In a preflop raising war, all the chips go into the middle between Graham Cowan and Michael Bihari with the former at risk for 38,000.
Graham Cowan: A♦ K♦
Michael Bihari: Q♣ Q♦
The A♣ K♥ 2♠5♥ 5♣ board delivers the ace and king for Cowan to double.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
GC Graham Cowan ![Australia [AUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/au.svg "Australia [AUS]"){kind=small} Australia | 77,000(193 BB) |
MB Michael Bihari Australia | 5,000(13 BB) |
After a series of preflop raises, four players are in for 3,000 each to build a sizable pot heading into the flop 6♦ 2♦ A♦ . Graham Cowan jumps out with a 3700 bet that's called only by Yuhan Liu and Michael Bihari while Rudolf Fourie folds. The turn 9♣ sees Liu take charge for 9000 and finds no customers.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
YL Yuhan Liu ![Taiwan [TWN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/tw.svg "Taiwan [TWN]"){kind=small} Taiwan | 56,000(9 BB) |
MB Michael Bihari Australia | 45,000(8 BB) |
RF Rudolf Fourie ![South Africa [ZAF]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/za.svg "South Africa [ZAF]"){kind=small} South Africa | 32,900(5 BB) |
GC Graham Cowan Australia | 27,300(5 BB) |
Battle of raises preflop sees Graham Cowan open from middle position, Sean Keeton three-bet 3,200, Cowan answering with a four-bet of 12,200 enough to push Keeton out of the pot.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
SK Sean Keeton Australia | 46,000(153 BB) |
GC Graham Cowan Australia | 46,000(153 BB) |
![Cambodia [KHM]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kh.svg "Cambodia [KHM]"){kind=small}
