The three remaining players are now taking a ten-minute break.
In a limped pot on a flop of



, Jason Gray check-raised all in over the top of the bet of Michael Binger who quickly called.
"I have the second nuts?" Binger posed as he tabled




.
Gray showed a set with




.
Needing the board to pair to survive, Gray watched as the turn fell the

and river the

to end his tournament in 4th place for AU$42,570 in prize money.
Tags:
Jason Gray, Michael Binger.
Michael Zowie limped in from under the gun, David Ewing completed and Michael Binger checked his option in the big blind.
They saw a flop of



and the action checked to Zowie who fired 5,000. Ewing made the call and Binger stepped aside.
The turn was the

and that's when the fireworks started. Ewing led for 15,000 and Zowie instantly moved all in. Ewing beat him into the pot and the cards were tabled.
Ewing:




Zowie:



Ewing had turned a queen-high straight with a flush draw but Zowie held the nut straight. The river was the

and Ewing was left to lament "What a sick turn card!" as he exited in 5th place collecting AU$30,960 in prize money.
Tags:
David Ewing, Michael Zowie.
Michael Zowie limped into the pot from under the gun before Josh Field made it 9,000 to go from the cutoff. The table folded back to Zowie who made the call.
The flop was



and both players checked. The turn was the

and Zowie led out for 16,000. Field thought for a moment and made the call.
The river brought the

and Zowie threw out a small bet of 15,000. Field deliberated and weighed up his options for a long time before exclaiming something along the lines of wanting to raise, before making the call.
Field was confident he was in front as he showed his hand first --




for the full house. It was good as Zowie mucked.
Zowie slips back to 70,000 with Field now out to 180,000.
Tags:
Josh Field, Michael Zowie.
There has yet to be a showdown since the last break with players content to play small ball. Josh Field and Michael Binger continue to lead, while Jason Gray is fighting hard with the short stack.
Into the wee early morning hours and some of us are starting to crack. Thankfully our five remaining players all remain focussed and are ready to get back into the PLO action.
The cards are back in the air!
The players are now taking a quick ten-minute break.
Michael Pesek - 6th Place
Jason Gray limped from under the gun and Michael Binger came long in the cutoff. Michael Pesek completed the small blind and Josh Field checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came



and the action checked to Binger in position who fired 4,000. Pesek called in the small blind, before Field check-raised to 12,000. Gray folded, as did Binger, as Pesek went into the tank.
Pesek took a glance at Field's stack, removed his sunglasses, before slowly sliding the rest of his chips into the middle. Field snap-called.
Pesek:




Field:



Pesek was still drawing as Field had flopped the nut straight. The turn was the

and river the

and Pesek becomes our 6th place finisher as "JJProdigy" adds to his stack.
Tags:
Josh Field, Michael Pesek.