Lee Watkinson Eliminated
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and found a caller in Gary Benson with 
. 
on the board and everyone's favorite chimpanzee aficionado was eliminated.Watkinson didn't leave Melbourne empty handed. He won Event #7 $3,250 PLO with Rebuys.
2008 Aussie Millions
Event 12 - $10,500 Aussie Millions Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 Aussie Millions
Buy-in
10,000 AUD
Prize Pool
7,800,000 AUD
Entries
780
Level
25
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
and found a caller in Gary Benson with . on the board and everyone's favorite chimpanzee aficionado was eliminated.Watkinson didn't leave Melbourne empty handed. He won Event #7 $3,250 PLO with Rebuys.
Ben Savage Likes Quads
. He check-called a 2,000 bet from Jirair Ebeyan. When the 
fell on the turn, both players checked. On the river, Savage fired out 7,000 and Ebeeyan called and tabled 
. Savage dragged the pot and increased his hand to over 34,000.
Players Take a 10-Minute Break
Mike Sexton Eliminated
, Mike Sexton bet 3,000. Roy Winston raised to 7,000. Sexton moved all in for 23,000. Winston called and barely had Sexton covered.Sexton:
Winston:
Winston was ahead with a set, but Sexton flopped an open-ended straight flush draw. The turn was the
and Sexton still had two outs for a straight flush. The river was the 
. Roy Winston dragged the pot and Sexton headed to the rail.
Boxell Finds Rockets But No Action
and geared himself for a big pot. He bumped it up to 2,200 from the small blind and hoped for a bite. However his opponent thought for a moment before jumping off the hook by folding his hand. Boxell showed his aces and joked with his opponent "Don't come after my blind!" Boxell has recently been moved to a tough table featuring Mike Sexton and Roy Winston but is progressing well with about 25,000 chips.
Michael "Timex" McDonald Eliminated by Andy Black
Black
Timex
2nd Opponent
The board ran out
and Black eliminated both players, increasing his stack to 35,000.
Durrr Doubles Up
on a board of 
and his hand held up. Durrr increased his stack to 38,000.
Top 5 Chip Counts
Tony G - 65,000
Erich Kollmann - 50,000
Erik Seidel - 48,000
David Levi - 46,000
Andy Black's Blues
Andy Black casually tossed a 500 denomination chip into the pot. Jon Van Fleet thought for a brief moment before bumping it up to 1,500 to go. Black quickly called and they were dealt the 
on the river. Black checked and Van Fleet fired 3,200 into the pot. Black instantly said "call" as Van Fleet flipped over . Black is disgusted as he throws away his cards and pays off his opponent.Black doesn't appear to be enjoying himself at the table at the moment. He's already had a couple of loud discussions with floor staff and is struggling to get going here on Day 1a as he slips back to 22,000 chips.
Gobboboy Eliminated
Gobboboy moved all in for his last 1,975. Raymond Rahme found
and called. Gobboboy was behind with . The board ran out 
and Gobboboy was eliminated.Gobboboy was the runner-up at last year's Aussie Millions and managed to take down Event #3 Mixed Stud lst week. Although his run in Australia has come to a close, expect Gobboboy to be a force at this year's World Series of Poker. The young gun turns 21 in a few months and has his sights set on a bracelet.