2009 Aussie Millions

Event 9 - $10,500 Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
2,000,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
6,810,000 AUD
Entries
681
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Demetriou Cracks Aces

We're not sure where the money went in, but it was definitely all in the middle for Andrew Demetriou and one opponent. Demetriou showed {A-Hearts} {K-Hearts}; his opponent showed {A-Diamonds} {A-Spades}; and the board showed lots of hearts -- {Q-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} {J-Hearts} {3-Hearts}. As a result Demetriou is up to 62,000.

Tags: Andrew Demetriou

Wardak Eliminated by Kim

Saidal Wardak eliminated
Saidal Wardak eliminated
Saidal Wardak, winner of the Bounty Feature event earlier in the week, was down to his last 17,000 and found them in the middle preflop against Kelly Kim.

Wardak: {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
Kim: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}

The board ran out {5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{3-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}, missing Wardak, and Kim's pair of tens held up. Kim is up to 90,000 sending Wardak to the exit.

Tags: Kelly KimSaidal Wardak

Benson Gets Better of Antonius

One of the more interesting tables here today is the one featuring Gary Benson and Patrik Antonius. They were recently involved in a small clash that went the way of Benson.

Benson fired 2,200 on the {A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{4-Hearts} flop and Antonius made the call. The turn was the {2-Diamonds} and Benson fired another 7,000. Antonius made the call once again in position on the button. The river was the {Q-Diamonds} and Benson fired a third barrel worth 18,000, with Antonius giving it up.

Benson is up to nearly 80,000 with Antonius still hovering around 140,000. Expect more fireworks from these guys today!

Tags: Gary BensonPatrik Antonius

Short Stack Consolidation

We knew the pace of play would be frantic to start the day, but we didn't realize just how frantic it would be. In just the first 80 minutes of play, 65 players have already been retired from the field. That's eight full tables that have been broken out of the starting 40. Expect the pace to slow down significantly by the time we reach the first break.

Rafferty Hits Century

Tom Rafferty is the latest to join the centurion club after collecting a huge pot in a preflop clash.

After Matt Vengrin opened the proceedings with a raise, Rafferty put in the three-bet from the button. The big blind player then moved all in over the top for 30,000 more. Vengrin folded and Rafferty tanked before making the call with {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}. He found himself racing against his opponent's {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}.

The flop was a dry {2-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Diamonds} but the {K-Clubs} on the turn paired Rafferty to give him the lead. The river was the {J-Diamonds} and Rafferty is now up to 105,000 as his opponent shook his head and departed the tournament floor.

Tags: Tom Rafferty

Nassif Can't Make the Kings Work

Marwan Nassif started the day off well, chipping up early, and was in prime position to move near the very top of the counts when he called the preflop all-in bet of 49,600 made by an opponent. Nassif's opponent had pocket queens, an inferior hand to Nassif's pocket kings. A queen hit the flop, however, to make a set for Nassif's opponent. He never recovered and as a result moved back to join the pack with approximately 55,000 chips.

Tags: Marwan Nassif

Rollercoaster Hand as Rahme Rivers Kruger

Raymond Rahme
Raymond Rahme
Raymond Rahme opened preflop, with David Kruger making the call out of the blinds.

On a flop of {7-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} David Kruger fired 2,800 into Raymond Rahme who made the call. The turn {5-Diamonds} saw Kruger check to Rahme who bet out 3,800. Kruger deliberated for a moment before calling. The river brought the {10-Diamonds}, which was a card that Kruger visibly didn't like; Kruger checked to Rahme who bet out 6,800. Kruger begrudgingly made the call expecting Rahme to table a flush.

Rahme tabled {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds} for a flush, and Kruger then opened his {5-Hearts}{5-Spades} for a set of fives. Rahme moves up to 95,000. David Kruger takes a slight hit, down now to 125,000.

"Sick river, bad river card" sighed Kruger as he pushed the river call amount in Rahme's direction.

Tags: David KrugerRaymond Rahme

Just the Nuts

2009 Aussie Millions Poker Championship Event #1 winner, Christian Heich, is among the early chip leaders here on Day 2 of the Main Event thanks to a recent three-way hand. With the flop showing {9-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {9-Hearts}, one player moved all in for 11,000. Heich raised to 22,000 and got a call from the player behind him. On the turn {K-Hearts}, Heich stepped it back to 19,000 and was called again. He tried moving all in when the river came {9-Clubs} but couldn't entice his opponent into calling. Why'd he want the call? Because he had flopped a full house with {10-Spades} {9-Spades} and then rivered quads. The pot netted Heich more than 50,000 chips to move him to 156,000.

Tags: Christian Heich