2008 Aussie Millions

Event 12 - $10,500 Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2008 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
1,650,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
7,800,000 AUD
Entries
780
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Eli Elezra Chipping Up

Eli Elezra
Eli Elezra
Eli Elezra has been slowly chipping up for most of the day. Elezra is content to play small ball poker and avoid any big early confrontations. In a recent pot he was able to get a call out of an opponent who held A-Q high on a board of {8-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{3-Spades}{9-Hearts}. Elezra had {8-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for only a pair of eights but that was enough to take down another small pot as he moves to around 33,000 chips.

Tags: Eli Elezra

Sarah Bilney Crippled

Sarah Bilney was crippled by Rich Holmes. She got all her money in with a set of sevens on a board of {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}. Rich Holmes called with 6-6. He made a straight on the turn and won the pot. Holmes increased his stack to 23,000, while Bilney was left with 1,700 in chips.

Tags: Sarah Bilney

10K H.O.R.S.E. Event Added

According to Crown Casino director of tournament operations, Jonno Pittock, they are adding an additional event to the Aussie Millions schedule. Next Saturday on January 20th, there will be a $10,000 buy-in HORSE event. It will be capped at 48 players and it will be a two-day event with the final table to be held on Sunday, Juanuary 21st.

Roy Winston Passes 50K

A middle position player raised to 900, Roy Winston called, and the cutoff moved all in for 3,525. The MP player folded and Winston called.

Winston {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Cutoff {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}

The board ran out {Q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{3-Spades}{6-Diamonds} and Winston's eights held up, while his opponent was eliminated. He's up to 52,000

Tags: Roy Winston

Penalty for Sam Youssef

Sam Youssef was issued a penalty for allegedly flipping over an opponent's hand that was tossed into the muck. The incident went down on the last hand before the previous break. Youssef folded to a bet on the river. When the dealer pushed the pot to the winning player, that player tossed his hand into the muck. Youssef allegedly turned over the cards to see what the winner hand. That's why he was given a penalty where he had to sit out two full orbits.