Event 10 - $5,300 Heads Up Championship Day 1a | 2009 Aussie Millions

01-20-2009 21:58 UTC+11

Quarter Final Structure

Play is following the same structure as the previous level, but with one difference . . . winning this gives you a shot at winning AU$100,000, the coveted Gold Ring and being crowned the Aussie Millions Heads Up Champion!

Level: 4

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

01-20-2009 21:50 UTC+11

Kostritsyn Falls Short

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

In a limped pot, [Removed:551] led out for 250 on a board of {K-Hearts}

and Alexander Kostritsyn made it 900 to go. [Removed:552] moved all in and Kostritsyn called for his tournament life.

Kostritsyn: {K-Diamonds}

[Removed:552]: {7-Hearts}

The turn and river would fall the {7-Spades}

and

to see Kostritsyn become our final bubble boy as [Removed:552] advances to the quarter finals to play Alec Torelli.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn

01-20-2009 21:47 UTC+11

Kostritsyn Crippled

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

With all the money going in preflop, Alexander Kostritsyn was in the lead holding {10-Diamonds}

and would be outdrawn against [Removed:551]'s {K-Spades}

on a board running out {7-Diamonds}

.

Kostritsyn was left with 2,200, but managed to double the following hand when he made a queen-high straight against [Removed:552]'s pair of queens.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn

01-20-2009 21:43 UTC+11

Cards in the Air for Quarter Final

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Jarred Solomon and Graeme 'KiwiG' Putt have returned with the quarter final cards now in the air.

Tags: Graeme 'KiwiG' Putt Jarred Solomon

01-20-2009 21:32 UTC+11

Kostritsyn Evens the Score

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Catching the action on a flop of {7-Clubs}

, [Removed:551] check-raised all in over Alexander Kostritsyn's 600-chip bet. Kostritsyn made the call tabling {8-Clubs}

to be in great shape against [Removed:552]'s {7-Hearts}

.

The

on the turn sealed the deal and with the meaningless {3-Diamonds}

falling on the river, [Removed:552] headed to a bathroom break as Kostritsyn took the game; the scores are now one a piece.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn

01-20-2009 21:29 UTC+11

Quick Update

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Alec Torelli is enjoying a massage at the same table of [Removed:551] and Alexander Kostritsyn while waiting for them to conclude.

Graeme 'KiwiG' Putt has just strolled back after taking a dinner break, and is now waiting on Jarred Solomon to arrive so they can play their quarter final match.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn

01-20-2009 21:16 UTC+11

Kostritsyn Finds a Double

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Alexander Kostritsyn has just found a needed double to return to even battlegrounds when his {A-Diamonds}

held up against [Removed:552]'s {A-Spades}

with the board running out {9-Diamonds}

.

01-20-2009 21:15 UTC+11

[Removed:552] Surging

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Alexander Kostritsyn opened to 600 on the button and [Removed:551] called. On a flop of {K-Clubs}

, [Removed:552] checked and Kostritsyn continued with a bet of 600. [Removed:552] made it an additional 1,500 to go and after a minute of shuffling chips while in the tank, Kostritsyn reraised to 2,700 total.

[Removed:552] checked his cards a few times before sliding his remaining stack in, forcing a fold from Kostritsyn. Kostritsyn is now on the short side with 5,400 in chips.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn

01-20-2009 21:10 UTC+11

Back to Even

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

With 1,800 in the pot, [Removed:551] led out for 800 and was raised to 1,600 by Alexander Kostritsyn on a board reading {K-Clubs}

. [Removed:552] put in another raise, this time to 3,300, and Kostritsyn eventually folded.

With that pot [Removed:552] jumps back to even in chips with Kostritsyn as they continue to play, surrounded by a recently opened high-stakes cash game featuring Gus Hansen, Sam Khouiss, Jason Gray, Niki [Removed:552] and Harry Demetriou.

Tags: Alexander Kostritsyn