2008 Aussie Millions

100 Players Remaining

12 of them are bounties...

APPT Sydney Champion Grant Levy

Grant Levy Claims a Victim

On a flop of , Grant Levy and Alex Keating got all theirchip in the middle, with Levy covering Keating.

Levy
Keating

The turn was the , pairing Keating, but filling in Levy's straight. The river was the and Levy dragged the pot, increasing his stack to 31,000.

No more smiles for Vartan as he heads to the rail...

Michael Vartan Eliminated

"I'm having terrible luck today," lamented Michael Vartan.

He held A-K and was all in against another player with A-K, except his opponent caught a flush to cripple him. He busted out shortly after when he shoved with 7-7 and ran into a player with 10-10.

Tim Heath Likes Pocket Queens

Tim Heath raised to 1,100, the button moved all in for 7,900 and Heath called.

Heath
Button

The board ran out and Heath doubled up to 20,000.

118 Players Remaining

Another Bad Beat for Holmes...

Rich Holmes Eliminated

The UTG player limped in, a MP player raised to 1,500, Rich Holmes moved all in from the big blind, the UTG player called and the MP player called.

Holmes
UTG
MP

The board ran out , and the MP player scopped the pot, eliminating both Holmes and the UTG player.

Jam on...

Jon "Pearljammer" Turner Doubles Up

Jon "Pearljammer" Turner opened the pot from early position for 900, a middle position player re-raised to 2,100 and Turner called. The flop was . Turner checked, the MP player bet 3,200, Turner moved all in for 11,525 total and was called. Turner showed for an open-ended straight draw while his opponent tabled . The turn, though was the , making Turner's straight. The river was the and Turner doubled up to 27,850.

Michaela Johansson

Michaela Johansson = 50K

Sweden's Michaela Johansson is among the chipleaders with over 50,000.

Mike Watson Eliminated

Mike Watson busted out when his A-K lost to pocket Aces.