Event 8: $100,000 Challenge Day 1 | 2010 Aussie Millions

Level: 9

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 0

01-24-2010 00:19 UTC+11

Last Level

donpeters

This will be the last level of the night. We're 60 minutes away from bagging and tagging.

01-24-2010 00:20 UTC+11

Hansen Letting Greenstein Take One

donpeters

Barry Greenstein raised to 20,000 and Gus Hansen called from the big blind. After a floip of {5-Clubs}

, Hansen checked and Greenstein fired 30,000 to take down the pot.

Tags: Barry Greenstein Gus Hansen

01-24-2010 00:22 UTC+11

Shak Not Buying What Gus is Selling

donpeters

Dan Shak raised from the button to 23,000 and Gus Hansen reraised to 55,000 from the small blind. Shak then re-potted the action when it got back to him and Hansen folded.

Tags: Dan Shak Gus Hansen

01-24-2010 00:32 UTC+11

Karamalikis Busts Hansen In Biggest Pot So Far

[user76023]

Gus Hansen raised to 25,000 from UTG and Barry Greenstein made the call from the button. Jonathan Karamalikis reraised to 85,000 from the small blind. Hansen called and Greenstein folded.

The flop came out {A-Hearts}

, Karamalikis bet 50,000 and Hansen made it 100,000 to which the Aussie youngster moved all-in for 261,000 total.

Hansen tanked, using both his extra 30 second timeouts. With a few seconds left, Hansen made the call with {A-?}

behind to Karamalikis' {A-?}

. The turn {K-Diamonds}

offered Hansen some possible split outs but the river {7-Spades}

gave the pot to the Australian, eliminating the Dane from the tournament.

01-24-2010 00:33 UTC+11

Ivey Update

donpeters

We have an update on Phil Ivey...

Ivey raised to 29,000 from the small blind and Tony G called from the big blind. The flop came down {10-Hearts}

and Ivey bet 30,000. Tony G folded and Ivey raked the pot.

It's not much, but this is the first hand Ivey has played in a very long time. He's up to 175,000 after taking down this pot.

Tags: Phil Ivey Tony G

01-24-2010 00:42 UTC+11

Greenstein Gaining Ground

[user76023]

Jonanthan Karamalikis raised again and Barry Greenstein made the call in the big blind.

Both players checked the {2-Hearts}

flop, before Greenstein fired 45,000 on the {2-Diamonds}

turn. Karamalikis called and then called 85,000 on the {6-Hearts}

river. Greenstein flipping {8-Spades}

for a rivered straight, beating Karamalikis' {A-Clubs}

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01-24-2010 00:44 UTC+11

Kagawa Eliminated at the Hands of Ivey

donpeters

Here's some more Phil Ivey action for you. Just as he wasn't looking interested at all in playing poker, he's stormed back by taking down a few pots. This one here was a big one.

Ivey raised to 25,000 and Masa Kagawa reraised from the big blind to 85,000. Ivey potted to put Kagawa all in and Kagawa made the quick call for all of his chips.

Ivey tabled a dominated {A-Diamonds}

to Kagawa's {A-Clubs}

.

The flop came down {9-Diamonds}

and put Ivey in the lead with a pair of nines. The turn was the {3-Clubs}

and then the river sealed thing with the {6-Diamonds}

. Kagawa was eliminated on the hand and Ivey moved up to 290,000.

If you remember back to the World Series of Poker Main Event final table, Ivey busted after getting all in with {A-?}

to Darvin Moon's {A-?}

. Moon spiked a queen and sent Ivey to the rail. This time, it was Ivey on the positive side of a three-outer.

Tags: Masa Kagawa Phil Ivey

01-24-2010 00:48 UTC+11

Final Table Seat Draw

donpeters

Seat 1: Bill Jordanou - 228,000
Seat 2: Phil Ivey - 363,000
Seat 3: Tony Bloom - 137,000
Seat 4: Jonathan Karamalikis - 535,000
Seat 5: Howard Lederer - 156,000
Seat 6: Dan Shak - 438,000
Seat 7: Tony G - 183,000
Seat 8: Barry Greenstein - 403,000

01-24-2010 01:02 UTC+11

First Five Hands

[user76023]

1. Dan Shak takes the first hand with a raise to 30,000.

2. Howard Lederer takes the blinds with a 30,000 raise.

3. Shak takes the blinds again with another 30,000 raise and shows {10-?}

.

4. Bill Jordanou raises to 32,000 and takes the blinds.

5. Phil Ivey raises to 25,000. Dan Shak and Tony G both call. All three check the {2-Diamonds}

flop, Ivey fires 48,000 on the {9-Spades}

turn after the other two check, they both fold