Casale Runs Kings into Aces
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into an opponent's 
. The board ran out 
, dropping Casale down to 1,800.
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
into an opponent's . The board ran out , dropping Casale down to 1,800.
Cabrera Building Speed
and was up against 
. Neither player improved on a queen-high board, allowing Cabrera to scoop the pot with ace-high. He's up to 12,400 chips.
Chrisanthopoulos Doubles Through Powell
Powell held
to be well in front of the 
of Chrisanthopoulos, however the board fell 
, giving Chrisanthopoulos an ace on the turn to survive and double up.Chrisanthopoulos now sits with 3,300 while Powell slips to 3,650.
Antonio Fazzolari Early Leader
and called down his opponent's flop and turn bets of 1,000 chips each. On the river, his opponent checked to him with the board reading
, which had given Fazzolari a rivered straight. Fazzolari bet out 2,000, and his opponent reluctantly made the call for his final 1,700 chips before open mucking 
.Fazzolari continues to roll, sitting pretty at 15,300.
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.
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
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!
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.
Unofficial Numbers
A great start to the Aussie Millions and hopefully bodes well for things to come!
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.