Mikita Badziakouski Back in the Lead

Michael Addamo raised to 50,000 from under the gun and Mikita Badziakouski called on the button. The flop landed [7c4dJs] and Addamo continued for 60,000. Badziakouski called, and the turn landed the [4h]. Addamo checked and Badziakouski bet 100,000. Addamo called, and the river fell the [5d]. Addamo checked, Badziakouski bet 400,000, and

Two Million for Michael Addamo

Michael Addamo raised to 50,000 from the hijack and was called by Mikita Badziakouski and Luc Greenwood in the blinds. All three players checked the [7h][3s][2h] flop before the [8d] dropped on the turn. Badziakouski checked. Greenwood bet 60,000. Addamo raised to 240,000. Badziakouski mucked. Greenwood followed with a fold

Michael Addamo Shoves Twice

Action folded to Michael Addamo in the small blind, and he moved all in and Matthias Eibinger folded his big blind. The next hand, action folded to Addamo on the button, and he shoved again. Eibinger and Chino Rheem folded from the blinds, and Addamo collected the pot.

Michael Addamo vs. Luc Greenwood

Luc Greenwood raised to 50,000 in the cutoff and Michael Addamo called from the big blind. The flop landed [Jc3h8d] and Addamo checked. Greenwood continued for 40,000 and Addamo check-raised to 130,000. Greenwood folded.

Kristen Bicknell Eliminated in 7th Place

Michael Addamo raised to 30,000 from under the gun and was called by Kristen Bicknell in the big blind. The flop came [as][4s][td] and Bicknell checked. Addamo continued for 15,000. Bicknell called. The turn brought the [qd] and Bicknell check-called another bet totalling 35,000 from Addamo. The [qs] completed the

Michael Addamo vs. Andras Nemeth

Andras Nemeth raised to 30,000 from under the gun and Michael Addamo three-bet from the hijack to 80,000. Nemeth called, and then checked the [6c2c6s] flop. Addamo continued for 65,000 and Nemeth called. The turn landed the [Qs] and Nemeth checked again. Addamo bet 165,000, and Nemeth folded.

King-High Win for Chino Rheem

Chino Rheem raised to 19,000 in the hijack and Michael Addamo called on the button. The flop landed [8h8cJh] and Rheem bet out 25,000 and Addamo called. The [Jc] checked through on the turn to reveal the [6s] on the river. Rheem checked, and Addamo bet 35,000. Rheem called, and Addamo revealed

Stephen Chidwick Wins Event #5 ($399,500)

Today, Chidwick won Australian Poker Open Event #5 for $399,500, surpassing David Peters on poker's all-time money list into sixth place and grabbed the APO Championship lead in the progress. "This is a lot of fun," the ever-stoic Chidwick said after his win. "I really like this format of playing a

Orpen Kisacikoglu Shoves The Flop

On a flop of [2h][jd][5s], Orpen Kisacikoglu checked from under the gun, followed by Cary Katz in the hijack. Michael Addamo bet 13,000 from the button. Kisacikoglu called. Katz mucked. The [qs] dropped on the turn and Kisacikoglu moved all in for 63,000. Addamo deliberated for a moment before opting

Cary Katz Picks Off Michael Addamo

Cary Katz raised to 6,000 from under the gun and both Michael Addamo and Orpen Kisacikoglu called from the cutoff and big blind respectively. The [9c5c2s6c8s] board checked through to the river where Kisacikoglu bet out 3,000. Katz called, and with the action on Addamo, he raised to 20,000. Kisacikoglu folded, but