2008 Aussie Millions

Cards are Back in the Air

Updated Chip Counts

Erik Seidel - 8,745,000
Alexander Kostritsyn - 6,855,000

Players Take a 5-Minute Break

Hand #148 - Erik Seidel

Erik Seidel has the button. He completes the small blind, Kostritsyn raises to 250,000 and Seidel calls. The flop is . Kostritsyn bets 325,000 and Seidel calls. The turn is the . Kostritsyn checks and Seidel checks. The river is the . Kostritsyn checks, Seidel bets 650,000 and Kostritsyn calls. Seidel shows for the nut flush and wins the pot.

Seidel has now taken over the chip lead with 8,745,000 to Kostritsyn's 6,855,000.

Hand #147 -Alexander Kostritsyn

Alexander Kostritsyn has the button. He raises to 250,000 and wins the blinds and antes.

Hand #146 - Erik Seidel

Erik Seidel has the button. He completes the small blind and Kostritsyn checks. The flop is . Kostritsyn bets 90,000 and Seidel calls. The turn is the . Kostritsyn checks, Seidel bets 150,000, Kostritsyn folds, and Seidel wins the pot.

Updated Chip Counts

Alexander Kostritsyn - 8,800,000
Erik Seidel - 6,700,000

Hand #145 - Erik Seidel

Alexander Kostritsyn has the button. He raises to 225,000 and Seidel calls. The flop is and both players check. The turn is the . Seidel bets 275,000 and Kostritsyn calls. The river is the and both players check. Seidel shows , Kostritsyn mucks and Seidel wins the pot.

Seidel's lucky wombat

Heads Up Analysis: Seidel Fights Back

Erik Seidel made a timely double up with his Big Slick against Alexander Kostritsyn's . He definitely had to sweat out that hand after Alexander Kostritsyn flopped an open ended straight and then turned a flush draw. Luckily, Seidel's lucky wombat warded off any bad river cards and his hand held up. Seidel doubled up and has been slowly crawling back into contention.

"Russia versus the United States. The cold war has been re-ignited," said Matt Savaged as he described the heads up battle.