$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Rebuys
Day 2 Completed
2012 Aussie Millions
$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Rebuys
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Entries
92
Level
13
Blinds
1,500 / 3,000
Ante
300
Congratulations to Michael Pedley, Winner of the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/ Rebuys ($122,670 AUD)
Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 300 ante
The Crown’s Aussie Millions Poker Championship Event #6 $1,100 No Limit Hold'em w/ Rebuy recommenced on Saturday as a stacked final table played down to a winner. The tournament originally attracted 92 players who accounted for 331 rebuys, creating a massive $423,000 prize pool. The stacked final table, all competing for a $122,670 first-place prize, consisted of some familiar names in Tyron Krost, the 2010 Aussie Millions champ; Dan “djk123” Kelly, who won Event #2 $1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha earlier in the week; online stars Jim “Mr_BigQueso” Collopy and Jonathan Karamalikis; and the German Pro Marvin Rettenmaier.
However, when all was said and done, it was Australian pro Michael Pedley who outlasted them all to capture the title for the second time in five years!
Here is how things stacked up at the beginning of the day:
2012 Aussie Millions Event #6 Final Table
| Seat | Player | Chip Counts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Karamalikis | 101,100 |
| 2 | Jim Collopy | 46,400 |
| 3 | Dan Kelly | 40,200 |
| 4 | Tyron Krost | 42,200 |
| 5 | Andrew Scarfe | 28,100 |
| 6 | Michael Benvenuti | 44,500 |
| 7 | Tony Sama | 39,300 |
| 8 | Mike Watson | 102,600 |
| 9 | Marvin Rettenmaier | 113,700 |
| 10 | Michael Pedley | 77,800 |
The first elimination of the day came when action folded to Michael Benvenuti in the cutoff and he opened to 3,500, which Rettenmaier called from the big blind. Both players proceeded to check the 
flop, and the 
was put out on the turn. Rettenmaier was first to act and led out for 3,800, Benvenuti called, and the 
hit the river.
Rettenmaier gave it a few moment's thought before moving all in, enough to put his opponent at risk. Benvenuti hit the tank for a solid three minutes before a clock was called. At this point, Benvenuti announced a call only to muck when Rettenmaier rolled over 
for trips. Benvenuti was eliminated on the hand in tenth place.
A short time later, a short-stacked Andrew Scarfe hit the rail after his 
failed to get there against the 
of Krost. After that, a hand developed that changed the course of the tournament. It began when action folded to Rettenmaier on the button and raised to 4,200. Karamalikis was in the big blind and pushed back to the tune of 10,600. Rettenmaier thought for a moment and then four-bet to 22,900, and Karamalikis simply moved all in for 101,900 total. Rettenmaier looked a bit blithe and made the call, creating a pot of around 205,000!
Showdown
| Karamalikis |   |
| Rettenmaier |   |
Karamalikis was ahead and stayed there as the board ran out 
, doubling him into the big chip leader, while Rettenmaier, who began the day as chip leader, was reduced to the short stack.
After losing that pot, Rettenmaier was unable to recover. His demise came when he ran 
into the 
of Krost. Rettenmaier failed to hit an ace and was dispatched in eighth place. He was followed out the door by Tony Sama, who’s 
couldn’t overcome the 
of Mike Watson.
The next elimination came when Collopy raised to 6,000 under the gun and Kelly, who was next to act, three-bet to 13,300. Action folded back around to Collopy and he moved all in for a little over 50,000, which Kelly called.
Showdown
| Collopy |  |
| Kelly | |
Collopy was dominated and in need of a ten, and while the window card was the 
, it was followed by the 
and 
on the flop. Both players had flopped a set, meaning Collopy needed to catch the case ten to survive. The 
turn was not it, and neither was the river. Collopy was eliminated on the hand in sixth place.
From there, Watson raised to 6,000 and Kelly opted to call from the big blind. The flop brought out 
and both players checked. The turn was the and Kelly lead out for 11,000. Watson gathered some chips and pushed a raise to 25,000 forward. Kelly announced he was all-in and Watson sighed as he made the call for his tournament life.
Kelly turned over for a flopped flush and Watson threw his cards face down towards the muck. The dealer turned over his 
and he was drawing dead. The completed the board as Watson shook hands with his opponents and exited in fifth place.
Krost was the next casualty when he got all in preflop with against the of Kelly. The board ran out 
and the former Aussie Millions Champ made his way across the room to take his seat in the 10th Anniversary Tournament of Champions, which had begun about an hour earlier.
The three-handed battle was intense as chips bounced back and forth between all the players. As it happened, Kelly was the next to fall when he moved all in preflop with and was called by Pedley’s 
. The board ran out 
and that was all she wrote for Kelly.
The heads-up match between Pedley and Karamalikis was fairly short, though both traded blows. Eventually Pedley managed to pull out to a decent chip lead and called Karamalikis’ all-in bet of 117,000. Pedley held and had the of Karamalikis crushed. The board ran out an uneventful 
, and Pedley captured the Aussie Millions $1,100 NLHE w/ Rebuys title for the second time in five years.
