2008 Aussie Millions

Fear the Ivey

Ivey Pushing 30K

Phil Ivey had 5K less than fifteen minutes ago. He doubled up and since then, he increased his stack to almost 30,000. He has been bullying the players at his table. Here's an example...

Hal Chu limped from UTG. Ivey raised to 1,000. The small blind called. Chu raised to 8,000. Ivey moved all in for 20,300. Both his opponents folded as they sunk into their seats. Ivey dragged the pot. The more chips he gets, the more fear his opponents are playing with.

248 Players Remaining

Phil Ivey Doubles Up

On a flop of , Frank Saffioti bet 1,500. Phil Ivey called. The turn was the . Saffioti bet 1,500. Ivey moved all in for 2,600. Saffioti called.

Saffioti:
Ivey:

The river was the . Ivey won the pot and he increased his stack to 10,000.

Khouiss Pads His Stack

On a board showing , Mario Doria led out with a 600 bet and was raised to 1,600 by Sam Khouiss; Mario made the call.

The last card of the deck was the and Mario took another stab at the pot, this time firing 2,500 into the middle. Khouiss then kicked it up to 7,000 and Mario moved all in over the top for a total of 12,000.

Khouiss made the call and tabled a pocket pair of fours for a full house; Mario showed for trip tens, but was second best to Khouiss' boat and was eliminated from the tournament.

Khouiss stacked up right around 40,000 in chips after the hand.

Joe Hachem Flops Quads

Joe Hachem flopped quad Queens and got his opponent to call a 5,000 bet on the river. Hachem has increased his stack to 58,500.

Dom Italiano Eliminated

On a flop of , Dom Italiano was all in for 18,000. His opponent called.

Italiano:
Opponent:

Italiano was ahead with a set, but his opponent turned a straight when the fell. Italiano was eliminated.

Sallter's Miscall Ends Up Cracking Aces

Matthew Vengrin raised to 600. Robert Salter was in the small blind. He didn't see Vengrin's raise and wanted to complete his small blind from 100 to 200. He said, "Call." The dealer rules that he must call 600 and Salter has to put in 600.

The flop was . Both players checked. The turn was the Salter fired out 500. Vengrin raised to 1,200. Salter raised to 6,200. Vengrin shoved for 11,000. Salter called.

Salter:
Vengrin:

The river was the . Vengrin was eliminated and Salter increased his stack to 31,000.

Saul Catches "Jesus" Bluffing

On a board showing , Chris "Jesus" Ferguson fired a 5,500 bullet on the river holding nothing but a busted straight draw (7-8) and Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul looked him up holding a pocket pair of queens, which were good enough to take down the pot.

Kit "Chambers" Manoel Eliminated

Kit "Chambers" Manoel was all in pre-flop with A-Q against Asif Younis' A-K. Manoel's hand did not improve and he busted out.