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2010 Aussie Millions
Event 9: $10,500 Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Entries
746
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Poker: A Game of Savages
Aoukar opened the pot with a raise to 20,000 and Savage thought for a minute before moving all in over the top for 135,000. Aoukar made the call and tabled
, having Savage's 
in relatively bad shape.The board then filled out
giving Aoukar top two pair to send Savage to the rail.
Shelley Reaches 1.4 Million
Minagar opened the pot with a raise to 18,000 from the cutoff and Shelley three-bet to 40,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and action returned to Minagar who four-bet to 111,000. Shelley just called.
The flop came down
and Shelley led out with a 40,000 bet. Minagar just called.The turn brought the
and Shelley fired another bullet -- this time for 100,000 -- which was enough to persuade Minagar to surrender his hand.After the dust settled, Minagar was left with 350,000 in chips.
Double-o-Dodds
Dodds'
would need some assistance against Frieling's 
.It arrived in the form of a
flop, giving him a straight off the bat. The turn left the possibility of a straight on the board.The river
was not the card required, so Dodds sails up to 200,000.
Smith Slips
This time he would be in action against Kosta Varoxis. Smith opened to 18,000 from the button and Varoxis moved all in from the big blind for 72,000. Smith made a quick called and they table their cards.
Smith:
Varoxis:
They both got a piece of the
flop with Varoxis maintaining his lead. That lead grew stronger with the hitting the turn.The river was the
to Varoxis a full house and move 233,000. Smith slips to 233,000.
Straight As Smith
The flop came
withSmith leading out 18,000 chips and Aoukar making the check-call.
They both checked the
on the turn. The hit the river and again Aoukar checked to Smith. After some time in the tank he bet 55,000. Aoukar called and mucked when he saw Smith’s 
straight.Smith is up to 660,000. Aoukar drops to 291,000.
Hanging Around
Shak opened the pot with a raise to 24,000 and Topakas tossed the rest of his chips into the middle from the blinds holding
. Shak tabled 
and Topakas found himself racing for his tournament life.The board then filled out
and Topakas' fives held up, doubling him through to about 100,000 in chips.After the hand, Shak had like a million or something. No, really.
Flushing
They took a flop of
. Minagar bet out and Dratsas raised. Minagar called and they moved to the turn .This was the action card. Minagar played possum by checking, and Dratsas took the invite powering out 100,000. Minagar hit him back with a raise, but before he was able to put the chips out Dratsas had re-raised all in and Minagar had made the call.
Dratsas:
Minagar:
They would both have the flush but Dratsas' would be the best. The
on the river shipped the 1,300,000 chip pot to him.Minagar takes a huge fall to 560,000.
The Kost of Victory
Savage opened the pot with a raise to 22,000 from under-the-gun and when the action made its way around the table to Varoxis on the button, he moved all in for a total of 291,000, having Savage covered by about 65,000. Savage made the call and tabled a pocket pair of queens, in great shape against Varoxis'
.The board then ran out
and Savage's queens survived to secure the double up.
Christoph Urbach Out
Preflop, Shelley opened the cutoff to 25,000, with Urbach moving all in from the big blind. Shelley made the call.
Shelley:
Urbach:
The flop came
to make Shelley a set. The board completed 
and to send Urbach to the rail.Shelley has over 1,100,000 in chips.
Urbach goes out in 28th place ($40,000 AUD).