$1,650 Main Event
Prizepool
Photo Gallery Players Left: 5 out of 363
Round 18 Blinds: 5000/10000 Ante: 1000
Mayar Captures Lead
Catching the action on the board of 
, Honglin Jiang led out from early position with a bet of 95,000.
Michael Mayar made the call as the
landed on the river and Jiang continued for 155,000.
Mayar went deep into the tank for over two minutes before making the call.
Jiang instantly mucked as he slipped to 1,050,000 as Mayar slammed down his
while collecting the pot - and the chip lead - to move to 1,120,000 in chips.
, Honglin Jiang led out from early position with a bet of 95,000.Michael Mayar made the call as the
landed on the river and Jiang continued for 155,000.Mayar went deep into the tank for over two minutes before making the call.
Jiang instantly mucked as he slipped to 1,050,000 as Mayar slammed down his
while collecting the pot - and the chip lead - to move to 1,120,000 in chips.
"Stephen Donlon eliminated in 23rd place"
September 11, 2010
Donlon Dusted
On a flop of 
, Stephen Donlon found himself all in against Michael Mayar.
Donlon:
Mayar:
The turn of the
changed little, and when the third queen - the 
- fell on the river, Donlon exited in 23rd place as Mayar climbs to 760,000 in chips.
, Stephen Donlon found himself all in against Michael Mayar.Donlon:
Mayar:
The turn of the
changed little, and when the third queen - the - fell on the river, Donlon exited in 23rd place as Mayar climbs to 760,000 in chips.
"Rhys Gould eliminated in 24th place"
September 11, 2010
Gould Gonski
Rhys Gould's roller coaster of a day has finally come an end at the hands of Sasha Skalrud.
Gould stuck the rest of his chips in holding
and Skalrud made the call holding 
.
Unfortunately for Gould, he was unable to connect with the board, and exited in 24th place for a $4,628 payday.
Gould stuck the rest of his chips in holding
and Skalrud made the call holding .Unfortunately for Gould, he was unable to connect with the board, and exited in 24th place for a $4,628 payday.
Campbell Culled by Jiang
In a raised pot with the flop reading 
, both Honglin Jiang and David Campbell checked to Eddy Honsi who fired out a bet of 50,000.
Jiang deliberated slightly before check-raising to 180,000 before Campbell moved all in for 207,000. Hosni passed and Jiang made the call.
Campbell:
Jiang:
The turn and river landed the
and to see Campbell exit and Jiang soar to 1,660,000 in chips.
, both Honglin Jiang and David Campbell checked to Eddy Honsi who fired out a bet of 50,000.Jiang deliberated slightly before check-raising to 180,000 before Campbell moved all in for 207,000. Hosni passed and Jiang made the call.
Campbell:
Jiang:
The turn and river landed the
and to see Campbell exit and Jiang soar to 1,660,000 in chips.
The Downs of Gould
Enh Phengsavanh opened with a raise to 20,000 and Rhys Gould made teh call from the big blind to see a 
flop.
Gould checked and Phengsavanh fired out 35,000 only to have Gould check-raise shove all in. Phengsavanh made the call for his tournament life tabling his
to be ahead of Gould's .
The board blanked out and Phengsavanh doubled through Gould.
Just a few hands later, Gould called Sheldon's late position shove of approximately 80,000.
Gould:
Sheldon:
The board saw not one, but two kings land on it to double Sheldon up and leave Gould relatively crippled.
flop.Gould checked and Phengsavanh fired out 35,000 only to have Gould check-raise shove all in. Phengsavanh made the call for his tournament life tabling his
to be ahead of Gould's .The board blanked out and Phengsavanh doubled through Gould.
Just a few hands later, Gould called Sheldon's late position shove of approximately 80,000.
Gould:
Sheldon:
The board saw not one, but two kings land on it to double Sheldon up and leave Gould relatively crippled.
One Milli, One Milli, One Milli!
Honglin Jiang has been the chief destroyer of two opponents to soar over the one million chip mark.
In a preflop clash, Jiang had two opponents all in; Raymond Gebrael and Rod Meneses.
Jiang:
Gebrael:
Meneses:
Amazingly the board ran out
to give Jiang quads and send Gebrael and Meneses out the door in 26th and 27th place respectively.
With that pot, Jiang soars to 1,170,000 in chips.
In a preflop clash, Jiang had two opponents all in; Raymond Gebrael and Rod Meneses.
Jiang:
Gebrael:
Meneses:
Amazingly the board ran out
to give Jiang quads and send Gebrael and Meneses out the door in 26th and 27th place respectively.With that pot, Jiang soars to 1,170,000 in chips.
First Few Rounds of Payouts
With the tournament now being reduced to just three tables, here are how the first few rounds of payouts broke down.
28th - Leo Boxell ($3,539)
29th - Mark Green (($3,539)
30th - Michael O'Grady ($3,539)
31st - Christopher Chiddy ($3,266)
32nd - Leon Torbin ($3,266)
33rd - James Baxter ($3,266)
34th - Daniel Kochan ($2,995)
35th - Sam Steindl ($2,995)
36th - Sean Dunwoodie $2,995)
37th - Andre Dowling ($2,995)
28th - Leo Boxell ($3,539)
29th - Mark Green (($3,539)
30th - Michael O'Grady ($3,539)
31st - Christopher Chiddy ($3,266)
32nd - Leon Torbin ($3,266)
33rd - James Baxter ($3,266)
34th - Daniel Kochan ($2,995)
35th - Sam Steindl ($2,995)
36th - Sean Dunwoodie $2,995)
37th - Andre Dowling ($2,995)
"Leo Boxell in action"
September 11, 2010
Boxell Busts
Leo Boxell opened for 27,000 only to have Barry Forrester three-bet all in from the small blind. Boxell made the call for his tournament life and we were off to a showdown.
Boxell:
Forrester:
The board ran outto see Boxell eliminated in 28th place.
Boxell:
Forrester:
The board ran out
to see Boxell eliminated in 28th place.
Updated Chip Counts
Here are the updated chip counts following dinner.
Honglin Jiang - 770,000
Mathew Rolfe - 490,000
Eddy Hosni - 420,000
Mike Ivin - 370,000
Alec Smith - 360,000
Honglin Jiang - 770,000
Mathew Rolfe - 490,000
Eddy Hosni - 420,000
Mike Ivin - 370,000
Alec Smith - 360,000