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

01-10-2009 16:40 UTC+11

Kaselias Eliminated

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2008 PokerNews Cup Champion Nali Kaselias was all in on the button for his last 2,500 with Paul Rochford making the call in the small blind. The player in the big blind then moved all in over the top to force Rochford to lay down his hand.

Kaselias showed {A-Clubs}

but was dominated by the big blind's {A-Spades}

. The board landed {K-Hearts}

to end the tournament for "Iraqi Nick".

Tags: Iraqi Nick Nali Kaselias

01-10-2009 16:33 UTC+11

Steicke On Fire

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David Steicke completed from the small blind and was faced with an additional 800 chip raise from an opponent in the big blind. Steicke made the call, then checked the flop of {10-Clubs}

.

His opponent immediately moved all-in and Steicke was quick to make the call, tabling {A-Diamonds}

. Steicke was well ahead of his opponent's {A-Spades}

. The turn brought the {6-Hearts}

, leaving Steicke's opponent drawing dead, and as the {9-Diamonds}

landed on the river, Steicke was pushed the pot and now sits with over 19,000 in chips.

Tags: David Steicke

01-10-2009 16:32 UTC+11

Graham Claims Another

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Jarred Graham has sent another opponent to the rail with all the chips in preflop. Graham held a modest {K-Diamonds}

but had live cards as his short-stacked opponent tabled {A-Clubs}

.

However the board favoured Graham when it arrived {Q-Clubs}

to pair his king on the river. He's now up to 16,000.

Tags: Jarred Graham

01-10-2009 16:27 UTC+11

Steicke Stacks Another

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David Steicke opened from early position for 600 only to see the small blind move all-in for 3,125 total. Steicke made the call and tabled {J-Clubs}

and was up against his opponent's {9-Hearts}

.

The flop of {A-Clubs}

left Steicke drawing to back-door flush and straight possibilities, but the {J-Diamonds}

on the turn virtually sealed the deal. The meaningless {3-Clubs}

on the river was enough to send his opponent to the rail. Steicke raked in the pot which propelled him to over 10,000 in chips.

Tags: David Steicke

01-10-2009 16:23 UTC+11

Cardno Doubles

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With around 2,700 in the pot on a flop of {8-Clubs}

, Martin Cardno moved all-in for 4,300 over his opponents 1,500 bet. A player in between Cardno and the pre-flop aggressor made the call, while the other opponent forfeited his 1,500 chip bet.

Cardno: {9-Clubs}

Opponent:

The turn brought the {7-Hearts}

, which completed Cardno's straight. When the {10-Spades}

landed on the river, Cardno doubled to over 14,000 in chips with his ten-high straight.

Tags: Martin Cardno

01-10-2009 16:15 UTC+11

Steicke Stumbles

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David Steicke has just taken a hit to his chip stack after running into a monster hand. The flop was {4-Hearts}

and the action checked to Steicke, under the gun, who fired 700. His opponent in the small blind check-raised to 2,600, which sent Steicke into the tank for some soul-reading think time.

Steicke decided to commit all of his chips, but his opponent snap called with {A-Spades}

for the flopped straight. Steicke just shrugged and revealed {A-Diamonds}

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The turn was the {8-Hearts}

and the river the {7-Spades}

to leave Steicke with around 5,000 in chips.

Tags: David Steicke

01-10-2009 16:11 UTC+11

It's Not the Hammer if it's Suited

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Lisa Walsh opened from the button for 825. Michael Guzzardi was the next to act and raised to 2,250, folding the big blind. Action passed back to Walsh, who flashed {7-Diamonds}

as she folded. Guzzardi responded in kind, showing the {2-Spades}

!

01-10-2009 16:07 UTC+11

"Welcome Back" to Average Stack

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James "Welcome Back" Potter flopped top pair and played it hard. He raised all in for 4,025 on a board of {A-Clubs}

after Steven Bouya led out for 650. Bouya made the call with {K-Clubs}

and never improved. Potter is now up to 9,400 as a result.

Tags: James Potter Steve Bouya

01-10-2009 16:06 UTC+11

Jeffreys Flushes Opponent

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Andrew Jeffreys has just sent an opponent to the rail. We caught the action on the river on a board of {10-Clubs}

, where the player in the big blind led out with a small bet of 500. Jeffreys quickly splashed all of his chips into the middle to put his opponent all in.

The big blind sighed and said, "call" as Jeffreys tabled {9-Clubs}

for the flush. His opponent shrugged and revealed {6-Clubs}