Antonio Casale Eliminated in 25th Place (AU$40,000)
The flop was all small cards, . Ramakrishnan was first to act and had Casale covered. He opted to move all in. Casale made the call for the biggest pot of the tournament so far, over one million in chips!
Ramakrishnan:
Casale:
Ramakrishnan had the smallest overpair possible; Casale had two overcards and the nut flush draw. He stood up from the table and removed his glasses to await his fate. The turn was a brick, the . The river was a brick too -- the . Casale got a well-deserved round of applause from the rail for making a deep run in the Aussie Millions for the second year in a row. Last year, Casale made the final table. This year he came up just a bit short.
Ramakrishnan is now the chip leader with 1.55 million in chips. After Casale departed, Tino Lechich told Ramakrishnan, "You are unstoppable. Unstoppable!"