2011 Aussie Millions

Event #9: Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2011 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
2,000,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
7,210,000 AUD
Entries
721
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Ace Defense

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

How not to bust in the first level with aces:

Scott Montgomery, who is looking tré sharp in a suit, tie, and fedora, raised to 250. Another player made it 800, and Montgomery flatted. The flop fell {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}, and Montgomery checked. So did his opponent. The turn was the {4-Hearts}, and both players checked again. Finally after the {7-Diamonds} river, Montgomery decided to bet. He made it 1,700, and his opponent tossed out a single 5k chip. "Is that a call?" Montgomery asked, hoping it wasn't. But it was.

Scott turned over {j-Spades}{j-Hearts} for flopped quads. His opponent mucked black aces, which had cost him the minimum.

Tags: Scott Montgomery

Nuts for Sbrzesny

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Catching the action with the board reading {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{A-Diamonds} and the pot brewing at roughly 2,500, a player fired out a bet of 1,650.

His lone opponent in the hand - Bodo Sbrzesny - deliberated for many moments before tossing in a raise amounting to 6,000.

Sbrzesny's opponent quickly made the call, but when he was shown the {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds} of Sbrzesny for the nuts, he was forced to muck.

As Sbrzesny stacked his chips, he moved to 30,500.

Tags: Bodo Sbrzesny

From Top Pair to a Chopped Flush

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

WIth two limps from the button and small blind, Martin Rowe bumped it up to 500 from the big blind.

The button passed, but the player in the small blind made the call before check-calling a 600-chip bet from Rowe on the {A-Spades}{4-Spades}{J-Spades} flop.

The {5-Spades} and {2-Spades} on the turn and river were checked through to see Rowe table his {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} - but play a flush on the board.

His opponent tabled his {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} for a flopped set, and unluckily chopped the pot up.

For the 2009 APPT Sydney Champion, things could have turned sour for him if the turn and river were different. Luckily though he still has a comfortable 20,500 in chips.

Tags: Martin Rowe

Bodo Flushes

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

With the flop reading {K-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}, Michael Pedley fired 525 into opponent Bodo Sbrzesny. Sbrzesny made the call and the turn brought the {5-Spades} to the board, completing some draws. Sbrzesny called another bet from Pedley, this time for 1,100.

The river completed the board with the {3-Hearts} and Pedley stayed on the gas with a bet of 1,525. Sbrzesny tossed in the call.

Pedley revealed the {K-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for two pair, but lost to Sbrzesny's flush with the {7-Spades}{4-Spades}. Sbrzesny increased to 30,000 while Pedley slipped back to 37,000.

Tags: Michael PedleyBodoSbrzesny

Vandersluis Flush'd

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

On a flop of {5-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{3-Clubs}, Roy Vandersluis had an opponent at risk for his last 5,050 into a pot of roughly double that.

Vandersluis: {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}
Opponent: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}

With Vandersluis in the lead and needing to fade a club or queen, the {A-Clubs} on the turn would send Vandersluis into a furious banter of annoyance as the {K-Hearts} completed the board.

As he headed on break, Vandersluis was left with just 11,400 in chips.

Tags: Roy Vandersluis

More Full Tilt Pairings Today

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Much like yesterday's field had many Full Tilt Poker Red Pros and Team Members sitting side by side, today has more of the same.

Red Pros Annette Obrestad and Roland de Wolfe are seated beside each other on one part of the room while Andrew Feldman has joined the field and is sitting right next to David Oppenheim. Random seat draw much?

Tags: Full Tilt PokerAnnette ObrestadDavid OppenheimRoland de WolfeAndrew Feldman

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Updated Chip Counts

Here are some of the counts from the secondary tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Bodo Sbrzesny at
Bodo Sbrzesny
43,000
13,000
13,000
Tim Marsters au
Tim Marsters
35,400
15,400
15,400
Full Tilt
Eric Assadourian au
Eric Assadourian
26,500
6,500
6,500
Scott Montgomery ca
Scott Montgomery
25,500
5,500
5,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Full Tilt
David Steicke au
David Steicke
22,800
2,800
2,800
Lee Nelson nz
Lee Nelson
22,500
2,500
2,500
Grant Levy au
Grant Levy
22,000
2,000
2,000
Casey Kastle si
Casey Kastle
21,500
1,500
1,500
Jeffrey Lisandro au
Jeffrey Lisandro
19,000
-1,000
-1,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Jack Powell
Jack Powell
18,500
-1,500
-1,500
Tyron Krost au
Tyron Krost
16,600
-3,400
-3,400
Andy Bloch us
Andy Bloch
13,775
-6,225
-6,225
WSOP 1X Winner
Full Tilt
Maya Geller us
Maya Geller
13,475
-6,525
-6,525
Nobbi Tanaka
Nobbi Tanaka
13,400
-6,600
-6,600
Annette Obrestad no
Annette Obrestad
9,800
-10,200
-10,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Full Tilt