Event 12 - $10,500 Aussie Millions Main Event Day 4 | 2008 Aussie Millions

01-19-2008 14:48 UTC+10

Top 5 Chip Counts

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Michael Chrisanthopoulos - 2,490,000
Alexander Kostritsyn - 1,950,000
Max Pescatori - 1,690,000
Nico Behling - 1,600,000
Nino Marotta - 1,400,000

01-19-2008 14:45 UTC+10

Robert Holster Eliminated in 14th Place ($100,000)

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Peter Ling raised to 45,000 from UTG, Robert Holster moved all in for 190,000 from the button and Ling called.

Holster {6-Clubs}

Ling

The board ran out {K-Clubs}

and Holster was eliminated. He'll take home $100,000 for his 14th place finish.

Tags: Peter Ling Robert Holster

01-19-2008 14:38 UTC+10

Michael Chrisanthopoulos Cripples Robert Holster

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Robert Holster raised to 40,000 from the cutoff, Michael Chrisanthopoulos re-raised to 140,000 from the small blind, Holster three-bet to 490,000, Chrisanthopoulos moved all in for an additional 1,106,000 and Holster called.

Holster {K-Diamonds}

Chrisanthopoulos {A-Diamonds}

The flop was {A-Hearts}

, pairing Chrisanthopoulos' ace. His railbirds roared in approval. The turn was the {3-Diamonds}

, the river was the {3-Clubs}

, and Chrisanthopoulos dragged the pot, increasing his stack to 2.3 million. Holster was left with only 97,000.

Tags: Michael Chrisanthopoulos Robert Holster

01-19-2008 14:38 UTC+10

Dane Lomas Eliminated in 15th Place ($100,000)

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In a massive pot upstairs we have just lost Dane Lomas. There was three way action pre-flop, and Pescatori led for 85k on the flop of {K-Hearts}

. Behling called but Lomas made it 225,000 to go behind them. Pescatori instantly moved all his chips in and Behling instantly folded. Lomas thought for a while but eventually called off his remaining 250,000 into a pot which was now over 1,200,000.

Pescatori held {A-Clubs}

and Lomas held {10-Spades}

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The turn and river came {3-Diamonds}

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and Lomas was busted.

01-19-2008 14:35 UTC+10

Top 5 Chip Counts

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Nico Behling - 1,883,000
Nino Marotta - 1,680,000
Alexander Kostritsyn - 1,500,000
Antonio Casale - 1,250,000
Robert Holster - 1,210,000

01-19-2008 14:34 UTC+10

Matthew Kirk Doubles Up

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On a board of {10-Hearts}

, Alexander Kostritsyn checked, Matthew Kirk moved all in for his last 200,000. Alexander Kostritsyn called. Kirk tabled {K-Hearts}

for a pair of Kings. Alexander Kostritsyn mucked. Kirk won the pot and increased his stack to 540,000.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn

01-19-2008 14:22 UTC+10

Slow Down

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The action has slowed down a bit. There was only one hand of significance over of the last fifteen minutes...

Robert Akery raised to 40,000 and Antonio Casale re-raised to 68,000 from the big blind. Akery called. The flop was {J-Clubs}

. Casale bet 80,000. Akery re-raised to 200,000. Casale re-raised to 400,000. Akery folded. Casale won the pot.

01-19-2008 14:04 UTC+10

Lomas Doubles Through Mobbs

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Dane Lomas now has 1,000,000 in chips after getting very lucky against Peter Mobbs. After raising each other on a flop of {A-Spades}

to the point where Lomas was all-in the cards were then quickly turned.

Lomas held {A-Clubs}

for two pair but Mobbs had flopped the nuts with {Q-Clubs}

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The turn was the {4-Clubs}

but the river was a very dramatic {J-Spades}

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Lomas couldnt believe his luck as all Mobbs could say was "You have to be kidding me."

01-19-2008 14:03 UTC+10

Steven Miller Eliminated in 16th Place ($100,000)

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Max Pescatori raised to 40,000. Miller pushed all in for his remaining 104,000. Pescatori made the call.

Miller: {A-Diamonds}

Pescatori: {K-Diamonds}

Miller was still ahead after the turn until a ten peeled off on the river and Pescatori took the hand down. Steven Miller gone in 16th place. He won $100,000.

Down to 15.

Tags: Max Pescatori