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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
920,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
540,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
410,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
300,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
Jonathan Bredin was on the button when he opened up to 40,000. Raj Ramakrishnan then moved all in for 291,000 from the small blind. After some thought, Bredin made the call, putting Ramakrishnan.
Bredin: 
Ramakrishnan: 
The 
flop left Ramakrishnan needing plenty of help. The 
turn gave Ramakrishnan a few more outs, but he was still out of his seat and getting ready to leave the tournament. Then the 
hit the river, giving Ramakrishnan a straight and seeing him double up.
Bredin is now the short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
620,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
240,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
Jonathan Bredin has a lost a few small pots recently. One of which was against Chiu Yeung Lee. The hand began with the action folding to Lee in the small blind. He limped and Bredin raised it up to 50,000 from the big blind. Lee made the call and the dealer turned over a 
flop.
Lee led for 50,000 here and Bredin made the call.
The 
would see Lee characteristically tank for a long time before betting 50,000. Bredin instantly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,000
Daniel Laidlaw opened with a min-raise to 32,000 from the button and Jonathan Bredin defended his big blind. The flop was 
and Bredin check-called for another 32,000.
Both players checked the turn before Bredin fired out 50,000 on the 
river. Laidlaw quickly called and Bredin opened 
but the ducks were beat by the 
pair of kings for Laidlaw.
Chiu Lee has landed a big double up through fan-favourite Jonathan Bredin. The hand started with a min-raise to 32,000 from Lee on the button. Bredin again put in a three-bet, keeping up his short-handed aggression, making in 55,000 to go. Raj Ramakrishnan folded in the big blind, but this time Lee didn��t waste any time as he heaved his entire stack into the middle.
It was an extra 162,000 to Bredin who thought briefly before making the call.
Lee: 
Bredin: 
Bredin needed the baby pair to hold, but it wasn��t to be as the board was spread 
.
��I��m sorry, I am lucky!�� chirped Lee as he doubled to around 450,000 with Bredin still going well with around 740,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
740,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
450,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
820,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
780,000 | |
|
|
320,000 | |
|
|
300,000 |
Daniel Laidlaw has recently lost a few pots. He opened twice and folded to three bets and then played out a hand against JonathanBredin where he folded to a river bet after both players checked a flop and turn.
However, Laidlaw is still the chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
Jon Pierre Narbey has been a short stack for quite some time and has now found the rail in fifth place.
Narbey��s final hand began when Raj Ramakrishnan shoved for his stack in excess of 200,000 from the button. Daniel Laidlaw folded the small blind, while Narbey called all in from the big blind.
Narbey held 
, while Ramakrishnan held 
.
Narbey was out of his seat as the dealer spread out a 
flop to give Ramakrishnan a set. Narbey then started making his way out of the tournament area when the turn left him drawing dead. The river was a 
.
For that effort Narbey picked up NZ$23,800. Four players now remain!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
370,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Chiu Lee opened with a button-raise to 32,000 before Jonathan Bredin three-bet to 55,000 in the small blind. Raj Ramakrishnan folded his big blind but Lee called in position to see a flop of 
.
Bredin checked it over to Lee who bet 32,000. Bredin called before both players checked the turn and river. Lee showed 
but he wasn��t happy to see Bredin pair up with his .
