Shurane Vijayaram limped into the pot from the cutoff before Luke Roberts raised it up to 42,000 from the button. The blinds folded before Vijayaram called.
The flop came and Vijayaram check-called a continuation bet totalling 50,000 from Roberts.
The turn brought the and both player opted to check before the completed the board.
Vijayaram checked for a third time and watched as Roberts splashed out a bet of 100,000. Vijayaram picked up his cards and looked like he was going to toss them into the muck before deciding not to and making the call.
Roberts then flipped over for queen-high before Vijayaram rolled over for two pair and the winning hand.
In a battle of the blinds, big blind Sam Ruha doubled through small blind Koray Aldemir. The two got it in before the flop with the following holdings.
Sam Ruha:
Koray Aldemir:
The board ran ut and Aldemir parted ways with 235,000 of his stack.
Artur Koren is still in contention after winning a flip against Nick Georgoulas.
The action started with an under the gun limp before Koren announced all in for 442,000 next to act. Georgoulas was on Koren's direct left and quickly moved all in over the top before it folded back around to the initial limper.
The latter went into the tank as if he had limped a big hand but after staring Koren down he relinquished his hand.
Koren:
Georgoulas:
“Ace on the flop!” cried one of Koren’s supporters on the rail, and he got his wish as the dealer fanned out . Georgoulas couldn’t find a jack on the turn or river to see Koren secure the double up.
In the first hand back from the break Nick Georgoulas moved all in for 470,000 from under the gun. The action folded to Nino Marotta in the cutoff who thought about his decision for a minute then called. The rest of the table folded before both players revealed their cards.
Marotta:
Georgoulas:
The board ran out to see Georgoulas unable to improve with his underpair and he was sent to the rail in 24th place.
The first hand back from break, Jeff Rossiter opened for 40,000 under the gun. His neighbor Patrick Crivell three-bet to 110,000 and the action folded around to Rossiter who called.
Both checked the flop before the hit the turn. Rossiter bet 135,000 and Crivell called.
The completed the board and Rossiter checked with 280,000 behind. Crivell moved all in and Rossiter beat him into the pot.
Crivell showed so the pot went to Rossiter who had tabled .
Jeff Rossiter was first to act and opened for 45,000, followed by William Haughey three-betting to 117,000 with about 500,000 behind. Action folded around to Rossiter and he moved all in. Haughey called.
William Haughey:
Jeff Rossiter:
The flop was an interesting one; Haughey jumped into the lead but he wasn't home-safe just yet.
The on the turn gave Rossiter a straight and Haughey needed the board to pair to stay alive. The river didn't fill up Haughey as the meaningless came off.
William Haughey eliminated from the 2017 Aussie Millions Main Event.
The action folded around to Matthew Wakeman in the cutoff and he moved all in for 292,000. It got to Fedor Holz in the small blind and he asked for a count. The bet was for a huge percentage of Holz’s stack but after some deliberation he committed the chips to put Wakeman at risk.
Wakeman:
Holz:
Wakeman was behind but the flop arrived to give him a flush draw and a glimmer of hope. The turn changed nothing and the river also bricked off to see Wakeman eliminated and Holz essentially doubling up.
Nicholas Wright opened to 45,000 under the gun and big blind Mustapha Kanit called. Kanit check-called a 55,000 continuation bet on the flop before they both checked the on the turn. The river came the and Kanit bet 140,000. Wrigth tanked for a fair bit before he called. Kanit showed for the missed straight draw, Wright took it down with the .