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

Van Marcus the Moose Hunter

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}{10-Hearts}{3-Spades}. Alexander moved all in (he had Marcus covered) and Marcus called for his last 22,000.

Marcus: {10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}
Alexander: {A-Clubs}{Q-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 AlexanderVan Marcus

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

The Moose Is Loose

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}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}. 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}{2-Hearts}
Big Blind: {4-Spades}{3-Spades}

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

Tags: Raemin Alexander

Roy Vandersluis Back From the Brink

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}{Q-Clubs}. The all-in player tabled {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}, meaning a race situation.

The board came down {J-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and Vandersluis moved up to just over 50,000.

Tags: Roy Vanderluis