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Wed Jan 16 2008 14:26 GMT+10 | Posted by DrPauly
Dunwoodie Flushes Sellidis
On a flop of
, Sean Dunwoodie and Steve Dellidis got it all in.
Dunwoodie:
Dellidis:
Dellidis was ahead with a set but Dunwoodie rivered a flush to double up. He increased his stack to 42,000, while Dellidis slipped to 24,000. -
Wed Jan 16 2008 14:22 GMT+10 | Posted by aardvark17
Sam Korman Eliminated
Sam Korman pushed the last of his 6,000 chips into the middle with
but ran into the 
of Jim Kilarjian.
The board ran out
and Korman's day comes to an early end. -
Wed Jan 16 2008 14:21 GMT+10 | Posted by DrPauly
Top 5 Chip Counts
Kevin O'Donnell - 70,000
Marcello Bo - 55,000
Jim Sachinidis - 48,000
Kenny Ng - 47,250
Kenna James - 45,000 -
Wed Jan 16 2008 14:20 GMT+10 | Posted by change100
Steven Mattson Eliminated
Peter Ling and Steven Matson got all in a flop of
. Ling turned up 
for the nut flush draw while Matson showed 
for top pair, top kicker. The turn, though, was the , making Ling's flush. The river was the 
and Matson hit the rail, while Ling increased his stack to 65,000. -
Wed Jan 16 2008 14:01 GMT+10 | Posted by aardvark17
Mouth Makes Great Call
With the board reading
the opponent of Mike Matusow fired a 2,000 chip bet on the river and "The Mouth" went into the tank. He felt his hand was good and made the call. His opponent turned over 
and "The Mouth" jumped out of his chair in delight at his call as he showed .
"I can't bluff people but I can read people baby!" shouts Matusow.
Andy Black is on the rail hurling "motivational" comments at Matusow. Some of his one-liners include:
"If you can read people, why can't you read that they are going to call you when you bluff?"...and..."You know poker, but you only read every second page...or perhaps you only know the letters up to the letter 'M'!" -
Wed Jan 16 2008 13:52 GMT+10 | Posted by DrPauly
Aces vs. Kings
Early on in the early stages of a tournament, players are reluctant to get all their chips in unless they wake up to monster hands like pocket Aces or Kings. More often than not, some of the early eliminations involve hands with players who were all in pre-flop with A-A vs. K-K.
We just had one of those instances. David Gent raised 2,000. Borge Dypvik re-raised to 5,000. Gent moved all in for 13,500. Dypvik called.
Dypvik:
Gent:
The board ran out
and Gent was eliminated. Dypvik dragged the pot and increased his stack to 32,000. -
Wed Jan 16 2008 13:52 GMT+10 | Posted by aardvark17
Bo Flushes Opponent
With two limpers in the pot, Shaun Conning bumped it up to 700 from the big blind. Marcello Bo made the call and they saw a flop of
.
Conning checks and Bo bets 700 into the middle. Conning quickly check-raises all in for around 7,600. Bo thinks for a moment and makes the call.
Conning:
Bo:
The turn is the
and river and Bo makes his flush on the river to send Conning to the rail. Bo is now one of our chip leaders with around 57,000 chips! -
Wed Jan 16 2008 13:50 GMT+10 | Posted by change100
K-K vs. K-K
Steven Rose raised to 800, Mark Lehnen re-raised to 1,800 and Rose called. The flop was
. Rose checked, Lehnen bet 2,000 and Rose called. The turn was the . Rose checked, Lehnen bet 4,000 and Rose called. The river was the and both players checked. Rose turned up , but Lehnen had rivered the flush with ! -
Wed Jan 16 2008 13:44 GMT+10 | Posted by DrPauly
Top 5 Chip Counts
Marcello Bo - 57,000
Kevin O'Donnell - 49,000
Kenny Ng - 45,200
Jim Sachinidis - 40,500
Kenna James - 38,000 -
Wed Jan 16 2008 13:22 GMT+10 | Posted by change100
Prizepool and Payout Information
The official numbers are in. The 2008 Aussie Millions main event had 780 entrants, creating a prize pool of $7.8 million. 80 places will be paid with first place receiving $1,650,000. Anyone lucky enough to cash will leave with no less than $15,000.
Here's a full list of the payouts:
1 - 1,650,000 AUD
2 - 1,000,000 AUD
3 - 700,000 AUD
4 - 500,000 AUD
5 - 400,000 AUD
6 - 300,000 AUD
7 - 225,000 AUD
8-9 - 175,000 AUD
1012 - 135,000 AUD
13-18 - 100,000 AUD
19-24 - 65,000 AUD
25-30 - 40,000 AUD
31-36 - 30,000 AUD
37-48 - 25,000 AUD
49-64 - 20,000 AUD
65-80 - 15,000 AUD
Started 14th Jan, 2008
