blind. Benny Spindler then exercised his option from the big with a raise to 60,000, Sukonthachartnant shoved all in for 360,000 total, and Les got out of the way. Spindler snap-called and Sukonthachartnant found himself in dire straits.
Sukonthachartnant:
Spindler:
Sukonthachartnant was in desperate need of a six, and much to Spinderl's dismay, he found it when the flop came down . Neither the turn nor river helped Spindler reclaim the lead and he sent over all but 185,000 of his chips.
Eugene Katchalov opened to 35,000 from the button with 457,000 behind. Igor Kurganov in the small blind carefully cut out 95,000 and slid his three-bet forward. Dominik Nitsche instantly folded and the action was back on Katchalov. He moved all in and Kurganov called.
Eugene Katchalov:
Igor Kurganov:
The flop came and Katchalov and Kurganov shook hands. "Good game man" Kurganov said to Katchalov.
Katchalov still had a small chance of doubling up but as soon as the hit the turn, it really was all over. The on the river was of no importance to anyone anymore, and Katchalov headed for the exit just before the start of the (45-minute) dinner break.
In the very next hand after Eugene Katchalov was eliminated, Steve O'Dwyer raised to 37,000 under the gun and when action reached Dominik Nitsche in the small blind, he three-bet all in for approximately 200,000 total. Chance Kornuth folded from the big blind and O'Dwyer snap-called.
O'Dwyer:
Nitsche:
Nitsche was on the wrong end of the cooler, and he paid for it with his tournament life after the board ran out a dry .
Just one more player needs to fall before the final table of seven is established.
Benny Spindler just lost a big pot with pocket jacks where he suffered a bad beat as his opponent hit a set. Pocket jacks proved no good again just now.
Chance Kornuth shoved all in under the gun for his last 193,000. Action folded to Benny Spindler in the big blind who had just under that and he wasted no time calling.
Chance Kornuth:
Benny Spindler:
The was flop was already looking bad for Spindler, though he still had the best hand for now. The on the turn was a complete blank but the on the river was one of the cards Spindler didn't want to see. Kornuth hit his flush and Spindler was eliminated.
Benny Spindler made his exit in 8th place, taking home AU$109,800. The remaining 7 players are now merged to one table.
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flop was no help to Tollerene, but the 
turn open up some chop opportunities. Unfortunately for him, the 
river was of no use and he was left with no option but to make his way to the payout desk in 12th place to collect AU$73,200.
turn kept Koon in the lead, but he was unable to survive the dreaded river as the 
spiked down to give Price the spade flush.
and Les and Price chopped Sukonthachartnant raise and the antes.
. The 
on the turn saw both Kurganov and Nitsche check again and Kornuth bet 25,000. Kurganov check raised to 80,000 and Nitsche folded. Kornuth made the call. The river came the 
and lead out for 36,000 on the 
turn. Kornuth called and both players checked the 
on the river. Katchalov showed 
river helped Spindler reclaim the lead and he sent over all but 185,000 of his chips.
and Katchalov and Kurganov shook hands. "Good game man" Kurganov said to Katchalov. 
was flop was already looking bad for Spindler, though he still had the best hand for now. The 
on the river was one of the cards Spindler didn't want to see. Kornuth hit his flush and Spindler was eliminated.