Max Altergott led out for 5,100 on a flop of , Matthew Gabriele made the call, and the turn brought the . Altergott tanked for a bit then fired out another 5,500, and again Gabriele called.
The completed the board, and Altergott announced that he was all in.
"Call," Gabriele said instantly, showing for Broadway.
Altergott unhappily showed for a rivered two pair, and pushed his remaining 15,000 or so forward before exiting.
Not long ago "King" Dan Smith was sitting on a short stack and flirting with elimination, but now it seems the the 2012 $100,000 Challenge champ has righted the ship.
In a recent hand, a player in middle position opened for 1,100 and then called when Smith three-bet to 3,300 from the small blind. When the flop came down , Smith bet 3,000, his opponent called, and the dealer burned and turned the , which both players checked.
When the completed the board on the river, Smith fired out 7,200 and his opponent quickly called. Smith tabled the for queens and nines, and it was good as his opponent mucked.
Grant Levy called the reporters over to witness what he said was going to be "a bad beat.". On a board reading his opponent, who had initially checked, faced a bet of 2,125 from Levy and was pondering the call.
"If you fold I get no value and if you call you win," Levy said.
His opponent looked baffled but asked, "How do you know I'll win?"
"I just feel it," Levy replied. His opponent stared at the board a little longer before showing the and folding. Levy shook his head and seemed tempted to show his opponent his cards before sliding them to the muck.
He later told us he had bottom set and that he should "shut up next time".
PokerStars Team Online's Randy Lew had the in an all-in confrontation with an opponent holding the . Lew had his opponent slightly out-chipped and won the race after the board ran out to move to 30,000.
Ten years ago, Tony Bloom became the second-ever Aussie Millions champion. Since then Bloom has been a staple of the tournament, and today he took his shot at recapturing the title.
Most recently, Bloom opened for 1,100 under the gun and was met by a three-bet to 2,200 by the player on his immediate left. Action folded back around to Bloom, he called, and it was heads-up action to the flop.
Bloom check-called a bet of 2,000, and then both players checked the turn. When the completed the board on the river, Bloom chose to lead out for 7,000 and his opponent hit the tank for a little more than two minutes. Eventually he released his hand and Bloom was pushed the pot.
Wai Kin Yong completed from the small blind, a player in the big blind checked, and the dealer fanned . Yong led out for 1,000, the player called, and the turn was the . Both players checked.
The completed the board, Yong flicked out two teal T1,000 chips, and his opponent called. Young showed for an ace-high flush, and raked in the pot.
Brian "BK" Kim opened the action to 1,200 and Victor "Isldur1" Blom defended his big blind. When the flop came down , Blom check-called a bet of 1,500 and then checked the turn. Kim fired out 2,850 and this time it did the trick as Blom folded his hand.
After taking a considerable hit, Dan Smith chipped back up above the starting stack.
In a recent hand he and Tyron Krost were heads up on a board of , and Smith fired out 15,200 into a pot of around 12,000. The 2010 Aussie Millions Main Event champ folded his hand, and Smith now sits with 33,000 chips.
Raymond Wu raised to 1,300 in early position, a player called in the cutoff, Chuck Caris called on the button, and Isaac Haxton defended his big blind. The flop fell , Haxton and Wu both checked, and the player in the cutoff fired out 1,700. Caris called, Haxton check-raised all in for what looked like 22,500,
The action folded back to Caris, who tanked for a bit, then called.
Haxton:
Caris:
The on the turn was a brick, but the fell on the river, giving Caris a better two pair. Haxton hit the rail, while Caris chipped up to 110,000.
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, Matthew Gabriele made the call, and the turn brought the 
. Altergott tanked for a bit then fired out another 5,500, and again Gabriele called.
completed the board, and Altergott announced that he was all in.
for Broadway.
for a rivered two pair, and pushed his remaining 15,000 or so forward before exiting.
, Smith bet 3,000, his opponent called, and the dealer burned and turned the 
, which both players checked.
completed the board on the river, Smith fired out 7,200 and his opponent quickly called. Smith tabled the 
for queens and nines, and it was good as his opponent mucked.
his opponent, who had initially checked, faced a bet of 2,125 from Levy and was pondering the call.
and folding. Levy shook his head and seemed tempted to show his opponent his cards before sliding them to the muck.
flop.
completed the board on the river, Bloom chose to lead out for 7,000 and his opponent hit the tank for a little more than two minutes. Eventually he released his hand and Bloom was pushed the pot.
. Yong led out for 1,000, the player called, and the turn was the 
for an ace-high flush, and raked in the pot.
, and Smith fired out 15,200 into a pot of around 12,000. The 2010 Aussie Millions Main Event champ folded his hand, and Smith now sits with 33,000 chips.
, Haxton and Wu both checked, and the player in the cutoff fired out 1,700. Caris called, Haxton check-raised all in for what looked like 22,500,
