2010 Aussie Millions

Event 5: $1,650 No Limit Hold'em w/ Bounties
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
122,700 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,500 AUD
Prize Pool
533,500 AUD
Entries
381
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
3,000

Lets Race For 120,000 Chips Preflop

That was general sentiment as all of the chips went in between Jonathan 'xMONSTERxDONGx' Karamalikis and his opponent.

The monster pot would see Karamalikis table {9-Spades}{9-Diamonds} against the opponent's {A-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}. The {A-Spades} in the door put the opponent on top.... for all of about half a second, as the {9-Clubs} followed right behind it putting the well known online player in a commanding position.

The bricked off with the {j-Spades} hitting the turn and the {2-Spades} hitting the river, to needlessly make Karamalikis a flush.

He is now the chipleader at 164,000.

Tags: Jonathan KaramalikisxMONSTERxDONGx

Ekrami Coasting

Stefan Huber raised preflop under the gun to 2,600 and the action folded around to the player on the button who moved all in for 2,600.

Kamyar Ekrami and Dan Sing called out of the small and big blinds and it was three-ways into a sidepot of {3-Clubs}{j-Spades}{5-Diamonds}.

Ekrami and Sing checked, Huber fired out 2,800 and they both called; the dealer then revealed the turn of the {j-Diamonds}.

Ekrami checked, Sing checked, Huber led out for 3,900 and Ekrami was the only caller, so it was heads-up to the river {7-Hearts}.

Ekrami led out for 15,000. Huber quickly mucked; Ekrami showed {5-Spades}{5-Hearts} and the button player mucked before heading to the rail.

Tags: Dan SingKamyar EkramiStefan Huber

Nathan No More

Rayan Nathan has finally submitted. He had been peddling the short stack valiantly for a good while, but that has come to no avail with his elimination at the hands of Camil Debsia.

On a flop of {Q-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{10-Hearts} Nathan shipped the last of his stack in with {Q-Clubs}{7-Clubs} only to run into Debsia's overpair {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}.

The rest, as they say, is history. The {4-Hearts} turn and {8-Spades} river failed to improve Nathan and he hits the rail.

Tags: Camil DebsiaRayan Nathan

Ta, Ta, Ta... Today Junior

John Tabatabai is not an easy name to pronounce in a hurry. Thankfully we just have to type it.

He recently fell back into the ranks of those getting short after calling with {k-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} against an opponent who had pushed all in over the top of his raise with {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}.

The {j-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{2-Spades} looked good for Tabatabai, but the {k-Diamonds} that made him two pair, wasn't as good, it improved his opponent to a straight.

The {6-Clubs} blanked off and Tabatabai is back down around 20,000.

Tags: John Tabatabai

Elsing Eliminated

Damien Elsing was amongst the recent spate of eliminations after getting his money into the middle with {a-Spades}{k-Clubs} and found himself ahead of an opponent's {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}.

However the board was spread {q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}, and Elsing's day is at an end.

Putty Popped

Graham Putt has hit the end of the road, after his opponent hit the river.

The money would go in with a short-stacked Putt moving in with {k-Spades}{q-Spades} and getting a call from {j-Clubs}{8-Spades}.

The {4-Spades}{6-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{j-Hearts} board looked good all the way through to the river.

Good Game Graeame Putt.

Tags: Graeame Putt

Losing is Never Easy

Getting eliminated sucks, but if you've got to be eliminated, why not by one of Australia's better online players?

We're not sure this entered the head of Jonathan 'xMONSTERxDONGx' Karamalikis' latest victim, but in any case he was beaten by one of the best.

On a flop of {k-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} the opponent checked from the big blind and Karamalikis led out 5,500. Anothe ropponent got out of the way before the big blind moved all in over the top.

Karamalikis snap called (slow rolling isn't as safe when done live) and tabled {7-Spades}{7-Clubs} leaving his opponent's {A-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} needing to hit the flush outs.

The{10-Clubs} and {8-Clubs} river were not to be, leaving him to possibly ponder the above sentiments on his walk to the rail.

Tags: Jonathan KaramalikisMonsterdong

Nathan Doubles, Still In Trouble

Rayan Nathan has doubled up from his hideously short-stack but is still very much in danger of being eliminated.

Nathan found {A-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} and in a sign of how short he is an opponent made the call with {q-Hearts}{2-Spades}. Nathan won the day, but still has only 6,500 in chips.

Tags: Rayan Nathan

Channing Cans an Opponent

Good news for our British friends. Neil Channing has just moved up to 80,000 after an opponent ran {A-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} into Channing's {A-Clubs}{k-Spades}.

The {k-Hearts}{9-Spades}{8-Diamonds} flop left his opponent in bad shape. The {6-Hearts} turn and {8-Spades} river gave the Brit two pair and more weapons for the arsenal.

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200