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Daniel Neilson bet 700 from the big blind at a 
flop, and his opponent called. He bet 1,500 after the 
turn, and again, his opponent called. The 
on the river paired the board, and Neilson fired a third bullet. The other player flatted the 2,500-chip bet and showed 
for running trip fours. Neilsen mucked unhappily, dropping into the danger zone with just 2,700 left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
||
|
52,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
32,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
|
26,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
24,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
17,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
16,800
-3,200
|
-3,200 |
|
14,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
||
|
13,925
-6,075
|
-6,075 |
|
|
||
|
13,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
||
|
10,600
-400
|
-400 |
|
|
||
|
|
8,200
-11,800
|
-11,800 |
Apparently nobody respects the under the gun raises of past Aussie Millions Main Event champions as Stewart Scott just got five callers after a raise to 550.
Flop: 
With a check behind him, Stewart also opted to check before one player put in a 1,500 chip bet. With action back around to Scott he slid in a raise to 5,025. Now the Aussie champ gets some respect as all five players fall like flies.
The railbirds suddenly rushed over to feature table 31 and it almost felt like the entire building tilted to one side, as a familiar sky-blue hat popped up in the Crown Poker Room.
That can only mean one thing - the one, the only, Phillip Q. Ivey, Esq. is in the hizz-ouse! He's now in seat 10, alongside fellow Full Tilt Poker stablemates James Akenhead and Perry Friedman, as well as Terrence Chan and Leo Boxell.
This has to easily be the most incredible Aussie Millions Day 1a line-up in history!
Dan "King Dan" Smith has built quite a stack, and we investigated to find out how it happened. Sounds like rather than one giant hand, he's been taking down most of the pots at his table. And that means prime material for goading his good friend and tablemate Tony "Bond18" Dunst.
"I bluffed Tony!" Smith announced proudly. But it turns out his bluff was really a bottom-pair value bet as Tony said his difficult fold was just king-high.
"You could just say I'm punishing Tony!"
Dunst agreed with that assessment. "He's beaten me out of every pot."
Another player at the table grumbled, "He's beaten everyone out of every pot."
James Akenhead made it 500 to go, and the button three-bet to 1,150, leaving himself 3,000 behind. Akenhead called, and the flop came out 
. James checked to the shortstack, who moved all in. It was an easy call for Mr. Akenhead, who showed 
for a flopped set. His opponent, with 
, was drawing to running sixes for his tournament life and was dead after the 
turn. It was Akenhead who caught quads with the 
on the river.
We've just received confirmation that the following four players are about to make their way down to the Crown Poker Room very shortly:
So if you were planning to come down to rail them today, now would be a good time to get your butt into gear!
The players have resumed their seats and after the house band finished their set (capped off with AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" and Bon Jovi's "It's My Life"), the cards are back in the air!
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
The players are on their first 15-minute break - and how awesome is this?! The house band have just started playing again, launching into a cover version of the Black Eyed Peas' smash hit, "I Gotta Feeling".
And on that note, we're off to cut a little rug!
