Event 1 - $1,100 No Limit Hold'em Day 1a | 2009 Aussie Millions

01-09-2009 20:19 UTC+11

Recent Casualties

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Sean Keeton was recently eliminated after pushing his short stack into the middle with {Q-Hearts}

with Michael Harrison-Ford making the call holding {A-Hearts}

. The board bricked out {7-Hearts}

to send Keeton to the exit.

Meanwhile Mike Ivin was all in holding {6-Diamonds}

and racing against the {J-Spades}

of Gary Cleaver. Ivin looked set to double when the first four community cards landed {3-Hearts}

however the {9-Diamonds}

on the river completed the straight for Cleaver to eliminate Ivin from the tournament.

Tags: Gary Cleaver Michael Harrison-Ford Mike Ivin Sean Keeton

01-09-2009 20:23 UTC+11

Two More Hands

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The dealers have been instructed to complete the hand they are on, and then deal only two more hands. At that point we'll be bagging, tagging and heading for the bar.

01-09-2009 20:34 UTC+11

Well folks that’s a wrap from us for day 1a of Event #1: $1,100 buy-in No Limit Hold’em of the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship.

The day was action-packed with many players looking to accumulate chips and go deep, or bust out and avail themselves to playing some of the higher buy-in events on the card.

Some big names came to the felt today including Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad, Sam Khouiss, Mel Judah, Michael Vartan, Shane Dye, Emad Tahtouh, Harry Demetriou, David Saab, Sam Khouiss, Jame Pickering, Peter Aristidou, Leo Boxell, Michael "Sticky" Guttman, Antonio Casale, Brendan Fevola, Tony Hachem, and Sam Youssef.

54 players have safely progressed into day 2 including Jamie Pickering, Graeme Putt, David Saab and a host of other hopefuls, along with chip leaders David Griffiths, Christian Heich and Rodney Snider.

Be sure to join us tomorrow from 12:30pm local time for the second day one flight, and again on Sunday as we decide the first champion of the 2009 Aussie Millions from Crown Casino in Melbourne.

Event 1 - $1,100 No Limit Hold'em

Day 1a Completed