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

01-05-2008 22:26 UTC+10

Van Marcus the Moose Hunter

[user24788]

An interesting hand developed on the bubble. Raemin "Jake the Moose" Alexander raised 5,000. Van Marcus re-raised to 14,500. Alexander called. The flop was {A-Diamonds}

. Alexander moved all in (he had Marcus covered) and Marcus called for his last 22,000.

Marcus: {10-Diamonds}

Alexander: {A-Clubs}

Marcus flopped two pair and was ahead. The turn was the {2-Spades}

and the river was the {9-Hearts}

. Marcus' hand held up and he doubled through Alexander. After that hand, Van Marcus increased his stack to over 80,000, while Alexander slipped to 60,000.

"What a luckbox," exclaimed Alexander as he walked away from the table in utter disgust.

"You're a f----g genius," Alexander said sarcastically when he returned to the table.

"That's right," quipped Van Marcus. "I am a genius. A genius with your chips."

Tags: Raemin Alexander Van Marcus

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

01-05-2008 22:17 UTC+10

Hand for Hand

[user25067]

With 51 players remaining, we are officially on the bubble. Play will now go hand for hand until one more player is eliminated.

01-05-2008 22:12 UTC+10

The Moose Is Loose

[user24788]

Raemin "Jake the Moose" Alexander took out another player. In the battle of the blinds, Alexander limped in from the small blind. The big blind checked his option. The flop was {4-Clubs}

. The turn was the {J-Clubs}

and the river was the {Q-Spades}

. On the river, Alexander checked. The big blind bet 6,000. Alexander moved all in and the big blind called.

Alexander: {4-Hearts}

Big Blind: {4-Spades}

Raemin "Jake the Moose" Alexander won the pot with a flopped full house and sent his opponent to the rail.

Tags: Raemin Alexander

01-05-2008 22:07 UTC+10

Roy Vandersluis Back From the Brink

[user22113]

After eliminating a short stack Roy Vandersluis has given himself some breathing room around the bubble.

Facing an all in from a short stack, Vandersluis made the call with {A-Hearts}