Event 16 - $10,200 H.O.R.S.E. Day 1 | 2009 Aussie Millions

01-25-2009 02:17 UTC+11

Action Slow, Ferguson Extends Lead

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The play has been slow and steady in the early stages of this final table. The Omaha H/L round was rather uneventful with a few nice hands shown down but resulting in split pots.

The round finished with one nice pot to Chris Ferguson. On a board of {2-Diamonds}

he checked to Michael Binger who bet out for 3,000 and Ferguson called. Binger tabled a range of paint but couldn't better the pocket deuces of Ferguson for a set as he extends his chip lead.

01-25-2009 02:22 UTC+11

We're Calling it Quits

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Since the play has been so slow, the players are so deep and everyone is very tired after a long Aussie Millions campaign, the tournament director has stepped in and ruled that we will now call it a night at the end of this level.

This seemed like a smart decision and all players concurred. "We're a long way away from reaching five players!" commented Lee Nelson.

It was agreed that play will wrap up in twenty minutes time, with the final table to resume at 2 p.m. tomorrow.

01-25-2009 02:46 UTC+11

Day 1 Concludes; Jesus and His Followers

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A H.O.R.S.E. event with a buy-in of AU$10,200 was always going to attract the best of the best. Today we saw 25 of the world's elite players come together for Event #16 of the 2009 Aussie Millions Championships.

Bloom, Demidov, Benson, Guoga and Judah were early casualties but life is always difficult when you're up against the Son of God. Chris "Jesus" Ferguson emerged from the field with around two tables to go and continued to surge once we reached the final table, to carry a chip lead into tomorrow's final day of play.

However he won't have it easy against one of the toughest final table lineups ever seen. Hachem, Binger, Madsen, Fellows, Kostritsyn, Nelson and Lechich will all join Ferguson at 2 p.m. tomorrow to duke it out for the Aussie Millions Gold Ring and AU$95,000 first place prize.

Grab your spot on the rail early folks, this one is going to be a classic!

Overnight chip counts:

Chris Ferguson - 110,000
Joe Hachem - 84,800
Tino Lechich - 77,600
Zach Fellows - 66,300
Lee Nelson - 57,500
Jeff Madsen - 51,500
Alexander Kostritsyn - 42,200
Michael Binger - 23,700

Tags: Chris Ferguson

Event 16 - $10,200 H.O.R.S.E.

Day 1 Completed