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Tony Hachem got his series off to a rough start, busting very early in Day 1. After folding pocket kings on an ace-high flop in one hand, Hachem's
was outflopped by his opponent's 
on a board of 
. After those hands left him crippled, he got his last few chips in with pocket sixes, and promptly ran into an opponent holding pocket sevens. No help came for Hachem, and Australia's favorite poker brother was eliminated.
Lee Nelson also made an early exit when his
ran into an opponent's 
. The Jack-high flop left Nelson drawing thin, and he was eliminated when he got no help on the turn or river. 2007 WSOP bracelet winner Jeff Lisandro lost a coin flip with 
against Alex Luck's 
. An ace came on the flop, and Lisandro was eliminated. Other notable eliminations in the early rounds included 2007 Aussie Millions runner up Jimmy 'gobboboy' Fricke, Gary Benson, Emad Tahtouh, 'Aussie' Sarah Bilney and Billy 'The Croc' Argyros.
The field had thinned to 113 by the dinner break, and the rapid pace of eliminations held after dinner. 17 players busted in the first 20 minutes after play resumed, including Anna Wroblewski, who ran pocket eights into aces with her short stack. Michael 'Timex' McDonald went on a tear after dinner, sending several players to the rail and accumulating a massive chip stack. In one big hand, McDonald raised preflop from middle position and found one caller from the button. McDonald led out on the flop of
, and the button quickly raised. McDonald re-raised all in, and the button called with 
, for a pair and an inside straight draw. McDonald was ahead with his 
. No six or five showed for his opponent, and McDonald took the chip lead after that hand. He would later surrender the chip lead, but finished Day 1 with a healthy stack.
Mel Judah was eliminated near the money bubble when he raised preflop with and found one caller in Nikki Rainbird. The flop came 
, and both players checked. The turn brought the 
, which brought a bet from Judah. Rainbird check-raised all in, and Judah went into the tank before finally calling off the last of his chips. Rainbird was ahead with 
, and the 
on the river put the final nail in Judah's coffin, making two pair for Rainbird and sending Judah to the rail.
The bubble burst a few hands later when Jovan Scekic sent Ben Hoang to the rail in 51st place. Scekic was well ahead of Hoang preflop with
to Hoang's , but a jack on the flop gave Hoang the lead. Scekic picked up the nut flush draw, and the river brought the club flush to send Hoang to the rail and burst the money bubble. After Hoang's elimination, the standard rush to elimination happened, with five players busting out in the first few minutes after the bubble burst.
Van Marcus was eliminated in 32nd place when he flopped the second-nut flush with
on a board of 
, but Mark Saber had outs to the nut flush with . The 
on the turn gave Saber more outs, and the on the river made his full house and sent Marcus to the rail. Dean Rogers was the last player eliminated on Day 1, as the field narrowed to 20 for Day 2. Rogers' 
was outflopped by his opponent's 
when an eight came down, sending him to the rail with $2,685 for his 21st-place finish.
Jovan Scekic finished the day with the chip lead, followed closely behind by Peter Pratis. The final 20 chip stacks when play resumes tomorrow will be as follows:
Jovan Scekic - 240,000
Peter Pratis - 234,500
Mark Saber - 218,500
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 188,500
Alex Luck - 183,500
Michael McDonald - 150,500
Dale Townsend - 147,000
Damien Oborne - 106,500
John Georges - 92,500
Justin Gendle - 89,000
Jamie Pickering - 82,500
Vincent Chua - 67,500
Paul Schembri - 60,000
Vince Wan - 52,000
Roy Vandersluis - 50,000
Kalan Shuttlewood - 49,000
Brett Hartley - 45,500
Chris Wood - 43,000
Barry Long - 36,000
Con Cotsomitis - 32,500
Aussie Millions: Event #1, $1,100 NLHE, Day 1
January 05 2008, John "Falstaff" Hartness
Aussie Millions
Tony Hachem got his series off to a rough start, busting very early in Day 1. After folding pocket kings on an ace-high flop in one hand, Hachem's
was outflopped by his opponent's on a board of . After those hands left him crippled, he got his last few chips in with pocket sixes, and promptly ran into an opponent holding pocket sevens. No help came for Hachem, and Australia's favorite poker brother was eliminated.
Lee Nelson also made an early exit when his
ran into an opponent's . The Jack-high flop left Nelson drawing thin, and he was eliminated when he got no help on the turn or river. 2007 WSOP bracelet winner Jeff Lisandro lost a coin flip with against Alex Luck's . An ace came on the flop, and Lisandro was eliminated. Other notable eliminations in the early rounds included 2007 Aussie Millions runner up Jimmy 'gobboboy' Fricke, Gary Benson, Emad Tahtouh, 'Aussie' Sarah Bilney and Billy 'The Croc' Argyros.
The field had thinned to 113 by the dinner break, and the rapid pace of eliminations held after dinner. 17 players busted in the first 20 minutes after play resumed, including Anna Wroblewski, who ran pocket eights into aces with her short stack. Michael 'Timex' McDonald went on a tear after dinner, sending several players to the rail and accumulating a massive chip stack. In one big hand, McDonald raised preflop from middle position and found one caller from the button. McDonald led out on the flop of
, and the button quickly raised. McDonald re-raised all in, and the button called with , for a pair and an inside straight draw. McDonald was ahead with his . No six or five showed for his opponent, and McDonald took the chip lead after that hand. He would later surrender the chip lead, but finished Day 1 with a healthy stack.
Mel Judah was eliminated near the money bubble when he raised preflop with
and found one caller in Nikki Rainbird. The flop came , and both players checked. The turn brought the , which brought a bet from Judah. Rainbird check-raised all in, and Judah went into the tank before finally calling off the last of his chips. Rainbird was ahead with , and the on the river put the final nail in Judah's coffin, making two pair for Rainbird and sending Judah to the rail.
The bubble burst a few hands later when Jovan Scekic sent Ben Hoang to the rail in 51st place. Scekic was well ahead of Hoang preflop with
to Hoang's , but a jack on the flop gave Hoang the lead. Scekic picked up the nut flush draw, and the river brought the club flush to send Hoang to the rail and burst the money bubble. After Hoang's elimination, the standard rush to elimination happened, with five players busting out in the first few minutes after the bubble burst.
Van Marcus was eliminated in 32nd place when he flopped the second-nut flush with
on a board of , but Mark Saber had outs to the nut flush with . The on the turn gave Saber more outs, and the on the river made his full house and sent Marcus to the rail. Dean Rogers was the last player eliminated on Day 1, as the field narrowed to 20 for Day 2. Rogers' was outflopped by his opponent's when an eight came down, sending him to the rail with $2,685 for his 21st-place finish.
Jovan Scekic finished the day with the chip lead, followed closely behind by Peter Pratis. The final 20 chip stacks when play resumes tomorrow will be as follows:
Jovan Scekic - 240,000
Peter Pratis - 234,500
Mark Saber - 218,500
Yevgeniy Timoshenko - 188,500
Alex Luck - 183,500
Michael McDonald - 150,500
Dale Townsend - 147,000
Damien Oborne - 106,500
John Georges - 92,500
Justin Gendle - 89,000
Jamie Pickering - 82,500
Vincent Chua - 67,500
Paul Schembri - 60,000
Vince Wan - 52,000
Roy Vandersluis - 50,000
Kalan Shuttlewood - 49,000
Brett Hartley - 45,500
Chris Wood - 43,000
Barry Long - 36,000
Con Cotsomitis - 32,500
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