Event #21: $250,000 Super High Roller | 2011 Aussie Millions

01-27-2011 13:57 UTC+11

Chip Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	495,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tom Dwan	485,500 235,500	235,500

Wang Qiang	467,000 47,000	47,000
Paul Phua	413,500 83,500	83,500

Phil Ivey	321,000 -59,000	-59,000

Chris Ferguson	303,000 53,000	53,000

Andrew Feldman	257,000 7,000	7,000

Nikolay Evdakov	253,000 3,000	3,000

Roland de Wolfe	249,000 -1,000	-1,000

Eugene Katchalov	247,000 -3,000	-3,000

Daniel Cates	246,500 -3,500	-3,500
David Benyamine	246,000 -4,000	-4,000

Tony Bloom	237,500 -12,500	-12,500
Sam Trickett	218,000 -32,000	-32,000
Richard Yong	195,000 -55,000	-55,000
Annette Obrestad	160,000 20,000	20,000

John Juanda	137,500 -112,500	-112,500

Alexander Kostritsyn	44,000 -206,000	-206,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

01-27-2011 14:08 UTC+11

Ivey Doubles

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Level 3 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

From the cutoff, Tom Dwan made it 11,000. Phil Ivey called from the button and the blinds released.

The flop came down {4-Clubs} {8-Clubs} {a-Diamonds} and Dwan tossed out a bet of 22,000. Ivey made the call and the two were off to a turn of the {5-Spades} .

Dwan's time bank made it down to about ten seconds left before he checked to Ivey. Ivey also used most of his time bank before tossing out 60,000. Dwan then moved all in and after some thought, Ivey called.

Ivey: {4-Hearts} {5-Hearts}
Dwan: {k-Clubs} {7-Clubs}

The river brought the {k-Spades} and Ivey doubled to 454,000.

Tags: Phil Ivey Tom Dwan

01-27-2011 14:10 UTC+11

Kostritsyn Doubles

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Level 3 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Phil Ivey made it 11,000 to go and Alexander Kostritsyn moved all in for his remaining 41,000. It folded back around to Ivey and he made the call.

Ivey: {a-Hearts} {9-Clubs}
Kostritsyn: {a-Diamonds} {7-Spades}

The board ran out {4-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} {4-Spades} {6-Clubs} {7-Hearts} with the river saving Kostritsyn from elimination and doubling his stack to 82,000.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn Phil Ivey

01-27-2011 14:17 UTC+11

Back-to-Back Losses for Cates

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Level 3 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Daniel Cates just lost back-to-back pots at the hands of Paul Phua, and David Benyamine.

We caught up with the first hand on a flop of {7-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {3-Hearts} with Phua betting 11,000, and Cates making the call. Both players checked the {6-Spades} on the turn, and when the {7-Spades} hit the river Phua slid out a bet of 37,000.

Cates tanked for as long as he possibly could, but when the dealer said zero, Cates flicked his hand into the muck.

The next hand saw Cates min-raise to 8,000 from middle position, and only getting David Benyamine to call from the big blind.

The flop was {4-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {4-Hearts} and both players checked. They also checked the {6-Spades} turn. When the {5-Diamonds} hit on the river, Benyamine bet 10,000 and Cates quickly called. Benyamine showed {2-Hearts} {3-Hearts} for a rivered straight, and Cates mucked.

Tags: Daniel Cates David Benyamine Paul Phua

01-27-2011 14:21 UTC+11

Money Money Money

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Level 3 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

If you guys were wondering about the prizepool and the payouts, here it is.

Prizepool: $5,000,000

Three places will walk away with the cash. First place will take $2.5 million. Second will get $1.5 million and third takes home $1 million.

01-27-2011 14:25 UTC+11

Who Takes Longer to Make a Decision

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Level 3 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

"He takes long, but you take twice as long!" Phil Ivey said to Tom Dwan.

Apparently, Tom Dwan thinks John Juanda takes the longest to make a decision at the poker table. Ivey has a different opinion.

Dwan is trying to plead his case, and Ivey said, "Why don't you argue with eight people?"

Dwan keeps it up and Roland de Wolfe chimes in, "You take 10 minutes to check-raise with the nuts."

"Alright, I'll play faster," Dwan said.

Tags: Phil Ivey Tom Dwan Roland de Wolfe John Juanda

01-27-2011 14:27 UTC+11

Side Table Action; Big Flop for Phua, and Cates Making Moves

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Level 4 : 2,500/5,000, 1,000 ante

Over at the side table, we caught up with a big hand right before the flop. We didn't catch the exact action but it was certainly a three-bet pot, and the only players standing when we went to the flop were Sam Trickett and Paul Phua.

The flop was {q-Hearts} {k-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} , and Trickett checked over to Phua who slid out 62,000. Trickett quickly folded, and Phua couldn't help but show his monster, {a-Diamonds} {q-Diamonds} , top-pair and the nut-flush draw. Trickett said it was an easy fold for him, as he told the table he had pocket jacks.

The next hand Erik Seidel made it 10,000 to go, and Daniel Cates made it 25,000 and Seidel made the call. Both players checked the {8-Hearts} {4-Clubs} {10-Diamonds} flop.

The turn was the {2-Clubs} , and Erik Seidel tossed out a bet of 43,000. Cates started counting his chips right away, looking to pounce with a check-raise. After a few moments, he tossed in his whole stack, 157,500 worth. Seidel pondered, his face looking pained. When the dealer announced he had twenty-seconds, Seidel mucked his hand.

Daniel Cates is now back to around the 250,000 mark.

Tags: Daniel Cates Erik Seidel

01-27-2011 14:28 UTC+11

Kostritsyn Shoves, No One Calls

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Level 4 : 2,500/5,000, 1,000 ante

It was folded to Alexander Kostritsyn who moved all in for his remaining 80,500. Next to act was Chris Ferguson who used almost all of his 30 second time bank debating the call, but ended up folding. Juanda asked for a count and continued to think about calling, but opted to fold. The blinds, without much thought, also released and Kostritsyn took the blind and antes.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn Chris Ferguson John Juanda

Level: 4

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 1,000