Here in Melbourne, when action is on you and you don't act before you've run out of time, you either check (if there's no bet before you) or you fold (if there's a bet waiting for you to call or not). In some other venues, a time bank chip is automatically put into play if you don't act in time with action is on you, while here at the Aussie Millions you have to announce yourself that you want to use the time breaker chip.
Just now, David Peters was facing a decision on a board. Steffen Sontheimer had bet 25,500 and Peters needed to make up his mind on what to do. He did not so in time, and his hand was declared dead. He was just a second too late with announcing he wanted to use a time breaker chip.
It's a timely game, no room for long tanks here in the $100,000 Challenge at the Aussie Millions.
Nick Petrangelo has no time breaker chips left anymore, while Ben Tollerene is down to just one. Rainer Kempe has two of them left, all other players still have all three of them in front of them.
Fedor Holz opened the button for 2,500 and was soon facing a three-bet from big blind Ben Tollerene to 12,500.
Tollerene bet 6,500 on and Holz called in position. Both then checked the on the turn and Tollerene checked again on the river. After 15 seconds, the shot clock was activated by the dealer. With literally a second left, Holz bet 36,500.
Now it was time for Tollerene to consider his action, and he needed some moment to come up with it. After his initial 30 seconds had run down, he announced to use a time breaker to add a minute. When that had run down, he tossed in another to gain one more minute.
Tollerene eventually called but mucked soon enough after Holz showed .
A blind on blind battle between Ben Tollerene and Dan Shak saw Tollerene make a monster.
Preflop Tollerene opened for 3,500 from the small blind and Shak made the call from the big blind and the flop fell .
Tollerene continuation bet 2,500, Shak made the call and the dealer burned and turned a very wet. Tollerene slowed down and checked which opened the door for Shak to bet 7,000. After nearly timing out Tollerene made the call to bring the action to the river.
This brought checks from both players before a smiling Tollerene turned over for the turned straight flush.
“Wow!” Exclaimed Shak, flashing before pitching his cards into the muck.
We caught the action on the flop as small blind Steffen Sontheimer was busy check-calling a bet of 1,700 from big blind Mikita Badziakouski. Both checked the on the turn and the completed the board. Sontheimer bet 3,200 and Badziakouski called. Sontheimer showed but the pot went to Badziakouski as the latter turned over for the straight.
Fedor Holz plays his first tournament of the year here in Australia, and so far things work out for him pretty well.
Alexandros Kolonias raised to 2,500 under the gun and cutoff Fedor Holz called. Over on the button sat Rainer Kempe and he tanked for a bit before he made his action. With only seconds left to act, he decided to over call. Both blinds folded.
Kolonias opted to check the flop and so did Holz. Kempe bet 4,200 and Kolonias folded, Holz called.
Holz checked again on the turn and Kempe again needed some time. He had just two seconds left to act when he bet 14,100. Holz called.
The completed the board and Holz checked. Kempe ran down his clock and tossed in a time breaker chip to add some time. He eventually bet 27,800 with just 22,000 back. Holz asked to see how much he had behind and tossed in a single 25,000-chip to call.
Kempe confidently showed but that was no good as Holz tabled .
Rainer Kempe is bleeding chips at the moment with the German player losing consecutive hands.
In the first Kempe opened the action from the button with a raise to 2,600 with Dan Shak making the call from the big blind.
Both players checked the flop with Shak then checking the turn. Kempe led out for 3,400 with the pot growing to 12,500 when Shak made the call.
The river brought checks from both players and Kempe turned over but it was not enough to beat Shak’s and he scooped the pot.
Kempe was the aggressor again in the next hand, opening to 2,500 from the cutoff only to see Ben Tollerene three-bet to the tune of 8,500 from the button.
Kempe called and it was heads-up to the flop, which Kempe checked. Tollerene fired out a bet of 6,000, which was enough to get Kempe to give it up and he dropped to 63,500.
Sam Greenwood limped in from the small blind and Steffen Sontheimer checked his option in the big blind. Both checked the flop of as well so the on the turn was seen on a discount. Greenwood bet 1,200 and Sontheimer called in position.
The completed the board and Greenwood bet 2,500. Sontheimer called and was shown . Sontheimer tabled and took down the small pot.
board. Steffen Sontheimer had bet 25,500 and Peters needed to make up his mind on what to do. He did not so in time, and his hand was declared dead. He was just a second too late with announcing he wanted to use a time breaker chip. 
and Holz called in position. Both then checked the 
on the turn and Tollerene checked again on the 
river. After 15 seconds, the shot clock was activated by the dealer. With literally a second left, Holz bet 36,500.
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before pitching his cards into the muck.
on the turn and the 
for the straight.
flop and so did Holz. Kempe bet 4,200 and Kolonias folded, Holz called.
turn and Kempe again needed some time. He had just two seconds left to act when he bet 14,100. Holz called.
but it was not enough to beat Shak’s 
and he scooped the pot.
flop, which Kempe checked. Tollerene fired out a bet of 6,000, which was enough to get Kempe to give it up and he dropped to 63,500.
completed the board and Greenwood bet 2,500. Sontheimer called and was shown 
. Sontheimer tabled