Event 1 - $1,100 No Limit Holdem (2-Day Event) Day 1 | 2008 Aussie Millions

01-06-2008 01:29 UTC+10

Michael Lipari Eliminated in 25th Place ($2,685)

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Tags: Michael Lipari

01-06-2008 01:28 UTC+10

David Thomas Eliminated in 26th Place ($2,685)

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01-06-2008 01:23 UTC+10

The Freaks Come Out at Night

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Whodini was an early hip hop group from Brooklyn, NY that got famous for their 1984 song "The Freaks Come Out at Night." When you work in a casino and cover tournaments that go late into the night, you often see things that you normally would not see during daylight hours. Like the song lyrics said, the freaks do come out at night.

Here's a perfect example... a drunk patron bum rushed media row and ate a cold plate of chips that had been sitting out for at least nine hours. He didn't care and munched away. About fifteen minutes later, the same guy was being escorted out of the casino by four security guards for reasons unknown by this reporter.

Several other intoxicated poker fans stumbled by media row and inquired about the whereabouts of Phil Ivey.

"He's in Las Vegas," we mentioned. "He'll be here next week."

Of course, the night would not be complete without one gentleman who slurred his words as he asked, "Where the f--- is Bill Ivey?"

01-06-2008 01:18 UTC+10

Top 5 Chip Counts

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Michael "Timex" McDonald - 170,000
Jovan Scekic - 160,000
Mark Saber - 150,000
Dale Townsend - 140,000
Mark Dalimore - 110,000

Tags: Timex

01-06-2008 01:14 UTC+10

Players Return from Break

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Action will stop when there are 20 players remaining or when this level runs out. There are currently 26 players remaining. The average stack is 82,615.

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 500

01-06-2008 01:04 UTC+10

Quang Nguyen Eliminated in 27th Place ($2,685)

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A player who refuses to reveal his name to us shoved all in from the cutoff for 80,000 and Quang Nguyen called all in from the big blind. Nguyen turned up {A-Hearts}

while the mystery man showed {2-Clubs}

. The flop was {K-Clubs}

, the turn was the {7-Spades}

, but the

spiked on the river and Nguyen was eliminated.

Tags: Quang Nguyen

01-06-2008 00:59 UTC+10

Players Take a 10-Minute Break

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01-06-2008 00:57 UTC+10

One More Level or 20 Players

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Director of Tournament Operations, Jonno Pittock, made a decision to extend play for one more level or until there are 20 players remaining... whichever comes first. There are 27 players remaining.

01-06-2008 00:52 UTC+10