$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Bounties | 2012 Aussie Millions

Level: 22

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

01-22-2012 19:08 UTC+11

Updated Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Ross Parkhill	860,000 260,000	260,000
Mark Betts	740,000 40,000	40,000
Sam Capra	550,000 -200,000	-200,000
Jamie Pickering	530,000 5,000	5,000
Michal Polchlopek	390,000 -60,000	-60,000

01-22-2012 19:16 UTC+11

Ain't No Party Like a Party Poker Party

Chad Holloway

Level 22 : 6,000/12,000, 1,000 ante

Thanks for following along with our coverage of the 2012 Aussie Millions on PokerNews. Be sure to check out our friends at the PartyPoker blog as well for great posts by Mike Sexton, Tony G, Kara Scott, and Dragan Galic.

Tags: PartyPoker

01-22-2012 19:18 UTC+11

Polchlopek Back On Top

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Sam Capra opened the action from the button and was three-bet to 80,000 by Michal Polchlopek in the small blind. A call from Capra saw the {3-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {2-Spades} flop hit the felt. Capra led for 30,000 and this is when Polchlopek jammed all in. A call from Capra and the two turned their hands over.

Polchlopek: {q-Diamonds} {q-Hearts}
Capra: {8-Hearts} {8-Spades}

Both player held over pairs but Polchlopek's were much better and when the turn and river bricked out, Polchlopek took down the big hand to leave Capra with around 150,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michal Polchlopek	800,000 410,000	410,000
Sam Capra	150,000 -400,000	-400,000

Tags: Michal Polchlopek Sam Capra

01-22-2012 19:25 UTC+11

Capra Get's It Back

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Sam Capra has just managed to get the chips he lost to Michal Polchlopek back. This time Capra went to a {9-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} flop with Mark Betts and Polchlopek. This was where Polchlopek and Capra got all their chips in. For a couple of minutes it looked like Betts was also looking to rumble, but he ended up sending his cards into the muck.

Capra turned over a familiar hand - {8-Spades} {8-Diamonds} . Polchlopek didn't have a bigger overpair this time, but stilll had plenty of outs holding {k-Diamonds} {q-Diamonds} .

When the turn and river brought two repeat nines, Capra took his chips back off Polchlopek to sit with a healthy stack again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michal Polchlopek	500,000 -300,000	-300,000
Sam Capra	385,000 235,000	235,000

Tags: Michal Polchlopek Sam Capra

01-22-2012 19:36 UTC+11

Michal Chipping Away

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Michal Polchlopek has easily been the most active in the last 10 minutes, opening pots, three-betting and c-betting his way back up to 700,000. He hasn't faced much competition and has now moved back into the top couple of chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michal Polchlopek	700,000 200,000	200,000

01-22-2012 19:48 UTC+11

Betts Picks Away at Jamie

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Mark Betts opened the action to 25,000 on the button. Jamie Pickering then three-bet to 80,000 in the small blind and Betts made the call.

Flop: {6-Spades} {k-Clubs} {j-Hearts}

Both players checked on the flop as the {7-Clubs} was dealt on the turn. Pickering again checked and then called a bet of 80,000 from Betts. The {j-Clubs} on the river saw both players check and Pickering sent his cards into the muck as Betts revealed his {k-Hearts} {10-Hearts} .

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Betts	810,000 70,000	70,000
Jamie Pickering	430,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Jamie Pickering Mark Betts

01-22-2012 19:55 UTC+11

Jamie Pickering Eliminated in 5th Place ($24,000 AUD)

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When Mark Betts opened the action to 25,000 from the dealer button, Jamie Pickering would pop it to 90,000 in the small blind. A call from Betts would see the {2-Clubs} {6-Spades} {5-Diamonds} flop dealt on the felt.

It was on the flop that Pickering shoved his stack. Betts made the call and his {3-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} would be ahead of the {j-Spades} {10-Clubs} of Pickering. The turn and river would need to bring some big cards for Pickering, but a {6-Hearts} and a {2-Hearts} wouldn't help as Pickering was sent home in 5th palce.