2012 Aussie Millions Event #6 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Pedley | $122,670 |
| 2 | Jonathan Karamalikis | $88,830 |
| 3 | Dan Kelly | $57,105 |
| 4 | Tyron Krost | $40,185 |
| 5 | Mike Watson | $29,610 |
| 6 | Jim Collopy | $25,380 |
| 7 | Tony Sama | $21,150 |
| 8 | Marvin Rettenmaier | $16,920 |
| 9 | Andrew Scarfe | $12,690 |
| 10 | Michael Benvenuti | $8,460 |
Jonathan Karamalikis Eliminated in 2nd Place ($88,830 AUD)
Jonathan Karamalikis moved all in preflop for around 117,000 and Michael Pedley called.
Showdown
| Pedley | |
| Karamalikis | |
Pedley had Karamalikis dominated as the crowd leaned in to see their hometown boys duke it out. Karamalikis' rail pleaded for a ten, but the flop did not deliver. They then turned their focus toward a chop, which would happen if a deuce hit. "Deuce," they yelled as the dealer burned and put out the . Close but no cigar.
Unfortunately for Karamalikis, the blanked on the river and he was eliminated in second place. Meanwhile Pedley conquered the field, capturing the Rebuy title for the second time in five years, not to mention the $122,670 first-place prize.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Pedley in Control
Both players invested 15,000 to see a flop that read 
. Karamalikis bet 20,000 and Pedley made the call. The turn was the 
and both players checked. On the river the hit and Karamalikis bet 70,000. Pedley gave it some thought and eventually put his opponent all-in. Karamalikis snap-folded his and Pedley showed the 
. Michael Pedley now has a commanding chip lead in this heads up match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
518,000 | 98,000 |
|
|
118,000 | -92,000 |
Karamalikis Slipping
In a limped pot we saw a 
flop and Karamalikis bet out 11,000 after which Pedley raised to 30,000. Karamalikis decided to three-bet and he made it 51,000 total. Pedley called.
The turn was the 
and Karamalikis checked to Pedley who shoved. Karamalikis snap-folded and was left with just 210,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
420,000 | 90,000 |
|
|
210,000 | -90,000 |
Karamalikis Starts Off Strong
On a board we picked up the action in the first hand of heads up play. Karamalikis bet out 18,500 and Pedley made the call from the button. The river was the and Karamalikis bet 30,000 into Pedley who raised to 100,000. Karamalikis just called and Pedley showed . Karamalikis showed for nines full and took down the pot.
Pedley got away very cheap and has to be happy Karamalikis didn’t decide to shove on him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000 | -103,000 |
|
|
300,000 | 120,000 |
Dan Kelly Eliminated in 3rd Place ($57,105 AUD)
And there we have it, it’s an all Aussie heads up! Michael Pedley just raised from the button to 14,000 and after Karamalikis had folded it was Kelly who shoved all-in. Pedley asked for a count and said, “Can I phone a friend?”. Karamalikis laughed and said, “You can ask me what to do”. Kelly sat motionless the entire time and Pedley added, “This is probably a very easy decision”. The all-in was for a total of 116,500 and Pedley eventually made the call.
| Dan Kelly | |
| Michael Pedley | |
The board ran out and brought us down to heads up play. Michael Pedley and Jonathan Karamalikis have both won Aussie Millions tournaments before and will be going for their second ring.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
433,000 | 133,000 |
|
Busted |
Huge Double Up For Pedley
In a blind battle Michael Pedley and Jonathan Karamalikis just played a massive pot. Pedley got his chips in pre flop and Karamalikis had a chance to get heads up against Dan Kelly.
| Michael Pedley |  |
| Jonathan Karamalikis | |
The flop brought out and Karamalikis was in good shape. The turn, the , gave Pedley some extra outs and on the river, the , he hit is straight. Karamalikis sighed and shook his head as he gave up almost half his stack. Pedley is now in the lead with a big lead over the other two players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000 | 175,000 |
|
|
180,000 | -164,000 |
Kelly Now the Short Stack
Dan Kelly was in the small blind and raised enough to put Michael Pedley all in. The latter called from the big blind and the cards were turned up.
Showdown
| Pedley | |
| Kelly | |
Pedley was behind and left wanting on the 
flop. Much to the delight of his supporters on the rail, the spiked on the turn to give him the lead. The river didn't change a thing and Pedley doubled through Kelly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000 | 63,500 |
|
|
85,000 | -60,000 |
Kelly vs. Karamalikis in 200K Pot
A big hand just occurred that saw a pot of 200K! It begna when Dan Kelly opened from the button for 6,000 and Jonathan Karamalikis three-bet to 18,000. Kelly made the call as the flop came down 
. Karamalikis was first to act and led out for 22,500, which Kelly raised to 48,000. Karamalikis called and the dealer turned the .
Karamalikis thought for a moment before betting 33,000, Kelly called, and then both players checked the 
river. Karamalikis rolled over and Kelly sent his cards spinning to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
344,000 | 115,000 |
|
|
145,000 | -170,000 |