Steve Goldwater and Linda Thorton got all of their chips into the middle on a flop of , with Thorton showing for the wheel plus the nut flush draw as Goldwater flipped for middle set!
Needing the board to pair, Goldwater was relieved to see the peel off on the turn to give him a full house as Thorton went from a monster to drawing to one out; the case four, which would give Goldwater quads but make Thorton a straight flush. It wasn't to be as the river blanked the , ending the day for Thorton and jumping Goldwater, who is a regular tournament player at Crown Casino, up to 15,000 chips and in great shape.
Liam Gray was eliminated from the tournament just before the break after getting his last 1,500 in holding on an board. Maureen Beresen challenged with and the turn and river bricked out , to send Gray to the rail.
"I'm not going to the break with 1,500," Gray said in his exit.
After final tabling multiple events during the Victorian Championships, Trung Tran will have to wait for another day to add another final table to his resume. He was recently eliminated after pushing his last chips into the middle with against an opponent holding .
A king on the turn was enough to end the day of Tran.
Preflop, George Cotaidis limped from the cutoff before the player on the button raised to 525. The blinds folded and Cotaidis made the call.
The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and Cotaidis led out for 600. His opponent moved all in and Cotaidis snap-called with for the flopped straight. However, the turn was devastating for him as his opponent held for a better straight.
The river bricked the to leave Cotaidis with only 200 in chips.
A few minutes later Cotaidis was eliminated after his were run down by the of Monica Zbrodoff on a board of .
In a five-way limped pot, Michael Pinzone led out with a 450 bet on a flop and was called by a single opponent.
The turn delivered the and Pinzone's opponent check-called a 750 bet, bringing us to the river -- the .
Pinzone's opponent checked once more and Michael fired a 1,400 bet on the river. The amount proved to be too much for Pinzone's opponent, who folded, awarding Pinzone the pot and kicking him up to 9,200 in chips.