Manig Loeser raised to 100,000 and Michael Lim called. On the flop, Lim bet 90,000 and Loeser raised to 215,000, which Lim called. The fell on the turn and Lim check-called another bet worth 275,000. After the river, Lim checked once more and folded to the shove of Loeser.
After the first few pots since the resumption of the tournament headed the way of Michael Lim, Manig Loeser limped the button and called his opponent's raise to 100,000.
The flop of was checked by both players. Lim bet 90,000 on the turn and Loeser called. The river was the . Lim bet 150,000 and Loeser folded quickly.
Mustapha Kanit moved all in for 535,000 on the button and Manig Loeser in the big blind called after some consideration.
Mustapha Kanit:
Manig Loeser:
The rail of the Italian started cheering when their favourite got there on the flop only for Loeser to regain the lead with the turn. A blank river failed to change the outcome of the hand and Kanit was eliminated in 3rd place for A$372,400.
Manig Loeser raised to 90,000 and Michael Lim called out of the big blind. The flop of was checked through and Lim bet the turn for 190,000, Loeser folded and was shown the .
Lim limped in from the small blind and Loeser checked. The flop came and Lim bet 55,000, Loeser called. After the turn, Lim made it 135,000 to go and Loeser called before facing a bet of 260,000 on the river. Loeser let go and the pot was sent to Lim.
Loeser raised to 90,000 on the button and Mustapha Kanit shoved for 470,000 in the small blind to rake in the pot without resistance.
Lim raised to 120,000 in the small blind and Loeser called. The flop of brought a quick continuation bet of Lim and that shut down all further action.
After a period of seven hands in which Manig Loeser raised five times (jamming three times) and received two walks, he moved all in from the small blind only for Christian Christner to snap-call in the big blind.
Manig Loeser:
Christian Christner:
There was an 'ooh' from the crowd as the flop came giving Loeser a flush draw, and the turn completed his flush. Christner needed to hit a heart to stay alive but the river was the , with the German bubbling the $100,000 Challenge here in Melbourne.
Michael Lim raised to 100,000 in the cutoff. Manig Loeser flat-called on the button. Jack Salter three-bet all in for 215,000 from the big blind. Lim re-raised and Loeser folded.
Michael Lim:
Jack Salter:
"I need this," said Salter. "Give me an Ace!"
However, there was no Ace on the runout and Salter was eliminated.
Manig Loeser defended his big blind against a raise by Jack Salter and the duo checked through the flop. On the turn, Loeser checked and called a bet worth 47,000 by Salter before checking again the on the river. Salter bet 202,000 and Loeser gave it some thought before check-raising all in. Salter called instantly and rolled over for top set only to see Loeser with for a rivered straight.
Loeser doubled for 933,000 and jumped into a commanding lead while Salter once again has to rebound from a short stack.