2012 Aussie Millions

$100,000 Challenge
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
22
Prize
1,012,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
100,000 AUD
Prize Pool
2,200,000 AUD
Entries
22
Level Info
Level
14
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0

Seidel WILL NOT Be Winning This $100K

Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel

Erik Seidel was just eliminated by the man he defeated to win the 2011 Aussie Millions $250,000 Challenge title last year Sam Trickett. The two were all in with the same hand as Seidel held the {A-Hearts}{K-Spades} to Trickett's {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}. The flop came down {J-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} and gave Trickett a flush draw. The turn was the {7-Diamonds} and Trickett made his flush to win the hand. The river completed the board with the {3-Spades}.

Seidel was the shorter of the two and was eliminated on the hand. Just 10 players now remain.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Erik SeidelSam Trickett

Break Time

Level 4 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

The remaining 10 players are now on a 10-minute break. We'll have chip counts coming for you shortly.

Level: 5

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 0

In My Lifetime

Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

From the cutoff seat, Phil Ivey raised to 10,000. Sorel Mizzi defended in the big blind with a call and the flop came down {A-Spades}{J-Spades}{3-Diamonds}. Mizzi checked, Ivey bet 10,000 and Mizzi called.

The {A-Diamonds} paired the board on the turn and Mizzi checked. Ivey checked behind and then the dealer landed the {2-Hearts} on the river. Mizzi fired 26,500 and Ivey began to tank. The dealer announced that he had 10 seconds left and began the countdown. The buzzer sounded and Ivey ran out of time. He had a look of disgust on his face as he knew his hand was dead, but didn't seem too sold on the bet from Mizzi. Either way, his hand was mucked and Mizzi won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
243,000
33,000
33,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
120,500
-20,000
-20,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Sorel MizziPhil Ivey

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Hansen Tries, Tries Again

Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen

From middle position, Sam Trickett raised to 8,000, and Mikhail Smirnov flatted in the small blind. In the big, Gus Hansen squeezed in a reraise to 25,500, and that was enough to fold Trickett out of the way. Smirnov called again, though, and they went off to a heads-up flop.

It came {8-Spades} {2-Diamonds} {10-Spades}, and Smirnov check-insta-called another 42,000 to arrive at the {J-Diamonds} turn. It went check-check there, and the river {9-Spades} completed the board. Smirnov checked again, and Hansen spent a few second soaking in the tank with a look of sheer agony on his face. It must not have been too bad, though, because he made a big bet at the pot. When the dealer began to break it down for a count, Smirnov went ahead and mucked, and the pot goes to Gus.

Player Chips Progress
Gus Hansen dk
Gus Hansen
355,000
79,500
79,500
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 3X Winner
Winamax
Mikhail Smirnov ru
Mikhail Smirnov
240,000
-76,000
-76,000

Tags: Gus HansenMikhail Smirnov

Tony G Picks One Up

With a little over 40,000 chips already in the pot, the board was {9-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} between Sorel Mizzi and Tony G. Mizzi checked to Tony G and he bet 30,000. After a bit of time in the tank, Mizzi was running out of seconds to act. He finally gave up his hand after the clock got down to about five seconds and Tony G won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
220,000
-23,000
-23,000
Tony G lt
Tony G
140,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: Tony GSorel Mizzi

Mercier Getting Shorter

Gus Hansen raised to 10,500 from the cutoff seat and Jason Mercier reraised to 25,000 from the button. Hansen made the call and the flop came down {Q-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{7-Spades}. Hansen checked, Mercier bet 17,000 and Hansen called.

The turn was the {6-Spades} and both players checked to see the {K-Diamonds} fall on the river. There, Hansen fired 51,500 and Mercier mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
105,000
-32,500
-32,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Jason MercierGus Hansen

Get This Money

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

Sorel Mizzi raised to 8,000 from the button and Phil Ivey called from the big blind to take the {Q-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{4-Spades} flop. Ivey checked and Mizzi bet 9,000. Ivey called.

The turn was the {5-Diamonds} and Ivey checked. Mizzi bet 22,500. Ivey took his time and then check-raised all in for what looked to be 73,500. Mizzi folded and Ivey won the pot.

Tags: Sorel MizziPhil Ivey