Action Junkies Abound
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"It's not a skill game, is it?" one player asked.
"Nah, it's all about the squeezing," another replied.
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
"It's not a skill game, is it?" one player asked.
"Nah, it's all about the squeezing," another replied.
"FlopNutsOnYou" Gets There the Hard Way
flop. Jordanau made the call, then led out with a bet of 700 after Graham checked the 
turn. Graham called and took the betting lead back when the river fell 
by making it 2,500 to go. Jordanau called and was shown 
for a runner-runner flush.Graham is up to 12,200 as a result of the hand. Jordanau slipped down to 13,000.
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Vandersluis Out
and moved all of his chips into the middle. His opponent called and showed 
for a set of sevens. There was no one-outer miracle for Vandersluis. He has reported to the rail.
Karib Karib Eliminated
He moved the last 1,000 of his chip stack into the middle with
and found two callers. The board appeared to be safe, but one opponent turned a set of nines and Karib hit the rail.
The 'G' Recovers Chips
On a flop of
, Guoga bet enough to put his opponent all-in. His opponent called for his tournament life holding 
. Guoga tabled 
and would hold the lead with the and 
falling on the turn and river, jumping him to 4,500 in chips.
Portlen Improves Twice
. It was a hand that was marginally ahead of Portlen's 
. The 
flop missed both players, but brought an up-and-down straight draw for Portlen. He hit a pair on the turn with the , then filled his draw on the river 
. Just the pair would have been enough to send his opponent out of the tournament.Portlen now has approximately 7,000 in chips.
Goonawardana Gone
on the felt.A disappointed White turned over
. However, the flop of 
was dealt out and all the momentum shifted into White's favor.Goonawardana was left hoping for the
to fall, and he would be let down with the turn of the and river of the . As the dealer cut down the chips, Goonawardana was covered by only the slightest of amounts and was consequently sent to the rail. White moved up to tournament chip leader after the hand, with over 28,000 in chips.
StrongPlay Sent Home
Moving all-in and holding
, Dodds was met with a call from a player holding 
. A nine hit on the flop, and as if to rub it in, a king landed on the river, and ended Dodds' run in this tournament.
Walsh Cowboys Up
. He never improved on a ten-high board.Walsh's had some parting words for her vanquished opponent. "Don't worry," she said. "I'll put your chips to good use."