2009 Aussie Millions

Event 10 - $5,300 Heads Up Championship
Day: 1b
Event Info

2009 Aussie Millions

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
100,000 AUD
Event Info
Buy-in
5,000 AUD
Entries
32

Round Two Match Ups

Michael Pesek vs. Masa Kagawa
Chris Moorman vs. Emad Tahtouh
Eddy Sabat vs. David Rheem
Alexander Kostritsyn vs. David Gent
Jan Suchanek vs. Robert Kay
John Tabatabai vs. Andrew Scott
Kent Lundmark vs. Koray Turker
Martin Klaser vs. Jason Gray

** underline indicates they have already advanced

The Marathon Has Been Won!

On the wrong side of the marathon match
On the wrong side of the marathon match
After four hours of near continuous play Andrew Scott has won the marathon Round One match with Dmitriy Ivanteev.

Scott is now straight into the only Round Two match remaining against John Tabatabai; who after being the first to make Round Two, is the last to start his match.

Tags: Andrew ScottDmitry Ivanteev

Level: 2

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Gray Makes Round Three

Klaser gone
Klaser gone
Catching the action on a flop of {4-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} Jason Gray checked the action to Martin Klaser who led out for 300. Gray then followed with a check-raise to 800 and Klaser made the call.

The turn landed the {8-Clubs} and Gray made it 600 to go and was met with Klaser moving all in. Gray quickly made the call for his remaining 2,200 and tabled the nuts with {K-Spades}{8-Hearts}. Klaser announced, "That's so sick!" and flipped over this {K-Clubs}{5-Clubs} to be drawing dead to a chop.

The river fell the {2-Spades} and Gray took the lead leaving Klaser with only 3,600 in chips. A few hands later Gray would take care of Klaser when his {A-?}{8-?} flopped an ace all in preflop against Klaser's {10-?}{8-?}.

Tags: Jason GrayMartin Klaser

Round Three Structure

Even with the continuing round one of Andrew Scott and Dmitry Ivanteev a few players have already began their round three matches.

The structure still follows a best of three format with a starting stack of 10,000 with blinds beginning at 100-200 and increasing every 20 minutes.

Match Updates

Round One
Andrew Scott vs. Dmitriy Ivanteev (1-1)

Round Two
Jason Gray vs. Martin Klaser (1-1)

Round Three
David Gent vs. Eddy Sabat
Michael Pesek vs. Emad Tahtouh
Jan Suchanek
Koray Turker
(all advanced and waiting on opponent)

Rheem's Roller Coaster

Rheem roller-coaster's his way to the rail
Rheem roller-coaster's his way to the rail
David "Chino" Rheem has been on a roller-coaster ride to finally end with an exit.

After starting the second match with Eddy Sabat and building a 3-to-1 lead, he slowly got chipped away before check-shoving on a {5-Hearts}{8-Spades}{7-Diamonds} board. He followed that with moving all in with {2-Hearts}{2-Spades} to build back to 3,000.

Rheem then found a double with {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} against Sabat's {A-Hearts}{4-Hearts}, with the board running out {A-Spades}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} to take over the slight chip lead. "The golden rule in poker baby is don't ever give up!" Rheem said to his girlfriend who was sweating the action.

However Sabat regained the lead when his {J-Clubs}{J-Hearts} held against Rheem's {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}. Rheem flopped a gutshot straight draw but never improved. Down to his last few thousand, Rheem's all-in dark {7-Hearts}{3-Spades} couldn't outdraw Sabat's {A-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} with the board running out {8-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}.

Rheem exited to the rail as Sabat advanced to Round Three to play David Gent.

Tags: David 'Chino' RheemEddy Sabat

Play Slowing Right Down

Play in today's tournament is very slow at the moment, with most matches lingering on. Here is a quick update:

Round One
Andrew Scott vs. Dmitriy Ivanteev (1-0)
(and are still even in chips)

Round Two
Jason Gray vs. Martin Klaser (0-1)
Jan Suchanek vs. Robert Kay (1-0)
Eddy Sabat vs. David Rheem (1-0)
Emad Tahtouh vs. Chris Moorman (1-1)

Round Three
Michael Pesek
David Gent
Koray Turker
(all advanced and waiting on opponent)

Tahtouh in Control

Tahtouh controlling Moorman
Tahtouh controlling Moorman
Up one-nil, Emad Tahtouh is continuing to pressure opponent Chris Moorman.

Tahtouh called a 300 preflop raise from Moorman, then check-called 300 on the flop followed by 600 on the turn before the river went check, check, on a board reading {8-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}.

Moorman tabled {5-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for a busted straight draw while Tahtouh tabled {A-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} to take the pot and a 3-to-1 chip advantage.

Tags: Chris MoormanEmad Tahtouh