2008 Aussie Millions

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

Down to 16

There are 16 players remaining in the main event. The average stack is 1,040,000. Alexander Kostritsyn is the chipleader with 1.7 million.

Hiroshi Shimamura Eliminated in 17th Place ($100,000)

Hiroshi Shimamura - 17th Place
Hiroshi Shimamura - 17th Place
Michael Chrisanthopoulos raised to 55,000 from UTG. Peter Ling called. Hiroshi Shimamura moved all in for 236,000. Chrisanthopoulos called. Ling folded.

Chrisanthopoulos: {A-Hearts}{J-Spades}
Shimamura: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}

The flop was {A-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and Chrisanthopoulos took the lead. The turn was the {8-Clubs} and the river was the {4-Hearts}. Chrisanthopoulos wont he pot and increased his stack to 1.25 million. Shimamura was eliminated in 17th place and won $100,000.

Tags: Hiroshi Shimamura

Robert Holster Doubles Through Hiroshi Shimamura

Hiroshi Shimamura completed the small blind, Robert Holster raised to 45,000 from the big blind, Shimamura re-raised to 195,000, Holster moved all in for 558,000 total and Shimamura made the call.

Shimamura {5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}
Holster {A-Spades}{9-Hearts}

The flop was {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}, pairing Holster's ace. The turn was the {Q-Hearts}, the river was the {8-Hearts} and Holster doubled up to 1,200,000. Shimamura was left with 250,000.

Tags: Hiroshi ShimamuraRobert Holster

Top 5 Chip Counts

Nico Behling - 1,800,000
Alexander Kostritsyn - 1,550,000
Nino Marotta - 1,500,000
Michael Chrisanthopoulos - 1,310,000
Max Pescatori - 1,149,000

Level: 18

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000