2010 Aussie Millions

Event 9: $10,500 Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
2,000,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Entries
746
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

[Removed:415] Out in 42nd Place ($25,000 AUD)

[Removed:415] moved all in for his last 74,000 and was called by Stephen Shelley in the small blind. Doria was in bad shape with {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} against Shelleys {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}.

The end was quick and painless for Doria, with the board coming down {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{9-Hearts}{q-Spades}.

[Removed:415] earns $25,000 AUD for his efforts

Double for the Other Obst

Rainer Obst was all in preflop for his last 80,000 chips with {8-Spades}{8-Hearts} and held a narrow edge against the {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs} of Kristoffere Kero.

Kero improved on the {10-Spades}{Q-Spades}{5-Diamonds} flop to take the lead with a pair of queens. The turn brought the {9-Clubs} to give Obst some hope with a straight draw and the {J-Hearts} on the river was just the card, as Obst made his runner-runner straight to double up and stay alive!

Obst is up to 170,000 with Kero slipping to 195,000.

Tags: Kristoffere KeroRainer Obst

McCormack is McGone

Fredrik Jenson is now sitting with over $1 million in chips with the recent elimination of Trevor McCormack.

On a board showing {8-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{A-Hearts}{K-Spades}, McCormack moved all in holding two pair, aces and tens, but Jenson was sitting with a set of eights and picked him off. The river blanked, and McCormack exited the tournament as its 43rd place finisher ($25,000 AUD).

Tags: Trevor McCormack

Stolz Out

Stephen Shelley has claimed another victim, this time is was Andrew Stolz who bit the dust.

The short-stacked Stolz committed with {A-Clubs}{3-Clubs} but Shelley found {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades} which held on the board of {J-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades}{3-Hearts}. Shelley made a straight and Stolz made $25,000 for his 44th place finish.

Tags: Andrew StolzStephen Shelley

Let's Get Serious for a Moment...

One of Australia's own, Billy Seri, has just been knocked down and then out of the 2010 Aussie Millions Main Event. Kristoffere Kero played the villain in both of the following hands, first knocking Seri down to 6,000 in chips and then taking the rest one hand later.

In the first hand, Seri got it all in preflop holding {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts} and ran into Kero's queens. A jack-high board left Seri with just 6,000 in chips, which he put back in action one hand later holding {9-Diamonds}{6-Spades}. Kero challenged again, this time with {K-Spades}{10-Spades} and the board ran out {2-Spades}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{7-Clubs}, failing to save Seri and subsequently knocking him out of the tournament in 45th place.

Tags: Billy Seri

Sennhauser Sent Packing

Stephen Shelley and Peter Sennhauser battled in a preflop war in a classic race.

Sennhauser was in front with {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} for a pair as Shelley held {A-Hearts}{J-Spades} for the overcards that wold need to improve.

And improve he did on a board of {J-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}, pairing his jack to elimiante Sennhauser. Shelley is up to a whopping 825,000 chips.

Tags: Peter SennhauseStephen Shelley

Mizzi Apologetic; Knocks Out William Skountzos in 47th place

Mizzi still wearing the "lucky seat band.
Mizzi still wearing the "lucky seat band.
Sorel Mizzi raised from middle position to 18,000 and William Skountzos reraised to 30,000 from the cutoff. Mizzi wasted no time at all putting Skountzos to the test moving all in. Skountzos called his last 100,000 and we were off to the flop.

Mizzi apologized before the flop even hit, showing {9-Spades}{5-Spades}, and Skountzos was well ahead with {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}.

The flop was {8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and Mizzi's premonition was even closer to reality. The {7-Diamonds} on the turn locked it up for Mizzi who now is inching closer to the 1 million chip mark.

William Skountzos earns $20,000 AUD for his 47th place finish.

Tags: Sorel MizziWilliam Skountzos

Krstanoski Falls To StrongPlay

Mile Krstanoski's run has come to an end at the hands of Joel "StrongPlay" Dodds.

Krstanoski was short-stacked with his {Q-Spades}{10-Hearts} but had live cards against Dodds' {K-Diamonds}{9-Spades}.

Krstanoski took the lead on the {J-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{10-Spades} flop but the {8-Diamonds} on the turn gave Dodds a straight and left Krstanoski in trouble. The river bricked the {5-Spades} and Krstanoski departs in 48th place for $25,000, as Dodds stacks up 310,000.

Tags: Joel DoddsMile Krstanoski

Drats; Tyler Bonkowski is Out

Tyler Bonkowski has been eliminated from the tournament by Kosmas Dratsas in 49th place ($20,000 AUD).

Bonkowski open-shipped his last 42,000 from the cutoff and was looked up by Dratsas in the big blind:

Bonkowski: {Q-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}
Dratsas: {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}

The ensuing board then ran out {3-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{J-Hearts}{5-Spades}{A-Spades} and Dratsas took down the pot with a pair of jacks to send Bonkowski to the rail.

Tags: Kosmas DratsasTyler Bonkowski