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Melbourne local Damian Harman has just taken down a pot on his table in the early stages of the tournament.
Two opponents went along with Harman's preflop raise of 300 to see a flop of . The opponent checked from the small blind, Harman led out for 700 from the big blind and the hijack called.
The small blind also called before all three players checked the turn of the .
On the river , the small blind fired out 1,500, Harman called and the hijack got out of the way; the small blind tabled but mucked after Harman tabled to move back up to 11,000 in chips.
Jamie Pickering and Vanessa Selbst have been reunited at the same table here in event one.
The last time they exchanged chips over the felt was at the final table of event 19 at the 2008 World Series of Poker.
That final table became infamous for Pickering's bizarre drunken play that saw him relinquish the chip lead, and made way for Selbst to take down her first World Series of Poker bracelet.
We think the Queensland based Pickering is sober so far tonight, but we'll keep you updated on the play of both players.
Another late arrival into this evening's tournament is none other than British pro James Akenhead.
It was a big 2009 for Akenhead who achieved the rare double of final-tabling both the WSOP and WSOPE Main Events. An incredible achievement but Akenhead will be looking to go a few places better at the Aussie Millions and secure one of the coveted Gold Championship Rings!
Amanda De Cesare, the winner of Australia's "The Poker Star" reality show, is having a rough time of it today.
It's been a whirlwind ride for the reality star with a charmed run that saw her win the first major event that she played in after the filming of the show.
She's down to 8,000 chips in the early exchanges of this tournament.