2008 Aussie Millions

Event 1 - $1,100 No Limit Holdem (2-Day Event)
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
142,302 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Prize Pool
537,000 AUD
Entries
537
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000

Arul Thillai Almost Up to 10K

Arul Thillai
Arul Thillai
Arul Thillai was involved in a three-way pot. On a flop of {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}, Arul Thillai checked from the small blind. The big blind bet 600 and the third player folded. Arul Thillai check-raised to 2,000. The big blind called. The turn was the {2-Spades}. Arul Thillai moved all in for his last 4,000 and his opponent folded. Arul Thillai increased his stack to almost 10,000.

Tags: Arul Thillai

Lisandro Cripples Nelson

2007 WSOP bracelet winner Jeff Lisandro
2007 WSOP bracelet winner Jeff Lisandro
Jeff Lisandro and Lee Nelson were involved in a raising war. They both got all their money in preflop.

Nelson: {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}
Lisandro: {J-Spades}{J-Clubs}

Nelson was ahead until the flop of {J-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}, when Lisandro took the lead with a set. The turn was the {6-Hearts} and the river was the {3-Hearts}. Lisandro's set of Jacks held up and he increased his stack to 5,500. Nelson slipped to 1,400.

Tags: Jeff LisandroLee Nelson

Tony Hachem Sleeps with the Fishes

Tony Hachem is among the early bustouts in today's event after having moved all in pre-flop for his last 900 chips holding pocket sixes after three players had limped into the pot before him.

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.

Tags: Tony Hachem

Reading Your Own Press...

Dory Zayneh took down the Poker News Cup back in October. His victory is currently featured in the latest issue of Bluff magazine. Several players were spotted reading the latest issue including Zayneh, who thumbed through Bluff in between folding hands.

Tags: Dory Zayneh

Sticky Stumbles

In a raised pot, three players including Emad Tahtouh and Mike "Sticky" Guttman took a flop of {5-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{A-Spades}. The action checked around and the turn brought the {A-Diamonds}.

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.

Tags: Emad TahtouhMike "Sticky" Guttman

Jethro 1, Lisandro 0

Jeff Lisandro stumbled a bit when he lost a hand to Jethro Horowitz. Lisandro raised to 150 from early position. Horowitz bumped it up to 450. Lisandro called. The flop was {Q-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}. Lisandro checked. Horowitz bet 550 and Lisandro called.

The turn was the {4-Diamonds} and both players checked. The river was the {Q-Spades} and both players checked again. Horowitz tabled {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs} and won the pot. Lisandro mucked his hand and slipped to under 3,000. Horowitz increased his stack to over 5,000.

Tags: Jeff LisandroJethro Horowitz

Tony Hachem Crippled on Consecutive Hands

Tony Hachem
Tony Hachem
Tony Hachem opened the pot from early position with {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} and got one caller. The flop was {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. Hachem bet out and was called. The turn was the {3-Spades}. Hachem checked, his opponent moved all in, and Hachem reluctantly folded.

On the very next hand, Hachem made another early position pre-flop raise and was called by the big blind. The flop was {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{3-Spades}. Hachem bet 600, the big blind moved all in for 1100, and Hachem called. The big blind turned up {A-Spades}{3-Clubs} for two pair, while Hachem showed {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} 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.

Tags: Tony Hachem

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0