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The last four hands have come and gone without much excitement, with no flop being dealt. Chip leader Leo Boxell took a couple of these pots down, while Phillip Willcocks and Steve Bouya were on the winning end of their preflop raises.
William Jones opened to 50,000 from middle position and the action was sent around to Eddie Mascardi in the big blind, where Mescardi shoved his almost 600,000 chip stack all-in. Jones made the call instantly and players turned their hands over.
Jones: 
Mescardi: 
Mescardi was dominated and would receive no help as the board ran out 
, with Mescardi sent to the rail in 7th place and taking home A$45,800 for his effort.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,450,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
The players are back in their seats, with blinds kicking off at 12,000/24,000 and with a 3,000 chip ante.
This is how the chip stacks are looking at the moment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,890,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
1,600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,400,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
860,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
730,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
|
|
660,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
600,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 22
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
The players have been sent on a ten minute break here at the final table at PokerStars.net APPT Melbourne Main Event.
Phillip Willcocks made a min-raise from middle position and received the call from Leo Boxell in the small blind.
The two players watched as the 
flop hit the felt. Boxell checked and Willcocks bet 55,000 which received a call.
The turn then fell , while the river was the 
and both of those street were checked by Willcocks and Boxell.
Willcocks tabled 
, not managing to make his straight, while the 
would be enough for Boxell, who takes down the pot with king-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,950,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
850,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Steve Bouya raised to 47,000 from middle position and received a call from William Jones in the big blind.
When the flop fell 
, Jones check-called a 60,000 chip bet from Bouya.
The turn and river fell the 
and the 
respectively, with both players opting to check on these street.
Bouya tabled 
, while the pair for Jones, who held 
was good enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
1,225,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Van Marcus raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and managed calls from Phillip Willcocks on the button and Steve Bouya in the big blind.
The 
flop brought about a check from all the players, as the landed on the turn. Bouya led for 65,000 and Marcus got out of the way before Willcocks raised it up to 150,000. Bouya made the call and the hit the river.
Bouya then check-called a 225,000 chip bet from Willcocks, who turned over 
for a busted straight-draw, not good enough for the rivered trips of Bouya, holding 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
|
1,050,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
Folded to Phillip Willcocks in the hi-jack seat, he made a min-raise and managed a call from Leo Boxell in the small blind.
The board then ran out 
, with both players chaecking on every street.
Boxell would take the pot down without having to show his hand at all when Willcocks mucked his hand without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,900,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
1,400,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
The last four hands have given the dealer a bit of a break from dealing out flops, with some aggressive play assuring no action goes further than preflop.
Eddie Mascardi has been the most active in this preflop aggression, first 3-betting all-in against an open from Leo Boxell and then jamming all-in when folded to in the cutoff seat to take the hands without seeing a flop.
