Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 15,000
Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 15,000
Craig McCorkell limped in from the small blind only to see Andrew Seden move all-in. McCorkell wasn't interested in calling and folded.
The next hand, Fraser Bellamy limped in from the small blind and folded when McCorkell raised to 240,000.
Fraser Bellamy was first to act and he raised to 175,000. Only Craig McCorkell, on the button, called so it was heads-up to the flop.
Bellamy continued with a 215,000 bet and McCorkell called it. Both players checked the turn, but on the river, Bellamy pushed two yellow stacks, with two pink chips topping them, forwards, worth a combined 1.2 million.
McCorkell quickly folded and Bellamy won the pot.
Iaron Lightbourne opened to 160,000 from under the gun and was three-bet to 410,000 by Fraser Bellamy seated to his immediate left. With the action back on him, Lightbourne made it 720,000 to go, and Bellamy went into the tank for close to two minutes before finally relinquishing his hand.
Russell Betts' tournament is over, his superb run coming to an end in fifth place, a finish worth ��50,000.
Betts raised to 160,000 from the button, Fraser Bellamy called in the small blind and Craig McCorkell put in the extra chips from the big blind. An all-heart fop saw all three players check.
Bellamy led for 275,000 and both McCorkell and Betts called on the turn before Bellamy checked the river. MCorkell pushed a bet of 760,000 across the line and Betts called; Bellamy folded.
Betts flipped over for a straight, but McCorkell had flopped a flush with his . A quick count of the stacks confirmed Betts had bust and only four players remain in contention for the ��200,000 first place prize.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Craig McCorkell |
4,300,000
2,015,000
|
2,015,000 |
Russell Betts | Busted |
The action folded to Iaron Lightbourne in the small blind and he set Russell Bets all-in. Betts folded and Lightbourne won the blinds and antes.
Craig McCorkell checked from the big blind on an flop then called when Russell Betts made it 175,000 to play from the button.
The turn saw similar action with McCorkell check-calling a 275,000 bet from his opponent. McCorkell checked for a third time on the river, and Betts checked behind.
McCorkell showed and Betts mucked.
Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fraser Bellamy |
5,275,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
Craig McCorkell |
2,285,000
-165,000
|
-165,000 |
Iaron Lightbourne |
2,205,000
305,000
|
305,000 |
|
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Russell Betts |
2,020,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
Andrew Seden |
1,430,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
Level 28 has ended and that means the players are on a scheduled 15-minute break.