Event #19: No-Limit Hold'em - Bounties Day 1 | 2011 Aussie Millions

01-29-2011 17:35 UTC+11

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Portaro	70,000 14,000	14,000
Nikolay Evdakov	34,000 -8,000	-8,000

Peter Aristidou	32,000
Simon Watt	26,000 8,000	8,000

Milan Gurung	25,000 20,500	20,500
Tyron Krost	23,000 4,000	4,000
Benn Skender	17,000 -8,200	-8,200
Graeme Putt	15,200 3,700	3,700
David Steicke	13,000 -32,000	-32,000
Steve Yea	12,500 -3,500	-3,500

Elliot Smith	12,000 -1,500	-1,500
Mel Judah	12,000 -4,000	-4,000

Jack Powell	12,000 3,000	3,000
Jackie Glazier	6,500 2,500	2,500

Marsha Waggoner	4,200 -900	-900
Billy Jordanou	Busted

The Flip Of A Coin

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Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

We came to the table with {10-Clubs} {3-Spades} {8-Diamonds} showing and a player faced with an allin bet from Milan Gurung.

It seemed like the player had already been in the tank for some time before our PokerNews reporter arrived and he continued to stay in the tank before saying he was torn as to what decision to make.

Eventually the player decided to literally flip a coin, taking a coin from his pocket and flying it into the air. When the coin landed heads he sighed and with a painful look made the call.

When Gurung turned over {q-Clubs} {q-Diamonds} , it was way in front of his own {k-Spades} {10-Spades} and a conversation about leaving decisions to chance broke out at the table. The player seemed upset at himself as Gurung took down the pot, saying that he never should have flipped the coin.

If Gurung had have turned over pocket-nines we are sure he would have been praising the coin.

Gurung sees his stack move to 25,000.

Tags: Milan Gurung

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 50

01-29-2011 17:56 UTC+11

Skender Scoops Bounty

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Level 8 : 300/600, 50 ante

Another bounty has been eliminated, with the AUD$1,000 going into the hands of Benn Skender.

Skender moved allin after the bounty players shove and another player from the small blind would come along for the ride having both players covered.

Bounty: {7-Diamonds} {7-Spades}
Small Blind: {9-Diamonds} {9-Spades}
Skender: {a-Diamonds} {k-Spades}

It was looking good for atleast one player to walk away with the bounty and with one card to come the board read {q-Hearts} {4-Clubs} {10-Spades} {3-Diamonds} looking like the nines would hold up, but the {a-Spades} on the river was good for Skender to take down the big pot and the AUD$1,000 bounty.

Tags: Benn Skender

01-29-2011 18:05 UTC+11

Watt Walks

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Level 8 : 300/600, 50 ante

There is another Full Tilt Red Pro making his way to the rail, this time it was Simon Watt who couldn't survive the afternoon, not able to catch up with {10-Hearts} {3-Hearts} allin against {a-} {k-} .

Nikolay Evdakov and Steve Yea are the last surviving players flying the Full Tilt flag.

Tags: Nikolay Evdakov Simon Watt Steve Yea

01-29-2011 18:12 UTC+11

Gupta Gulping

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Level 8 : 300/600, 50 ante

Ash Gupta has taken another hit to his stack, having an opponent allin holding with Gupta's {q-Clubs} {k-Spades} needing some help against {a-Spades} {k-Clubs} .

The board would run out {j-Spades} {6-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {j-Hearts} , a slight sweat on the turn but no help for Gupta who now has under 3,000.

Tags: Ash Gupta

01-29-2011 18:23 UTC+11

Updated Chip Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Portaro	70,500 500	500
Benn Skender	57,000 2,000	2,000
Milan Gurung	40,000 15,000	15,000
Nikolay Evdakov	35,500 1,500	1,500

David Steicke	35,000 22,000	22,000
Joel Dodds	19,000 4,500	4,500
Tyron Krost	17,600 -5,400	-5,400
Peter Aristidou	17,000 -15,000	-15,000
Jack Powell	14,000 2,000	2,000
Steve Yea	13,700 1,200	1,200

Graeme Putt	8,500 -6,700	-6,700
Mel Judah	8,000 -4,000	-4,000

Jackie Glazier	Busted

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 75

01-29-2011 18:32 UTC+11

Waggoner Alive

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Level 9 : 400/800, 75 ante

Marsha Waggoner has a bounty around her neck and when she moved allin for her remaining 4,500 the rest of her table were licking their lips.

Although the prospect of taking down the bounty is desirable, if you don't have the cards, you don't have the cards and as such all players folded around to Bruno Portaro in the small blind. Portaro having a big stack in front of him and already invested in the pot made the call. Steve Yea was in the big blind and eventually decided to fold his hand, showing the {a-Diamonds} .

"I only looked at one card," Portaro said before turning over his {k-Spades} {5-Spades} . Waggoner was out in front with {j-Clubs} {k-Clubs} .

The board ran out {a-Hearts} {4-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {k-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} and Waggoner doubled up and stays alive, while Portaro takes a slight hit.

If Full Tilt Red Pro Yea had have made the call he would have taken the pot, taken the bounty and sent Waggoner home. But you can't win pots on "what if's!"

Tags: Bruno Portaro Marsha Waggoner Steve Yea

01-29-2011 18:42 UTC+11

Gupta Getting There

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Level 9 : 400/800, 75 ante

Ash Gupta's rollercoaster afternoon might finally slow down now that he has managed to double-up a couple of times.

The latest double came when Gupta had a player allin holding {a-Clubs} {4-Clubs} against Gupta's {a-Hearts} {q-Hearts} .

When the board ran out {k-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {j-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {2-Spades} Gupta would take down the pot and eliminate the player as he moves to around 20,000.

Tags: Ash Gupta