Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
2009 Aussie Millions
Event 1 - $1,100 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
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
Thomas Four-Flushes an Elimination
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With a flop of
, Thomas raised to 1,650 over his opponent's 500-chip bet. The response by his opponent was a 2,950 all-in. Thomas made the call and tabled 
to be behind the flopped two-pair of 
.The
landed on the turn giving Thomas the lead, and after the 
peeled on the river Thomas, moved up to over 13,000 in chips.
Official Numbers
We have 389 entrants in today's flight, which brings our total number of players in Event #1 of the 2009 Aussie Millions to a staggering 731 players! The created prize pool has exceeded $700,000!
This represents a 40% growth on this same tournament last year. So much for economic slowdown!
Steicke in the Hizzy
Steicke's starting table today seems to be finding that out. Looking resplendent in a baby blue sweatshirt and torn pink baseball cap, Steicke pondered a bet of 1,600 from his opponent on a board of
. He then calmly moved his whole stack into the middle, inducing a rather quick fold."Second all in!" clapped a woman at the other end of the table.
"Your turn next," replied Steicke as he stacked the pot.
Gorr Gone
Gorr tabled
while the other two players contesting the hand tabled 
and 
.The flop of
left Gorr and one of the other players drawing virtually dead to runner-runner. The turn brought the and the river the 
, sending both players to the rail.
Poker Success: Flop Trips, Get Paid
. Lackovic and Tony G checked to the third player, who bet 300. Only Lackovic called. He check-called a second bet of 600 on the turn. When the river fell 
, Lackovic fired out a healthy bet of his own for a total of 1,800. His opponent called but couldn't beat Lackovic's 
.Lackovic is now up to 9,200.
Siu Falls to Schoots
. He was in trouble as Schoots tabled 
.The board fell
and Siu was sent to the rail, leaving Schoots to stack up 8,700 worth of chips.
Pedley Misses Big Draw
board.Broom tabled
and had his tournament life on the line against Pedley, who held a big combo draw with his 
.The river bricked the
, and Broom doubled up to 4,200 as Pedley simply shrugged his shoulders. He is now down to to 1,800.
Maver Rivered
as John Maver shoved for 5,400 over his opponent's 1,500 bet on the flop. His opponent made the call with 
, but Maver was in command with for a flopped two pair.The turn was a safe
, however the river landed the to give Maver's opponent a better two pair, slipping Maver down to 2,400.
Thomas Keeps Climbing
After raising to 525 pre-flop and finding only one caller, he led for 1,125 on a flop of
. His opponent made the call and after the landed on the turn, Thomas put his opponent all-in for 3,500. His opponent called and tabled for a flush draw. He would need a lot of help to out-draw Thomas's .The river fell a meaningless
, and Thomas moved up to 19,825 as his opponent headed to the rail, just ten minutes short of reaching the first break.