2008 Aussie Millions
Event 1 - $1,100 No Limit Holdem (2-Day Event)
Day: 1
Van Marcus Up to 8K
Late Arrivals: Kenny Ng
Lisandro Cripples Nelson
Nelson:
Lisandro:
Nelson was ahead until the flop of , when Lisandro took the lead with a set. The turn was the and the river was the . Lisandro's set of Jacks held up and he increased his stack to 5,500. Nelson slipped to 1,400.
Tony Hachem Sleeps with the Fishes
A player to Tony's left then moved all-in over the top of Hachem's bet with pocket sevens, prompting the remaining players who'd limped into the pot to get out of the way.
There would be no miracle six for Tony, who found out afterwards that another player folded the other two sixes, leaving him drawing quite dead.
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Sticky Stumbles
Sticky leads out with a bet of 1,500 chips, Emad folds and a player in middle position goes into the tank. After several long minutes 'time' is called on the player and he decides to push in his last 2,000 chips which Sticky calls.
The river blanks and the middle position player flips pocket queens which is good enough to take down a nice pot as Sticky mucks his hand.
Jethro 1, Lisandro 0
The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the and both players checked again. Horowitz tabled and won the pot. Lisandro mucked his hand and slipped to under 3,000. Horowitz increased his stack to over 5,000.
Tony Hachem Crippled on Consecutive Hands
On the very next hand, Hachem made another early position pre-flop raise and was called by the big blind. The flop was . Hachem bet 600, the big blind moved all in for 1100, and Hachem called. The big blind turned up for two pair, while Hachem showed for top pair, top kicker. The turn and the river did not improve his hand and he's now down to only 900 in chips.
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0