8:25pm: Edwards survives four barrels from Graham
Jarred Graham were running over his table but he just hit a roadblock within the type of Luke Edwards. It started with Graham min-raising to 6,000 and Edwards calling at the button. Brett Chalhoub came along within the big ignorant of see a flop of [6c][as][9c].
Action checked to Graham who bet 13,500. Edwards made the decision as Chalhoub got out of ways. At the [qh] turn, Graham bet again for 24,400 and Edwards made the decision as a large pot was brewing.
The river fell the [td] and Graham released another barrel worth a hefty 36,200. Edwards shrugged and declared a decision as Graham tabled [ah][9s] for 2 pair, but he'd been rivered as Edwards showed [ac][tc]. Graham slips to 150,000 with Edwards pushing 200,000.
8:05pm: Gorr and Vandersluis double; Kerr busto
The short stacks aren't going easily here as now we have two more double ups to report.
Andrew Watson's wealth didn't last long as he ran his ace-king into the [as][ah] of Aussie Millions champion David Gorr. The board fell [tc][qd][4h][3s][8d] to offer Gorr a large double as much as 145,000. Watson is back off to 135,000.
Meanwhile overnight chip leader Scott Kerr is at the ropes after being crippled in unfortunate fashion against Roy Vandersluis. The chips were in preflop with Kerr's [ah][ks] appearing set for a chop when Vandersluis opened the similar hand - [ac][kc]. That is, until the board ran out [4s][5c][jd][8c][3c] to provide Vandersluis a flush to double to 77,000.
Kerr was crippled to only 8,000 chips which he lost moments later as our day one chip leader was eliminated.
8:00pm: A FEW doubles
Roy Vandersluis has found a much-needed double up when he open shoved for 15,700 with [as][ts] and John Maklouf made the decision with [qc][qd]. Vandersluis got some help when the board ran out [jd][3c][2c][ad][jc] to spike his ace and double to 37,000. Maklouf is right down to 40,000.
On a close-by table James Broom and Andrew Watson went to war preflop in a cutoff versus small blind battle. Broom went with [ah][js] but Watson held a dominant [ac][ks] which hung on the [7d][ad][7h][3c][kc] board. Broom is backtrack to 110,000 with Watson now looking strong on 203,000.
7:55pm: Morooka coolers the Toothpick
A cooler of a hand has seen the short-stacked Te Wiremu Mcgarvey run into two monster hands as Takahiro Morooka doubled up through Toothpick Tony.
Morooka opened with a raise which Mcgarvey flat called, before Toothpick installed the three-bet. Morooka flat-called as Mcgarvey called all in for his last chips.
The flop landed [8c][ts][2h] and Toothpick bet 14,000 into the side pot. However Morooka wasn't going anywhere as he moved all in for 48,700. Toothpick called it off with [kh][kc] but Morooka held the rockets along with his [as][ac]. Meanwhile things weren't looking good for Mcgarvey together with his pocket nines.
The turn was the [8d] and river the [7h] to peer Mcgarvey eliminated and Morooka greater than doubling as much as 147,000. Toothpick slips to 80,000.
7:45pm: Level up, blinds 1,500-3,000, ante 300
7:40pm: Double for Maklouf
Te Wiremu Mcgarvey opened with a raise to 5,000 before John Maklouf moved all in for a complete of 31,700. Mcgarvey made the decision with [as][jc] to be racing with Maklouf's [7c][7h].
The board fell [qc][qd][2h][6c][9s] to depart Maklouf's pair in front for a double as much as 65,000. Mcgarvey slips to 25,000.
7:30pm: Holtzapffel sets up Boxell
Leo Boxell's mighty run within the ANZPT Canberra Main Event has come to an end. The fan favourite made the decision when Lee Holtzapffel pushed all in on a flop of [6h][jh][7h]. Boxell opened [js][ts] for prime pair but Holtzapffel had flopped a collection together with his [7s][7d].
The turn was the [as] and the river [qc] to double up Holtzapffel to around 70,000 chips. Boxell was left with only a few hundred in chips which disappeared moments later as Boxell hit the rail.
7:25pm: Bain flushes Davey
Tristan Bain has jumped up with the tournament chip leaders in a tremendous clash with Peter Davey. The chips were in at the turn with the board reading [jh][ah][qs][7h]. Davey pushed with [9h][6h] but Bain insta-called with [qh][4h].
The river was the [9d] and after a countdown of chips, Bain just had him covered to eliminate Davey and jump Bain as much as nearly 200,000 chips.
7:15pm: Nice call by Broom
We only saw the action at the river, but obviously Leo Boxell's story wasn't quite convincing enough as James Broom made a horny heroic call. The board read [td][7d][qh][3d][2h] and Boxell tossed out 18,000 into the middle, but Broom made the call.
Boxell opened [9s][8s] for a missed straight draw as Broom's light call with [jc][7c] was a beauty. Broom is back as much as 200,000 with Boxell back off to 50,000.
7:05pm: Moussa takes out a shorty
We've lost our first player post-dinner as George Moussa has sorted probably the most short stacks of the sector. Moussa made the decision when his opponent moved all in for 8,700. Moussa showed [kh][tc] and was in dominant shape against [qs][ts].
The short-stacked player had already stood from his chair and placed on his jacket in preparation of the bad news, which indeed arrived at the [ac][3h][jc][jd][qh] board. Moussa makes a straight to transport as much as 160,000.
7:00pm: Boxell pulls the stop and go
"Not a nasty recovery from 12,000," chuckled Leo Boxell after raking in another pot. From the small blind, he'd called the raise from Lee Holtzapffel to 9,300 from under the gun. They saw a [jc][9h][8c] flop and Boxell immediately moved all in to place Holtzapffel to a choice for his tournament life.
Holtzapffel thought for a very long time before folding as Boxell gets himself back to 80,000.
6:45pm: Play resumes
The 32 players have returned from dinner with just a hunger for more chips! Jarred Graham is out in front with Khiem Nguyen, Mario Ljubicic and James Broom the following best.
We'll be continuing this evening until we reach the cash for our final fifteen players.
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