Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
2009 Aussie Millions
Event 1 - $1,100 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
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
Balaban Vaults up the Counts
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Crea:
Balaban:
The board ran out
. Each player made aces and fives, but Balaban's kicker carried the day and sent Crea to the rail. Balaban's stack now sits at 8,950.
Boxell Lays Down Two Pair
. The flop came 
and Boxell checked his two pair, immediately springing his opponents into action.First, a player in middle position bet out 350, only to be raised to 775 by the player in the cutoff. The button got out of the way and with action back on Boxell, he called. The initial raiser folded, taking action to the turn.
When the turn came
, Boxell checked only for his opponent to move all in and having Boxell’s 3,700 chip stack covered. Boxell thought things over before making the fold and revealing his two pair.
Dye's Rough Ride
His ride today has been a little rough so far. After slipping down to 1,800 after his pair and flush draw with
on a 
flop couldn't catch up to his opponent's top pair. Dye then found himself all in on the very next hand, with his
in good shape against his opponent's 
. The board landed 
, and Dye doubled back up to 3,800.
Mick "Sticky" Guttman Takes a Hit
on the turn. A player in early position took a stab at the pot for 200 chips, only for another player to call, and then for Mick Guttman to raise another 600 chips from middle position. Tim Woods then check-raised to 1,600 chips, and action then folded back to Guttman, who made the call. Woods led the
river for 1,000 chips and Guttman made the call.Woods tabled
for the nuts, and Guttman quickly mucked. Things are looking "sticky" as Guttman is now down to 1,350.
Unofficial Numbers
A great start to the Aussie Millions and hopefully bodes well for things to come!
Stop -- Hammer Time!
, Hachem fired out for 200 when the turn fell 
. His opponent called. On the river , Hachem fearlessly bet another 600 chips, folding his opponent."Yes!" cried Hachem. He joyously turned over his cards, revealing
-- the "Hammer", the worst starting hand in hold'em. He seemed quite pleased with himself as he raked in the pot, all the while staying loose courtesy of a table massage. Apparently the table massage is working. Hachem has hit a small rush, most recently turning a gutshot straight, to chip up to 8,500.
Aristidou Out
The flop landed
and the big blind checked to Aristidou, who made a bet of 550. The big blind then check-raised the minimum to 1,100 and Arisitidou made the call.The turn was the
and the big blind fired out 1,600. Aristidou made the call. The river brought a repeat , and the big blind moved all in. Aristidou made the call and tabled for the nut flush, however his opponent revealed 
for the full house to end the day for Aristidou!
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Tahtouh Straightens Out
and 3,000 chips were already in the pot. Tahtouh was faced with an all-in bet of 4,200. He called. His opponent showe , but Tahtouh turned over a monster draw -- 
. The turn was one of Tahtouh's mountain of outs, making him a king-high straight. That left his opponent drawing at the three remaining jacks. None of them hit the river -- it was the .Tahtouh is up to 12,600 in chips.