2011 Aussie Millions

Event #8: $100,000 Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
1,525,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
100,000 AUD
Prize Pool
3,800,000 AUD
Entries
38
Level Info
Level
14
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0

Cheung Doubles and Leaves Mizzi Short

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

From under the gun, Sam Trickett raised to 10,000. Sorel Mizzi reraised from the button to 30,000. Derek Cheung moved all in from the big blind for 55,000. Trickett folded and Mizzi made the call.

Mizzi: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}
Cheung: {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{Q-Spades} and Mizzi took a blow that saw his stack dwindle to just 37,000 in chips. Cheong doubled to about 120,000.

Tags: Derek CheungSorel MizziSam Trickett

Chop, Chop

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Nikolay Evdakov raised to 11,000 from the button and Erik Seidel three-bet to 30,000 from the big blind. Evdakov called.

The flop came down {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{10-Hearts} and Seidel bet 35,000. Evdakov made the call.

The turn brought the {7-Diamonds} and after both players checked the river completed the board with the {8-Hearts}. Seidel bet 75,000 and Evdakov called.

Seidel tabled the {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and Evdakov the {10-Clubs}{(c}. Both held a nine to complete the jack-high straight and chopped up the pot.

Tags: Nikolay EvdakovErik Seidel

Lisandro Over 200k

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Jeffrey Lisandro
Jeffrey Lisandro

Erick Lindgren tossed in two yellow 5,000-denomination chips from middle position as Jeffrey Lisandro, Daniel Cates and David Steicke all made the call for 10,000 from varying positions on the table.

Lindgren fired out a continuation-bet of 13,000 on the {K-Clubs}{k-Spades}{7-Diamonds} flop with only Lisandro making the call as the {8-Spades} landed on the turn.

Lindgren checked before Lisandro dropped in a bet of 15,000 with Lindgren swiftly making the call.

The {9-Hearts} on the river was checked by Lindgren as Lisandro splashed the pot with a bet amounting to 35,000. Lindgren instantly folded as Lisandro collected the pot to move to 225,000 in chips.

Tags: Daniel CatesDavid SteickeErick LindgrenJeffrey Lisandro

Durrrr Out

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Tom Dwan
Tom Dwan

Tom Dwan had been opening a lot of hands as of late and did so again on this one to 10,000 preflop from middle position. Nikolay Evdakov was in the small blind and reraised to 35,000. Dwan moved all in for 107,000 and Evdakov called.

Evdakov: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}
Dwan: {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

The flop, turn and river ran out {9-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{3-Hearts} to give Evdakov the win and send Dwan to the rail.

"I would've preferred an eight on the turn," said Dwan as he was making his way out of his chair. "It looked like an eight."

Tags: Nikolay EvdakovTom Dwan

Miracle River for Kostritsyn

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Peter Jetten put in a raise to 10,000 before Alexander Kostritsyn three-bet from the small blind to 27,000. Jetten opted to make the call in position and head to a flop.

The first three community cards came down {A-Hearts}{10-Spades}{3-Hearts}. Kostritsyn stayed aggressive with a bet of 23,000. Jetten made the call.

The {9-Spades} was added to the board on the turn and Kostritsyn moved all in for 82,500. Jetten snap-called holding the {A-Spades}{A-Clubs} for top set, the current nuts. Kostritsyn was drawing to an open-ended straight draw with the {Q-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}.

The river smacked the board with the {K-Diamonds} and nailed Kostritsyn's straight. He won the hand and doubled up to 270,000 after a miracle river card. Jetten was knocked back to 145,000 and left to think about only what could've been.

Tags: Alexander KostritsynPeter Jetten

Sevens Full for Steicke

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
David Steicke
David Steicke

Daniel Cates entered the pot on the button with a raise to 8,000 as David Steicke made the call from the small blind.

Both players checked the {10-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} flop as the {Q-Spades} landed on the turn and the action was checked through again.

Steicke led for 6,500 when the river landed the {7-Diamonds} and Cates was quick to make the call.

"Full house!" announced Steicke as he tabled his {7-Hearts}{7-Spades} to produce a muck from Cates.

Tags: Daniel CatesDavid Steicke

One for Lisandro

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Jeffrey Lisandro opened his button to 11,000 only to have Daniel Cates make it 27,000 from the big blind.

Lisandro swiftly called as the {3-Hearts}{3-Spades}{A-Spades} flop was followed by a round of checks as the {5-Diamonds} was produced on the turn.

Both players checked a second time as the {4-Clubs} landed on the river and Lisandro took the lead with a 16,000-chip bet.

Cates immediately called, but was then forced to muck when shown the {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts} of Lisandro.

Tags: Jeffrey LisandroDaniel Cates

Seidel's Aces Net Him a Big Double

Level 5 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel

From the hijack seat, Nikolay Evdakov raised to 11,000. Erik Seidel reraised from the button to 27,500. Evdakov reraised the pot and Seidel went al in for 162,500. Evdakov made the call and the cards were tabled.

Seidel: {A-Clubs}{A-Spades}
Evdakov: {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}

The flop came down {K-Hearts}{J-Spades}{7-Hearts} and gave Evdakov a pair of kings. He was still behind the aces that Seidel held though as the dealer dealt the next street. The turn was the {8-Diamonds} and Seidel's aces looked like they were going to hold up. The river confirmed the hold after the {5-Diamonds} fell.

Seidel doubled to around 330,000 while Evdakov dropped back to 272,000.

Tags: Erik SeidelNikolay Evdakov