A Race in Two?
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Kostritsyn now has over a dozen double-stacks sitting in front of him and is towering over Lee Nelson's dwindling stack of 12,000 chips.
2009 Aussie Millions
Event 16 - $10,200 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
2009 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
250,000 AUD
Entries
25
Kostritsyn now has over a dozen double-stacks sitting in front of him and is towering over Lee Nelson's dwindling stack of 12,000 chips.
Nelson Survives
Lee Nelson was all in by fourth street against Chris Ferguson. After the first six streets were dealt the boards were as follows:
Nelson: (
) 
Ferguson: (
Ferguson had the low locked up and was freerolling for the high as Nelson was in front with his pair of fours. Ferguson was first to squeeze and found the
which gave him a wheel!"Wow," said Nelson, realizing that he now needed a three or eight to improve to a bigger straight to survive. He squeezed and found...the
! Nelson stays alive as the players chop it up!
Lee Nelson Eliminated in 4th Place (AU$30,000)
Lee Nelson was all in again, this time against Jeff Madsen. The Stud Hi/Lo boards ran out as follows:
Nelson: (
) 
(
)Madsen: (
) 
(
)Nelson was hoping for a sweat on the river with no low hands possible but Madsen revealed trip aces for an unbeatable holding. Nelson departs in 4th place, collecting AU$30,000 for his efforts.
Kostritsyn Scoops Final Stud Hi/Lo Hand
Alexander Kostritsyn has extended his chip lead during the final hand of the Stud Hi/Lo round. He led the betting the whole way before checking the river against Chris Ferguson.
Ferguson: (
) 
(
)Kostritsyn: (
) 
()Ferguson had split tens but couldn't improve as Kostritsyn's split aces held on to take it down. Kostritsyn moves up to 306,000 with Ferguson down to 130,000.
Jeff Madsen Eliminated in 3rd Place (AU$40,000)
Jeff Madsen has been crippled and then eliminated in back-to-back Hold'em hands against Alexander Kostritsyn.
In the first hand Madsen check-called the whole way on a board of
. Madsen held just ace-high with but Kostritsyn had paired up with his dominated .Madsen was left with just 20,000 chips and he got them all in preflop next hand with
. Unfortunately for him he'd run into the 
of Kostritsyn. The board ran out 
and Kostritsyn takes out another one as Madsen hits the rail in 3rd place for AU$40,000 in prize money.
Heads Up Chip Counts
Kostritsyn - 390,200
Ferguson - 109,800
"Thanks for doing all the work for me!" laughed Ferguson as the cards are back in the air with the Aussie Millions Gold Ring on the line!
Ferguson on Life Support
Alexander Kostritsyn has taken down the first two pots in heads-up play during the Hold'em round.
The first hand saw Kostritsyn down it down making two pair with
on a board of 
.He followed that up by making a pair of tens on a board of
holding 
against Ferguson's 
for a flopped pair of sixes.Ferguson is down to 32,000 and in need of a double up.
A River from Heaven for Jesus
Chris Ferguson was all in on the turn with his tournament life on the line. The board read
and he showed 
for two pair however Alexander Kostritsyn revealed 
for the flopped nut straight.With the title in the balance, incredibly the
fell on the river to make Ferguson a full house to scoop the pot and double to 84,600 to stay alive!
Ferguson Chipping Up
Chris Ferguson led the betting on third and fourth street, before Kostritsyn took over the lead on fifth street. Ferguson raised and Kostritsyn called. Sixth was checked before Ferguson fired on seventh to force a fold from Kostritsyn.
Kostritsyn: (
) ()Ferguson: (
-X) 
(X)Kostritsyn flashed his open-ended straight draw as most of his outs has gone to Ferguson as he showed trip kings to take the pot. He's fighting back and is now up to 108,000.
Ferguson Liking Stud
Chris Ferguson has collected another nice Stud hand. Alexander Kostritsyn was the aggressor showing
but mucked on the river as Ferguson tabled (
) 
().Ferguson is back up to about 170,000 chips.