Event 12 - $10,500 Aussie Millions Main Event Day 1a | 2008 Aussie Millions

01-14-2008 14:51 UTC+10

Liz Lieu Eliminated

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On a board of {Q-Clubs}

, Liz Lieu and Benjamin Vinson got it all in.

Lieu: {A-Clubs}

Vinson:

Vinson was ahead with a straight, but Lieu had outs for a boat. She missed when the {3-Spades}

fell on the river. Vinson won the pot and Liz Lieu was eliminated.

Tags: Liz Lieu

01-14-2008 14:52 UTC+10

Filippi Doubles Through Bloch

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Amnon Filippi clashed with Andy Bloch on a flop of {Q-Clubs}

. All the money went into the middle and the cards were flipped:

Filippi: {2-Diamonds}

Bloch:

The turn and river arrive {4-Hearts}

and Bloch slips to 18,500 while Filippi's full house gets him back to 23,000 chips.

Tags: Amnon Filippi

01-14-2008 14:58 UTC+10

Sam Youssef Finds Back-To-Back Aces

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Sam Youssef has just informed us that he picked up pocket aces in consecutive hands. Both times Youssef raised the action up to 600 chips but received no action either time. However Youssef is still progressing well and has around 26,000 chips.

Tags: Sam Youssef

01-14-2008 14:59 UTC+10

Players Take a 10-Minute Break

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01-14-2008 15:04 UTC+10

Raymond Rahme Doubles Through Gary Benson

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Raymond Rahme likes runner-runner flushes

On the last hand before the break, Gary Benson raised to 600 pre-flop and got four callers, including Raymond Rahme. The flop was {10-Spades}

. The action was checked to Rahme, who moved all in for 9,675. Three opponents folded, and Gary Benson went into the tank, ultimately making the call with {J-Spades}

. Rahme turned up {Q-Hearts}

. The turn was the {9-Hearts}

, giving Rahme a flush draw. He'd need a queen, a ten, or a heart to survive. And the river was... the {4-Hearts}

, doubling Rahme up to 18,000.

Tags: Raymond Rahme

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

01-14-2008 15:09 UTC+10

Cards Are Back in the Air

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01-14-2008 15:17 UTC+10

198 Players Remaining

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01-14-2008 15:23 UTC+10

Shak Flops Straight

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On a flop of {10-Hearts}

Karib Karib opened the betting with an 800 bet from the cutoff. Dan Shak re-pops it to 2,800 from the big blind and Karib calls.

The turn is the {2-Diamonds}

and Shak leads out for a 3,000 chip bet. Karib thinks and calls once again.

The river brings the {K-Diamonds}