2010 Aussie Millions

Event 8: $100,000 Challenge
Day: 2
Event Info

2010 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
1,200,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
100,000 AUD
Entries
24
Level Info
Level
15
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Shak Takes Over

Your new chip leader
Your new chip leader
Tony Bloom opened again to 50,000. Dan Shak called in position and Billy Jordanou called in the small blind. Phil Ivey folded his big blind.

The flop came down {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} {8-Spades} and all three players checked.

The turn was the {3-Hearts} and Jordanou checked. Bloom fired 85,000 and then Shak raised to 285,000. Jordanou folded and then Bloom followed suit. Shak increased and now has the chip lead. Here's how the counts look.

Shak - 750,000
Bloom - 600,000
Ivey - 550,000
Jordanou - 500,000

Roaring for Billy

Tony Bloom raised to 50,000 from the button and Billy Jordanou called from the big blind. The flop came down {K-Clubs} {J-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} and Jordanou led with a bet of 40,000. Bloom folded and Jordanou got another roar from the balcony above.

Another for Jordanou

Billy Jordanou raised to 55,000 and Dan Shak called from the big blind. The flop came down {Q-Spades} {J-Spades} {5-Hearts} and Shak checked. Jordanou bet 50,000 and Shak folded.

With every pot that Jordanou wins, he raises his arm to the crowd as they roar in cheers.

Jordanou Doubles

Jordanou and Ivey
Jordanou and Ivey
Tony Bloom raised to 50,000 from the button and Billy Jordanou called in the big blind. The flop came down {A-Spades} {10-Spades} {7-Clubs} and Jordanou checked. Bloom fired 35,000 and Jordanou check-raised all in. Bloom made the call.

Bloom turned up {J-Clubs} {10-Diamonds}, but was behind the {A-Clubs} {7-Spades} of Jordanou. The crowd roared for Jordanou.

The turn card was the {3-Diamonds} and the river the {8-Spades}. Jordanou doubled through Bloom to 350,000.

Ivey the New #1

According to The Hendon Mob, Phil Ivey has $12,260,214 in live tounament earnings. He sits in second place behind Daniel Negreanu's $12,432,367. With the eliminated of Tony G in 5th place, Ivey should take over the number one spot seeing as he's now earning $200,000 AUD. If he moves up any more spots, it will be a lock that's he the new leader in all-time tournament winnings.

Tony G Eliminated in 5th Place ($100,000 AUD)

Tony G - 5th Place
Tony G - 5th Place
Tony G raised from under the gun to 70,000. Action folded over to Dan Shak in the big blind and he moved all in. Tony G made the call.

Tony G: {10-Diamonds} {10-Hearts}
Shak: {A-Spades} {K-Diamonds}

The flop came down {A-Hearts} {K-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} and Shak took the lead with two pair. The turn card added a sweat with the {J-Clubs} falling, giving some more outs for Tony G, but the river card was only the {3-Hearts} and Tony G was sent to the rail in 5th place. He earned the buy-in back for his efforts. Shak is up to 640,000.

Bloom Takes a Chunk from Ivey

Billy Jordanou raised to 45,000 from the button and Phil Ivey reraised the pot from the small blind. Tony Bloom called in the big blind and Jordanou folded.

The flop came down {6-Clubs} {3-Clubs} {2-Clubs} and Ivey checked. Bloom fired a big bet of what looked to be 200,000 and Ivey folded.

Greenstein Bubbles

Barry Greenstein eliminated on the bubble
Barry Greenstein eliminated on the bubble
Barry Greenstein's stack dwindled to just about 55,000 after getting his kings crushed. He moved all in from under the gun and Tony Bloom made the call.

Greenstein; {Q-Clubs} {10-Diamonds}
Bloom: {K-Diamonds} {K-Hearts}

This time, it would be Greenstein needing to crack the kings.

The flop, turn and river were the {8-Spades} {6-Hearts} {4-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} and Greenstein was sent to the rail. He signed his book Ace On the River and handed it to Bloom before exiting the tournament to a standing ovation from the crowd. The remaining five players are now in the money.