Japan's Waki Waki has definitely been the most animated character during the last couple of days, but he's looking miserable after being cut down to just 285,000 in chips by Leo Boxell.
Boxell limped in from the button, Simon Charette completed the small blind and Waki checked from the big blind to see a flop of ; Charette checked to Waki who bet 28,000, Boxell called and Charette folded to make it heads-up to the turn of the .
Waki fired out 46,000, but Boxell quickly raised all-in. Waki pouted his lip and scowled as he threw his hand into the muck. Boxell is looking much brighter though as he's now on 930,000 in chips.
The last three players are taking it slowly and cautiously. Much of the action has been made up of preflop raising wars and we honestly haven't seen a flop in half an hour. Such is the nature of the beast.
Ben Delaney's aggression is well-known throughout Aussie poker circles, but unfortunately it's brought him undone in fourth place.
Leo Boxell folded from under the gun, Simon Charette raised to 26,000 from the button and Waki Waki folded his small blind before Delaney shoved all-in from the big blind. Charette looked alarmed and put his head into his hands.
"I'm sorry guys, I need some time," Charette groaned before going into the tank. Over six heart-thumping minutes passed before Charette looked up again at Delaney and announced, "Call."
Charette:
Delaney:
The flop of changed nothing, but Delaney scored more outs when the fell on the turn. No dice - the bricked out on the river and a clearly disappointed Delaney bolted out of the room. We hope that AUD $40,500 can provide some consolation.
Leo Boxell has taken a hit back to 715,000 in chips after losing a big pot to Waki Waki.
We caught the action on a flop that read ; Waki led out for 44,000 and Boxell min-raised to 88,000 before Waki came back over the top, making it another 70,000 to go.
Boxell called, but quickly kicked his hand into the muck after Waki open-shoved on the turn of the . Waki is now up to 535,000.
It was three-way action on a flop of between Simon Charette, Waki Waki and Ben Delaney, Charette led out for 22,000 before Waki raised to 53,000, forcing Delaney out of the way before Charette called, only to check-fold after Waki opened for 60,000 on the turn of the .
Charette wasn't particularly happy about that hand, as he threw it away like he had touched something filthy. He was able to get those chips back through Leo Boxell though - after a heavy raising war preflop, Boxell checked to Charette on the flop of , only to fold after Charette fired out 160,000.
Leo Boxell has now become the new chip leader and the first past the one-million mark after eliminating Kosta Varoxis in fifth place.
The action folded around to Ben Delaney who raised to 24,000 from the button before Leo Boxell made it another 40,000 to go from the small blind. Varoxis shoved from the big blind and Delaney insta-mucked before Boxell snap-called.
Boxell:
Varoxis:
Nothing changed on the flop of and Varoxis was drawing dead by the time the fell on the turn to give Boxell the seat. The river completed the board and Varoxis was left with nothing but a nice little paycheck worth AUD $27,000.
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; Charette checked to Waki who bet 28,000, Boxell called and Charette folded to make it heads-up to the turn of the 
.
changed nothing, but Delaney scored more outs when the 
fell on the turn. No dice - the 
bricked out on the river and a clearly disappointed Delaney bolted out of the room. We hope that AUD $40,500 can provide some consolation.
; Waki led out for 44,000 and Boxell min-raised to 88,000 before Waki came back over the top, making it another 70,000 to go.
between Simon Charette, Waki Waki and Ben Delaney, Charette led out for 22,000 before Waki raised to 53,000, forcing Delaney out of the way before Charette called, only to check-fold after Waki opened for 60,000 on the turn of the 
, only to fold after Charette fired out 160,000.
and Varoxis was drawing dead by the time the 
completed the board and Varoxis was left with nothing but a nice little paycheck worth AUD $27,000.