Jeff Rossiter Eliminated in Third Place ($700,000 AUD)
Jan 29, '11
Jeff Rossiter raised to 180,000 preflop from the button and David Gorr reraised to 550,000. The flop fell Q J 5 and both players checked. The turn delivered the 3 and Gorr checked. Rossiter bet 720,000 and Rossiter check-raised to 1.72 million. Rossiter made the call.
The river fell 5 and Gorr moved all in, which forced Rossiter to call all in for the last of his chips. Gorr flipped over A Q. Rossiter mucked his cards and he was eliminated in third place, taking home $700,000 AUD in prize money. There was a short pause in play after that to rearrange the final-table stage for heads-up play.
Player Tags: David Gorr, Jeffrey Rossiter
James Keys Doubles Up
Jan 28, '11
James Keys was all in preflop on the big blind and Jeff Rossiter had him covered on the button. Their cards:
Keys: A 9
Rossiter: A J
Board: 9 6 2 5 6
Keys doubled up on the hand thanks to hitting one of his three outs on the flop and he now holds 4 million. Rossiter dropped to about 3 million after the hand.
Player Tags: James Keys, Jeffrey Rossiter
Michael Ryan Eliminated in Fourth Place ($450,000)
Jan 28, '11
Michael Ryan got the last of his chips into the middle preflop from the big blind and he was up against Jeff Rossiter on the button. Their cards:
Ryan: 9 9
Rossiter: A K
Board: Q 3 2 2 A
Ryan was eliminated on the hand in fourth place and he will take home $450,000 AUD in prize money. After Ryan’s elimination his large group of supporters followed him out of Studio 3.
Player Tags: Michael Ryan, Jeffrey Rossiter