Bouya Faltering
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flop to Bouya, who fired a continuation bet of 200,000. Heich check-raised to 450,000 and elicited a fold from Bouya after about a minute.Bouya is down to roughly 560,000 chips.
2009 Aussie Millions
Event 1 - $1,100 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Prize Pool
731,000 AUD
Entries
731
Level
23
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
flop to Bouya, who fired a continuation bet of 200,000. Heich check-raised to 450,000 and elicited a fold from Bouya after about a minute.Bouya is down to roughly 560,000 chips.
Steve Bouya Eliminated in 3rd Place (AU$73,100)
down on the felt. Bouya was in trouble with his 
.The board fell
and the tournament is over for Steve Bouya in 3rd place. He'll collect AU$73,100 for his efforts.We're now heads up for the first title of the 2009 Aussie Millions! The players are taking a ten-minute break and we'll have the updated chip counts for you shortly.
Heads Up Chip Counts
Steve Topakas: 1,975,000
Christian Heich: 1,690,000
Who will capture the first Gold Ring of the 2009 Ausse Millions? Can local player Steve Topakas add to his impressive tournament record or will Christian Heich take the $150,000 first place prize money back to Germany?
The cards are now back in the air!
First Blood to Heich
. Topakas checked it over to Heich, then called after Heich bet 130,000.Both players checked the
turn. On the river 
, Topakas fired out for 275,000. Heich made the call. His 
, aces and fours, beat the stone bluff that Topakas showed down, 
. The first pot went to Heich. He has opened a three-to-two chip lead on Topakas.
One For Topakas
The flop was
and Heich checked to Topakas who collected the pot with a bet of 240,000.
Another Small Pot to Heich
, Topakas checked and then folded to a 120,000-chip bet from Heich.
Heich Leaning on Topakas
Level: 23
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Topakas Keeps It Small
They took a flop of
and Heich checked to Topakas who bet out 50,000. Heich folded and Topakas collects the small pot.
Topakas Not Ready to Go Just Yet
. Heich fired out for 125,000. Topakas finally fought back with a check-raise to 400,000. Heich gave it about thirty seconds of thought before folding.Topakas tabled
, a stone bluff, as he collected the pot. He's clawed back to about 1.5 million in chips. Heich still has the lead with approximately 2.1 million. Topakas has shown more willingness to play pots out of position than Heich has, which may ultimately hamper his comeback efforts.