Daniel Ospina opened to 5,000 from under the gun only to have Paul Ravesi three-bet and Richard Ashby cap from the button and small blind respectively.
Both Ospina and Ravesi made the call before smooth-calling Ashby's 2,500-chip continuation-bet on the flop.
When the dealer dropped the on the turn, Ospina took the lead with a 5,000-chip bet as both Ravesi and Ashby called as the landed on the river.
Ashby checked, Ospina bet 5,000 and Ravesi called. Ashby made the call, and when Ospina announced ace-high and tabled his , he tabled his to scoop the pot and move to 110,000.
Ospina on the other hand has taken a dive down to 140,000 in chips.
Richard Ashby raised from under the gun and Bruno Portaro called before the others got out of the way; each player took two cards and checked, then both drew another two cards before Ashby led out.
Portaro called, Ashby took one card and Portaro elected to stand pat before both players checked. Portaro rolled up which was enough for Ashby to send his hand into the muck.
Paul Ravesi made it 5,000 from early position only to have Daniel Ospina three-bet from the button to 7,500.
Ravesi made the call as both players drew one. Ospina led the betting on the first draw with Ravesi making the call as both players drew one yet again.
On this occasion, Ravesi took the lead and splashed the pot with his 5,000-chip bet as Ospina made the call and drew one after Ravesi stood pat.
Ravesi again splashed a 5,000-chip bet into the pot and Ospina slid his cards towards the muck.
The final table of the Aussie Millions $1,100 8-Game Mixed Event is underway! The button is on the #6 seat and the first game is 2-7 Triple Draw. Because it is a six-handed game, the player in the cutoff will sit out until the next game begins.
We're playing the last 24 minutes of the 11th level, after which the blind levels will increase to 60 minutes in length.
Although the entirety of this tournament has seen six hands of each game played, for the final table - since it is seven-handed - will see seven hands of each game played.
This will remain in play until we lose one player, and then will return to six hands of each for the remainder of the tournament.
Welcome back to the Crown Poker Room for the final table of Event 5: $1,100 8-Game Mixed Event!
Sixty-eight players took to the felt yesterday to battle it out in a game format that has stood the test of time as being one of the hardest to master. Long gone is the boring and dull H.O.R.S.E . . . like who seriously only plays five games these days . . . as 8-Game has taken both the online and live felt by storm as its popularity has been on the increase over the past two years.
Although the field size was smaller then what the H.O.R.S.E event drew last year, the calibre of the players that took to the felt definitely matched - and possibly exceeded - who turned out last year.
The international brigade was led by Joseph Serock, Mike Watson, Maria Ho, Jarred Solomon, David Steicke and Harry Demetriou in a field that was dominated by local and regional talent such as the likes of old-schoolers Joe Cabret, Mel Judah, Gary Benson and Graeme Putt, along with youngsters James Obst, Tim Marsters, Mark Furniss, Trung Tran and Rob Campbell.
Unfortunately the aforementioned players all fell to the rail over the course of the day as only seven players managed to snag a spot on the final table.
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Bruno Portaro
Australia
104,400
2
Daniel Ospina
Columbia
186,700
3
Oliver Gill
Australia
98,600
4
Dane Coltman
Australia
89,200
5
Casey Kastle
Slovenia
87,500
6
Paul Ravesi
Australia
63,900
7
Richard Ashby
England
59,300
An Australian-dominate final table mixed with some Europeans is going to make for some interesting confrontations as only one of the seven will be able to claim the AUD$23,800 first prize and coveted Aussie Millions gold ring.
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on the felt from 4:00 pm EST to cover all the action, so stay tuned for every split pair, double-bet and bring-in from the Event 5: $1,100 8-Game Mixed final table!
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flop.
on the turn, Ospina took the lead with a 5,000-chip bet as both Ravesi and Ashby called as the 
landed on the river.
, he tabled his 
to scoop the pot and move to 110,000.
which was enough for Ashby to send his hand into the muck.
for the nuts.