2009 Aussie Millions

Event 1 - $1,100 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info

2009 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
150,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
1,000 AUD
Prize Pool
731,000 AUD
Entries
731
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Steicke Doesn't Get There? Impossible!

Gary Benson and David Steicke have been good-naturedly sparring with each other all day. They were at it again in a hand that resulted in a Benson double-up. Benson opened from the button for 2,700. Action passed to Steicke, who made it 12,000 to go from the big blind. That was enough to put Benson all in.

Benson tanked for several minutes, agonizing over a call that could potentially end his tournament. He finally pushed his chips into the middle and showed {5-Diamonds} {5-Spades}. Steicke could muster only {A-Hearts} {5-Hearts}. The case five hit a flop of {5-Clubs} {4-Spades} {J-Spades}; when the {7-Spades} hit the turn Benson held an unbeatable hand. He moved up to 24,500 in chips after the river fell {K-Spades}.

Steicke got a few of the chips back a short time later. He called the 8,000-chip all-in bet of Yuri Mamistvalov and tabled {A-Clubs} {4-Hearts}. Mamistvalov showed {K-Spades} {10-Spades} but never improved. He's out; Steicke now has about 37,000 in chips.

Tags: David SteickeGary BensonYuri Mamistvalov