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David French limped in from middle position, Ramy Tadros completed the small blind and Tim Simon checked his option from the big blind. The flop was . Tadros moved all in for 145,000, Simon folded and French called. French turned over while Tadros tabled for the nut flush draw. The turn was the , the river was the , and Tadros was eliminated, graciously shaking his opponent's hand on his way to the rail.
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Renyuan Liu moved all in from the button for 97,000 and John Maroky called from the big blind. Liu turned up while Maroky showed the . The flop was , but the spiked on the turn, giving the lead to Liu. The river was the and Liu doubled up, leaving Maroky with only 40,000 in chips.
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Shane Pickering moved all in on the first two hands, only to get no callers. John Maroky did the same on Hand #3-- again, no customers. Steve Charles gave the all-in move a whirl on Hand #4, only to win the blinds.
The final 9 players returning for the final table are:
Seat 1: Steve Charles - 134,000
Seat 2: Shane Pickering - 225,000
Seat 3: Ramy Tadros - 185,000
Seat 4: Tim Simon - 135,000
Seat 5: Renyuan Liu - 147,000
Seat 6: David French - 230,000
Seat 7: John Maroky - 108,500
Seat 8: Jim Mastorakos - 390,500
Seat 9: Jason Green - 107,500
Stay tuned as we bring you all the action as it unfolds from the floor of the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia.