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

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 100

01-10-2009 18:52 UTC+11

Break Time

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Players are on their third and final break of the day.

01-10-2009 18:52 UTC+11

Blatt Shows Kalantzis the Door

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Fortunes are changing in the Crown Poker Room. There's been a flurry of big pots in the last thirty minutes, with Dean Blatt being the latest player to take down a monster. He reraised to 7,700 after Arthur Kalantzis opened for 2,200. Kalantzis made the call for almost 16,000 chips in the pot preflop.

On a flop of {4-Spades}

, Blatt checked to Kalantzis. He promptly shoved all in for about 30,000. Blatt just as quickly called, showing {A-Hearts}

for top pair, top kicker. Kalantzis had done him one better, showing down {A-Diamonds}

. He was a two-outer away from doubling through Blatt, but the two-outer hit the turn with the {k-Diamonds}

. When the {3-Diamonds}

fell on the river, Blatt's trip kings were the boss hand. He sent Kalantzis to the rail and now sits on about 74,000 chips.

Tags: Arthur Kalantzis Dean Blatt

01-10-2009 18:52 UTC+11

Berec Triples With Miricle Turn

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Berec Hits Miracle King On Turn To Stay Alive

Jozef Berec has just found a needed triple-up sending him to just under 50,000 in chips.

One player was holding {9-?}

, another

and Berec held {K-?}

to be in the lead. The flop however came down with an Ace, but a King on the turn granted Berec the pot and saw Player A eliminated.

Tags: Jozef Berec

01-10-2009 18:44 UTC+11

Boom-Shaka-Lakka for Ng

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Kenny Ng moved all-in for 6,275 from the cutoff after action folded to him. Ben Delaney, in the small blind, went into the tank for several minutes before moving all-in for around 18,000.

The big blind quickly mucked his hand and Ng tabled {10-Hearts}

. Delaney quickly slammed down his {J-Hearts}

and had Ng dominated. The flop fell {7-Clubs}

and giving Ng the led.

The {A-Spades}

fell on the turn and when the {7-Diamonds}

landed on the river Ng let out a scream of "Boom-Shaka-Lakka" and gave Jim Ghobrial a high-five loud enough to echo all the way to the high-stakes area.

The pot sent Ng back over 12,000. After the hand, Delaney slumped into his chair and is now sitting well below average with 12,200 in chips.

Tags: Ben Delaney Kenny Ng

01-10-2009 18:40 UTC+11

Hungry Stomachs?

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Similar to yesterday we will be playing right through until the end of level 11 this evening, without taking a full dinner break. Play over this past level has been a little slow, as some players grumbling stomachs are possibly distracting their focus!

01-10-2009 18:28 UTC+11

Gohbrial Gets it Done with Big Slick

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Jim Gohbrial snapped off a bluff and as a result is the chip leader of the tournament. Sitting in the big blind, he called a preflop raise to 1,600. The flop came down {7-Clubs}

. Gohbrial checked to the raiser, who made it 3,000 to go. Gohbrial check-raised to 10,000, possibly expecting to take the hand down right there. Instead his opponent three-bet the pot all in.

Gohbrial didn't have an easy decision with {A-Spades}

, but he ended up making the right one when he called all in for less. His opponent turned over {A-Clubs}

for middle pair. The turn and river were the {9-Diamonds}

and the

, making Gohbrial the winner with trip kings.

It took Gohbrial several minutes to stack his chips after that massive pot. We've estimated his count at about 75,000.

Tags: Jim Gohbrial

01-10-2009 18:17 UTC+11

Graham Runs into Aces and Out of the Tournament

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Jarred Graham was short, barely above the starting stack. He moved his chips into the middle from early position, holding {K-Spades}

. Action passed to Clint Jordanau who made the call with {A-Hearts}

. The board ran out nine-high to eliminate Graham from the first event of the 2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championships.

Tags: Clint Jordanau Jarred Graham

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 75

01-10-2009 18:11 UTC+11

Tony G Eliminated

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Tony G has seen some big hands go down at his table today, and his elimination hand was yet another huge confrontation.

Guoga moved all in from late position for his last 4,300 with Paul Rochford making the call. The player in the small blind then moved all in over the top, and Rochford called once more.

Guoga tabled {A-Hearts}