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Chip leader Clint Jordanou
Clint Jordanou was just on the receiving end of the biggest pot we've yet seen in Event #1. Michael Chrisanthopoulos was the first player to act preflop and moved all in for 29,000 chips. Action passed to Ben Delaney, who moved all in over the top of Chrisanthopoulos' raise for a total of about 200,000 chips. Nobody else even considered calling that bet until Clint Jordanou's action came. Sitting with the button, he tanked for about 30 seconds before calling all in for a total of 123,000 chips. That put almost 300,000 up for grabs!
Chrisanthopoulos:
Delaney:
Jordanou:
Chrisanthopoulos was looking great for the main pot; Jordanou had Delaney dominated for the side pot. The flop came down , improving Delaney and Jordanou both. Jordanou made the nuts on the turn when it fell . Delaney had only one out for a chop (the case ace) and Chrisanthopoulos was left drawing to two outs (the two remaining kings) for a chop. The river meant that both pots went to Jordanou.
After all of the chips were sorted, Chrisanthopoulos was eliminated; Delaney was left with 61,000; and Jordanou is the new chip leader with 274,000.
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Paul Rochford
On a flop of and with around 35,000 already in the pot, Rob Price checked the action to Paul Rochford, who fired out a bet of 20,000. Price then check-raised all in for 53,000 and Rochford made the call.
Rochford held for top pair as Price would need to improve with his .
The turn was the and river the and Price missed his outs and was sent to the rail as Rochford now assumes the tournament chip lead with over 250,000 chips.
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Broom couldn't crack rockets
Sam Khouiss isn't done yet. His 48,100 chips wound up in the middle after a series of raises that led James Broom to move all in from early position for 88,000. Broom's pocket tens were far behind Khouiss' pocket aces, even more so when Ben Delaney announced that he had folded a ten. The flop left Broom looking for the case ten or running hearts. He found neither on the turn or the river.
Broom was left with 39,800 in chips. Khouiss is up to about 100,000.
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A devastated Mel Judah is sent to the rail
Mel Judah opened with a raise to 15,000 from early position before Clint Jordanou moved all in from the cutoff. Judah went into the tank and eventually decided to make the call with . He was in great shape as Jordanou tabled a dominated .
When the first four was were spread Judah only had to avoid a jack to capture a monstrous pot, however the landed like a dagger through the heart of a devastated Judah.
Judah was crippled and eliminated a few moments later.
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Patrick Fletcher, during Day 1 action
Patrick Fletcher was short-stacked and decided to commit himself for the rest of his chips from early position holding . He found a caller in David Griffiths but Fletcher held live cards as Griffiths tabled .
The board fell and and Griffiths paired up his ace to take the pot and eliminate Fletcher.
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The tournament staff haven't slowed in breaking down tables. The following players have all been eliminated and visited the payout cage to collect their AU$3,290:
46th - Ioannis Hristakopoulos
47th - Jeff Putt
48th - Marcel Jaggi
49th - Jozef Berec
50th - James Potter
51st - Abel Cabrera
52nd - Hugo Sommer
53rd - Johnny Torchia
54th - Henry Hannigan
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Ben Delaney
Ben Delaney was pegged yesterday by some in the Crown Poker Room as the player who would win this tournament. He's on his way after a three-way pot with James Broom and Clint Jordanou. Delaney opened for 12,000 from middle position and was called by Jordanou and Broom out of the blinds. Action checked to Delaney on a flop of . He made it 14,000 to go, folding Jordanou. Broom then check-raised all in and was snap-called by Delaney.
Broom:
Delaney:
The turn fell , making Delaney's set of fives a lock to win the hand. He's up to 174,000.
The next hand, Broom, left with approximately 25,000 chips, doubled up in a battle of the blinds. He open-raised all in with and was called by Jason White, who showed . Neither player improved.
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Abel Cabrera, during Day 1 action
Abel Cabrera opened with a raise to 10,000 before Nir Peer moved all in over the top. Cabrera was committed and still fuming over his previous beat and decided to make a gambling call.
Cabrera:
Peer:
The board missed Cabrera and he was sent to the rail. Peer is now amongst the chip leaders with 167,000 chips.
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, improving Delaney and Jordanou both. Jordanou made the nuts on the turn when it fell 
. Delaney had only one out for a chop (the case ace) and Chrisanthopoulos was left drawing to two outs (the two remaining kings) for a chop. The river 
meant that both pots went to Jordanou.
and with around 35,000 already in the pot, Rob Price checked the action to Paul Rochford, who fired out a bet of 20,000. Price then check-raised all in for 53,000 and Rochford made the call.
for top pair as Price would need to improve with his 
and Price missed his outs and was sent to the rail as Rochford now assumes the tournament chip lead with over 250,000 chips.
flop left Broom looking for the case ten or running hearts. He found neither on the 
turn or the 
river.
Judah only had to avoid a jack to capture a monstrous pot, however the 
.
and and Griffiths paired up his ace to take the pot and eliminate Fletcher.
. Neither player improved.
